| Which statement explains the difference between iambic pentameter and prose best? | Iambic pentameter contains 10 syllables per line, while prose contains no limit on syllables per line. |
| Read the excerpt below from act 2.4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.PORTIA:O constancy, be strong upon my sideWhich form of figurative language is used in this example? | apostrophe |
| Read the excerpt below from act 2.2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.CALPURNIA:graves have yawned and yielded up their deadWhich form of figurative language is used in the example above? | personification |
| How are the Roman Forum and the Globe Theatre similar? | Both served as a stage for political and social issues of their time period. |
| In act 1, there is a conflict between leaders. Which assessment of the character is not correct? | Mark Antony assists a leader. |
| What is not a theme of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar? | romance |
| Which conflict from The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is not an example of external conflict? | Brutus’ inner struggle with assassinating Caesar |
| Which statement about round characters is true? | Round characters are dynamic, with multifaceted traits developed in their story lines. |
| Read the scenario below and answer the question that follows.During the play, one of Shakespeare’s main characters gives a long speech about his innermost thoughts and feelings.Which structure would Shakespeare use for this scenario? | prose |
| Which approach is not used when making an appeal to pathos? | attention to facts and statistics |
| Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.The freezing wind whipped my hair across my face and cut my hands with its blades. It howled in my ears like a dog baying at the moon. Trees bent back and forth with the wind’s chilling force. What type of imagery is used in the phrase “with the wind’s chilling force”? | touch |
| How do the conflicts between Octavius and Mark Antony as well as Brutus and Cassius in act 4 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar develop the play’s plot? | Octavius and Mark Antony’s conflict shows the breakdown of their strong friendship; Brutus and Cassius’ conflict shows their similar values and how that can strengthen the Republic’s ideal of friendship. |
| In which year was Julius Caesar assassinated by Roman senators? | 44 BCE |
| What is not a way to create tension in a plot? | resolution |
| The author’s feeling about a subject or topic, which is evidenced in word choice, is called __________. | tone |
| Angela and Veronica could not be lured into __________: they preferred to think and act independently rather than do everything the group said or did. | mob mentality |
| Which statement about flat characters is true? | Flat characters usually only have one trait that is developed in their story lines. |
| How does Caesar’s assassination in act 3.1 affect the plot development of the play? | It is the turning point, or climax, of the play, in which Caesar is assassinated, Rome is left without a leader, and the public is frightened. |
| When a literary work focuses on topics or ideas that can be understood by multiple cultures and societies, like death, love, or friendship, it is said to address __________ themes. | universal |
| Read the excerpt below from act 1.3 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.CASCA:I have seen tempests when the scolding winds Have rived the knotty oaks . . . But never till tonight, never till now, Did I go through a tempest dropping fire.Either there is a civil strife in heaven,Or else the world, too saucy with the gods,Incenses them to send destruction.Which description fits the mood expressed in this excerpt best? | afraid of this storm because it is one of the worst of all he has experienced |
| Which understanding do audiences not gain from a soliloquy? | interaction |
| Analyze the diagram below and answer the question that follows. width=”372″Which component of plot structure completes the diagram above? | falling action |
| Which approach is not used when making an appeal to logos? | emotional or passionate statements |
| Read the excerpt below from act 4.3 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows.BRUTUS:O Cassius, I am sick of many griefs.CASSIUS:Of your philosophy you make no use,If you give place to accidental evils.BRUTUS:No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead. . . .[S]he fell distraught,And, her attendants absent, swallowed fire. . . .Speak no more of her. Give me a bowl of wine.In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius. . . .CASSIUS:Portia, art thou gone?BRUTUS:No more, I pray you.Messala, I have here receivèd letters, . . .How is Brutus’ reaction to Portia’s suicide an example of the philosophy of stoicism? | Rather than being overwhelmed with emotion by her death, Brutus controls his emotions in typical stoic fashion and continues planning his military strategy against Octavius. |
| How are Caesar’s and Brutus’ tragic flaws different? | Caesar’s tragic flaw is his ambition; Brutus’ flaw is his idealism. |
Elizabethan Drama: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Unit Test 84%
April 10, 2020