5.15.R - Lesson: Act 1 Quick Check

When Marullus compares Caesar to his predecessor Pompey, why is he frustrated with the people of Rome?

Romans used to praise Pompey in the same way and Caesar doesn't deserve it

Casca's line "It was Greek to me" (line 377) is most likely meant to convey:

He doesn't understand Greek

How many times did Antony offer Caesar the crown?

3

Which character claims to love honor more than his own life?

Brutus

Cassius is trying to convince Brutus that Caesar is not a man of honor. What does he say about Caesar to make his case?

Caesar got sick one time and acted weak, They are just as good and capable as Caesar, Caesar almost drowned in the Tiber river

What is Caesar's reaction to the soothsayer?

Dismissal

Cassius's idea that it is possible to change his fate and improve his life on his own probably comes from the Elizabethan philosophy known as:

Humanism

In Scene 1, when Marullus and Flavius argue with commoners, the tone of the conversation is:

Humorous

At the end of the Scene 2 (lines 411-416) Cassius' plan is devised to mainly:

Trick Brutus into thinking other Romans prefer Brutus over Caesar

At the end of scene 1, Marullus and Flavius decide to pull decorations and trophies off Caesar's statues. In Scene 2, we find out that "Marullus and Flavius, for pulling scarfsoff Caesar's images, are put to silence." This means that Marullus and Flavius...

Were killed for protesting Caesar