Quick Review Flashcards - Click to flip and test your knowledge!
Question
In Cassius's plan to influence Brutus, what does the term 'humour' mean?
Answer
Influence
Question
Cassius plans to throw writings into Brutus's windows that represent 'several _____' (handwritings).
Answer
hands
Question
According to Cassius's soliloquy, what character trait of Caesar's will the anonymous letters 'glance at'?
Answer
Ambition
Question
If the conspirators fail to 'shake' Caesar, what does Cassius predict will happen?
Answer
They will endure worse days.
Question
What environmental conditions mark the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
Answer
Thunder and lightning
Question
Which character enters at the start of Scene 3 with his sword drawn?
Answer
Casca
Question
In the phrase 'the sway of earth / Shakes like a thing unfirm', what does 'unfirm' mean?
Answer
Unsteady
Question
Casca describes seeing 'scolding winds' tear apart which type of 'knotty' tree?
Answer
Oaks
Question
According to the vocabulary notes, what does 'civil...heaven' refer to?
Answer
A civil war between the gods
Question
Define the term 'saucy' as used by Casca to describe the world's relationship with the gods.
Answer
Ill-behaved
Question
What is the meaning of the word 'incenses' in the context of the gods being provoked?
Answer
Angers
Question
Casca describes a slave whose hand 'did flame and burn' like how many torches joined together?
Answer
Twenty
Question
Where did Casca encounter a lion that 'glared upon' him but went 'surly by' without annoying him?
Answer
Against the Capitol
Question
Casca mentions a group of a hundred 'ghastly women' who saw men walking up and down the streets in what condition?
Answer
All in fire
Question
Which 'bird of night' did Casca see sitting at noonday upon the marketplace?
Answer
The owl
Question
What does the term 'prodigies' refer to in the context of the strange events Casca witnessed?
Answer
Unnatural events or omens
Question
Define the word 'climate' as it relates to the setting Casca describes.
Answer
Country
Question
Cicero states that 'men may _____ things, after their fashion' (explain things in their own ways).
Answer
construe
Question
When Cicero asks if Caesar is coming to the Capitol tomorrow, who does Casca say Caesar asked to send word?
Answer
Antonius (Antony)
Question
In the vocabulary section, what is the specific meaning of 'sky'?
Answer
Weather
Question
How does Cassius describe the 'fearful night' to Casca upon their meeting?
Answer
A very pleasing night to honest men
Question
To what does 'faults' refer when Cassius speaks of the 'earth so full of faults'?
Answer
Evils
Question
How did Cassius dare the 'thunder-stone' during the storm?
Answer
He bared his bosom to it (unbraced his tunic).
Question
According to Casca, what is the 'part' (duty) of men when the gods send 'dreadful heralds'?
Answer
To fear and tremble
Question
Cassius calls Casca 'dull', meaning he is _____.
Answer
stupid
Question
What does Cassius mean by 'sparks of life' that a Roman should possess?
Answer
Quick perceptions
Question
In the phrase 'Why all these gliding ghosts', what does 'gliding' mean?
Answer
Walking noiselessly
Question
What does the phrase 'quality and kind' refer to regarding birds and beasts?
Answer
Instinct and nature
Question
Define 'monstrous quality' as it relates to the unnatural behavior of the elements.
Answer
Unnatural behaviour
Question
Cassius compares the 'dreadful night' to a specific man who 'thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars'. Who is this man?
Answer
Julius Caesar
Question
Cassius laments that Romans now have 'mothers' spirits', suggesting they have become _____.
Answer
womanish
Question
What is the senators' plan for Caesar on the following day?
Answer
To establish him as a king
Question
Where does Cassius say Caesar will wear his crown?
Answer
By sea and land, in every place except Italy
Question
Cassius states that he can 'deliver' himself from 'bondage'. What does 'deliver' mean here?
Answer
To save oneself (by committing suicide)
Question
Define 'bondage' as used in Cassius's defiance of Caesar.
Answer
Slavery
Question
According to Cassius, neither stony towers nor 'strong links of _____' can imprison a determined spirit.
Answer
iron
Question
In the phrase 'every bondman in his own hand bears / The power to cancel his captivity', what does 'bondman' mean?
Answer
Slave
Question
Cassius argues that Caesar is only a 'wolf' because the Romans are '_____'.
Answer
sheep
Question
What metaphor does Cassius use to describe Romans who serve as fuel for Caesar's 'mighty fire'?
Answer
Weak straws (or rubbish and offal)
Question
Define the term 'fleering' as used by Casca.
Answer
Scornful
Question
What does the idiom 'Hold, my hand' signify in the conversation between Casca and Cassius?
Answer
Let us shake hands (to seal a pact)
Question
What is the 'enterprise of honourable-dangerous consequence' that Cassius has moved 'some certain' Romans to undergo?
Answer
The conspiracy against Caesar
Question
Where are the conspirators waiting for Cassius during the storm?
Answer
Pompey's porch (theatre built by Pompey)
Question
How does Cassius recognise Cinna as he approaches in the dark?
Answer
By his gait (manner of walking)
Question
What does 'complexion of the element' refer to in the description of the sky?
Answer
The condition of the sky
Question
Cinna states that it would be a great win to persuade which 'noble' person to join their party?
Answer
Brutus
Question
Where specifically is Cinna told to place the first paper for Brutus?
Answer
In the praetor's chair
Question
In at his window
Answer
In at his window
Question
Where is the third paper to be attached with wax?
Answer
Upon old Brutus' statue
Question
Besides Decius Brutus and Trebonius, who does Cassius ask if they are already at Pompey's porch?
Answer
Metellus Cimber
Question
Define 'hie' as used by Cinna when he departs.
Answer
Hurry
Question
According to Cassius, what fraction of Brutus has already been 'won' over to their side?
Answer
Three parts of him
Question
Casca says that Brutus's support will change 'offence' into 'virtue' like what pseudo-scientific process?
Answer
Alchemy
Question
What does the word 'conceited' mean in Cassius's final speech of the scene?
Answer
Judged
Question
The phrase 'ere day' means '_____ day'.
Answer
before
Question
What is the meaning of 'obscurely' in the context of Caesar's ambition being 'glanced at'?
Answer
Indirectly
Question
In the context of 'strange-disposed time', what does 'disposed' imply?
Answer
A time during which strange things happen
Question
According to the vocabulary list, what does 'retentive' mean in relation to a dungeon?
Answer
Having the power to imprison
Question
What does 'bestow' mean in the instruction to 'bestow these papers'?
Answer
Distribute
Question
In the phrase 'I am not stay'd for', what does 'stay'd for' mean?
Answer
Waited for