Julius Caesar Act 3 Quiz (Act III)

Julius Caesar Act 3 questions

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1. Whom does Caesar name in his last words as he is stabbed?
   Cassius · Brutus · Antony · Casca
2. What does Antony read to the crowd that finally turns them against the conspirators?
   Caesar's will, leaving money and parks to the people · A letter in which Brutus plans to be king · The list of senators Caesar meant to spare · A prophecy found in the Capitol temple
3. Why does Cassius object when Brutus agrees to let Antony speak at Caesar's funeral?
   He thinks Antony will confess his own guilt · He wants to deliver the oration himself · He believes Antony is too grieved to speak · He fears Antony will stir up the people
4. How does Antony use the line 'Brutus is an honourable man' in his funeral speech?
   Means it sincerely to calm the crowd · Uses it once to open the speech politely · Repeats it until it sounds like an accusation · Turns it into a toast for the new rulers
5. What does the mob's killing of Cinna the poet show?
   Cinna the poet had joined the conspiracy · Rome's crowd has turned blind and violent · Antony ordered every Cinna to be hunted · The poet had insulted Caesar's memory

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