Julius Caesar Test Flashcards

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replication

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duplicate; reproduction

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servile

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slavelike; humbly submissive to authortiy

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spare

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lean; thin

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infirmity

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weakness; physical defect

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portentous

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ominous; giving signs of evil to come

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prodigious

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of great size or power

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augmented

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made greater; enhanced

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entreated

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begged; pleaded

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insurrection

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rebellion

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resolution

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strong determination; a plan or decision

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wrathfully

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with intense anger

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imminent

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about to happen

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confounded

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made to feel confused

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prophesy

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predict what will happen

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spectacle

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strange or remarkable sight

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strife

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struggle; conflict

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discourse

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speak (on a topic) formally and at length

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interred

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buried (said of a dead body)

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legacies

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money, property, or position left in a will to someone

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chastisement

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severe criticism; punishment

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mirth

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joyfulness; merriment

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rash

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given to acting without thinking

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covert

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secret; hidden

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nimbleness

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quick and light in motion

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fawned
flattered; acted with excessive concern for another
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presage
give a warning sign about a future event
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demeanor
a way of conducting oneself; behavior
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disconsolate
so unhappy that nothing brings comfort
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misconstrued
misinterpreted
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meditates
thinks deeply
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Powerful leader of Rome
Julius Caesar
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Doesn't trust Cassius
Julius Caesar
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Stabbed to Death
Julius Caesar
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A well know Rome nobleman who helped plan Caesar's Assassination
Brutus
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Finds the letters
Brutus
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Loyal friend of Caesar (reckless)
Anthony
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Ran the race during the feast
Antony
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General who Caesar does not trust
Cassius
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Caesar's adopted son also his appointed successor
Octavius
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Caesar's wife
Calphurnia
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tries to protect Caesar from his death
Calphurnia
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infertile woman
Calphurnia
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Hurts her thigh/ leg
Portia
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Daughter of Cato
Portia
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Why do Flavius and Murellus get mad at the common folk
Because they have wishy washy feelings about their leaders
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What does Flavius and Murellus demand
That the people celebrating in the streets go home
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Where does Flavius instruct Murellus to go
The Capitol ( a hill on which a temple is placed) he tells him to take down any decorations that are on the statues
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Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia
Because it is said that touching a ceremonial runner will make her fertile
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What does the soothsayer say
to beware the Ides of March
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What does Caesar do when he is warned by the Soothsayer
he dismiss it
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Who saved Caesar from drowning
Cassius
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Why does Caesar fall down
He has a seizure
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offered the crown to Caesar 3 times
Antony
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Where are the letters found
throw through Brutus’s window and place on Brutus’s statue
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What does Brutus compares Caesar
the egg of a serpent
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Who is Brutus’s wife
Portia
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Who stabs Caesar first
Casca