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41 Cards in this Set
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Calphurnia
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Julius Caesar's wife
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Portia
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Brutus's wife
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Lucius
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Portia and Brutus's servant
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Difference between Caius Cassius and Cassius
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nothing
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Difference between Marcus Brutus and Brutus
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Nothing
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How many conspirators counting Brutus
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8
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Name all of the conspirators
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Marcus Brutus (brutus)
Caius Cassius Casca Cinna Decius Brutus Caius Ligarius Metellus Cimber Trebonius |
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How many senators
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3
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Name the senators
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Cicero
Publius Popilius Lena |
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Name the tribunes
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Flavius
Marullus |
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How many tribunes
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2
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On what date does the play begin?
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February 15, 44 B.C.
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How many conspirators are related to Marcus Brutus?
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2
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Which conspirators is Marcus Brutus related to
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Brutus is related to Cassius and Decius. Cassius is his brother-in-law, and Decius is his cousin.
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Who gives a soliloquy at the beginning of Act II?
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Brutus
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Who wants to assassinate Mark Antony along with Caesar?
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Cassius
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Who does not go into the Senate and thus not stab Caesar?
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Trebonius
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Who distracts Caesar while the other conspirators get ready to kill him?
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Metellus does this by begging Caesar for the return of his brother, Pubilius.
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At the end of Act III, commoners kill a person who shares his name with which conspirator?
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Cinna
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The plebeians are:
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members of the lower classes
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"Beware the ides of March" is stated by whom?
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A soothsayer
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Why does Caesar request Antony "touch Calpurnia"?
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to rid her of her sterility
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Who states the following: "What you would work me to, /I have some aim; /How I have thought of this and of these times."
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Brutus
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To convince Brutus to join him, what does the lead conspirator plant in his house?
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an anonymous letter decrying Caesar's rule
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How many times does Caesar refuse the crown?
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3
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Who offers Caesar the crown?
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Antony
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What happens to Caesar after refusing the crown?
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He falls in the market
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What does caesar suffer from?
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deafness in his left ear
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Who states the following: "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears."
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Antony
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What does Caesars will promise?
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75 dachmas to each plebeian
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In the statement, "This was the noblest Roman of them all" , to whom is the speaker referring?
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Brutus
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When is the ides of March?
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march 15
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To whom is the speaker referring: "O, let us have him, for his silver hairs/ Will purchase us a good opinion/ And buy men's voices to commend our deeds"?
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Cicero
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Who states the following: "Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?"
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Cassius
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What almost keeps Caesar from attending Senate on the day of his death?
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Calpurnia's bad dream
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What does Artemidorus offer Caesar in the street?
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A letter warning him about the conspiracy
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After the assassination of Caesar, which of the conspirators addresses the plebeians first?
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Brutus
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What is Brutus’s explanation for killing Caesar?
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Caesar was ambitious
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Who said to Caesar: "And he shall say you are not well today. Let me upon my knee prevail in this."
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Calpurnia
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How does Portia know something is bothering Brutus?
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He can't sleep at night.
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Calpurnia's dream was about:
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Blood spurting from Caesar's statue (correct answer, your response)
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