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15 Cards in this Set
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Why does Caesar ask Antony to touch Calpurnia during the race?
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to increase her fertility
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What common fear do Cassius and Brutus share?
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that Caesar will have himself crowned king
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Who offers Caesar the crown three times in the marketplace?
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Antony
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What is the political structure of Rome at the opening of the play?
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a republic, with senators who represent the interests of the citizens
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What reason does Caesar give Antony for his mistrust of Cassius?
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Cassius thinks and sees too much
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Which strange sight does Casca not claim to have seen on the night of the storm?
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the ghost of Caesar at the Capitol
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What does Cassius instruct Cinna to deliver to Brutus?
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letters which Cassius has forged
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Which of the following characters in not one of the conspirators?
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Cicero
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Who is the first of the conspirators to stab Caesar?
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Casca
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What is the name of Julius Caesar’s adopted son?
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Octavius
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What is the main subject of the argument between Cassius and Brutus after they have fled from Rome?
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money and taking bribes
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How does Portia commit suicide?
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by swallowing hot coals
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Which of the following characters does not commit suicide?
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Lepidus
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Who says of Brutus, “This was the noblest Roman of them all.”?
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Antony
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At the end of the play, what does Octavius say he will do with the surviving members of Brutus’s defeated army?
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accept their allegiance and treat them well
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