10 15 20 25 38, 45 Passage 5, Questions 31.37. Read the following passage from Act If, scene i of Julius Caesar carefully before you choose your answers. Cassius. But what of Cicero? Shall we sound $0 Fore ean do no more than Caesat’s arm him? ‘When Cacstt’s head is aff. J think he will stand very strong with ws Cassius. Yet fear hiza, Casca. Let us not leave him out Forin the engrafted love he bears to Caesar Cinna. No, by no means. Bru, Alas, good Cassius, do not think of his, Metellus. O, et us have him, forhis silver 5S _If he Jove Caesar, all that he ean do hairs Isto himself—take thought and die for Caesar. Will purchase us a good opinion ‘And that were much he should, for he is given ‘And buy men’s voices to commend our deeds. ‘To sports, to wildness, and much company. 1K shall be said his jxlgment ruled our hands; Trebonius. There is no fear in him, Let him , Our youths and wildness shall no whit appear, Cy not die, Butall be buried in his gravity: For be will ive, and laugh at this hereafter. Brutus. O, nage him not. Let us not break ‘Clock strikes. with him, Bru. Peace! Count the clock. For he will never follow anything Cassius. The elock hath stricken three That other men begin. 65 Trebonius. "Tis time to part. Cassius. Then leave him oot Cassius. But tis doubtful yet Easca. Indeed he is not fit Whether Cacsar will come forth today oF no; Decius. Shall no man else be touched but only For he is superstitious grown of late, Caesar? Quite from the main opinion he held once Cassius. Decius, well urged. [think itis not 7 Of fantasy, of dreams, and ceremonies. rect Ttmay be these apparent prodigies, ‘Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caeser, ‘The unaccustomed teror of this night, Should outlive Caesar. We shall find of him ‘And the persuasion of his augurers ‘A shrewd contriver; and you know his means, May hold him from the Capitol today fhe improve them, may well steich so far 75 Decius. Never fear that. If he be so ‘As to annoy us all. Which to prevent, resolved, Let Antony and Caesar fal together. 1can o'ersway him; for be loves to heat Bru. Our course will seer too bloody, Caius ‘That unicorns may be bewayed with tees, Cassius, ‘And bears with glasses, elephants with holes, To cut the head off and then hack the limbe, 80 Lions with tile, and men with flatterers; Like wrathin death and envy afterwards; ‘But when J tll him he hates flatterers, For Antony is but a limb of Caesar. He says he does, being then most flattered. Let's be sacrificers, but not butchers, Caius Let me work; ‘We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar, For Lean give is humor the true bent, And in the spirit of men there is no blood. 85 And Iwill bring him to the Capitol , that we then could come by Caesar's spirit ‘And not dismember Caesar! Bul, alas, Cacsar must bleed forit. And, gentle friends, 31. The conspirators want to include Cicero Lets kill im boldly but not wrathfully; intheir plot because Let's carve him as a dish fit fr the gods, Not hew him as carcass ft for hounds. (A) they need his physical strength ‘And let our hearts, as subtle masters do, ®) heisa leader rather than a follower Stir up ther servants to an act of rage (© his money will be useful to their cause ‘And after seem to chide ‘em. This shall make () people respect Cicero's age, wisdom, and (Our purpose necessary, and not envious; Judgment ‘Which so appearing tothe common eyes, © his advice witl contol air wilder, We shall be called purgers, not murderers. youthful urges And for Mark Antony, think not of him; (©2000 by Applied Practice, Austin, TX. All rights reserved B32. Cassius wants to kill Antony because Cassius 36. The main purpose of Cassius and Decius’s words in lines 66-85 s to (A) is jealous of Caesars friendship with Antony (A) reinforoe Caesar's negative qualities and (B) worries that Antony will wy to avenge thus justify the conspiracy Caeser’sdeath (By reveal Decius’s superior talents of (©) suspects Antony will warn Caesar about persuasion the conspiracy (©) maintain the rising action by casting (©) has always been annoyed by Antony's doubt on the success of Brtus’s plan behavior (©) provide foreshadowing through the ® wants to confiscate Antony's great wealth ‘mention ofthe supematural (© provide closuee for a citical scene in ' the play 33, Brutus's monologue (lines 29-51) reveals al of the following EXCEPT his 37. Lines 81-82 contain an example of (A) conflicting feelings about the proposed assassination (A) oxymoron ) desire to let Caesar live bat still ® pa preservedemocracy © simite © concern that people recognize his idealistic (©) anaptora , motives ©) pends} ron (© complete ackaowledgmeat ofthe bality ais ‘of his proposed action © unwillingness to take people's lives unnecessarily 34, The monologue is notable for its L. simites IL. metaphors UL, metonymies (@) Lonly ®) [and ILoaly (© Land Moaly ©) Mand Monly © [tani > 33, The diective “Count the clock” (ine 3) isan example of a(n) (@) homily ®) euphemism (© anachronism (D) anaphora © ellipsis ©2000 by Applied Practice, Austin, TX. All rights reserved. 14