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1
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What does Caesar leave the citizens of Rome?

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75 drachmas each

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2
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What are Antony’s intentions when he gives his speech?

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To cause a mutiny

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3
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What do the augurer’s find is missing from a lion’s body?

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It’s heart

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What proof does Antony use to show Caesar is not ambitious?

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Caesar refused the crown three times

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5
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Antony’s speech is a great example of what type of irony?

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Verbal

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6
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Who are Marullus and Flavius?

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A pair of tribunes in favor of Pompey

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7
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Why is Cicero left out of the conspiracy?

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He would want to be leader and control the situation

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Cassius gossips to Brutus about Caesar’s fever in Spain and how he suffers from what ailment?

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“Falling sickness” or epilepsy

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Who does Antony refer to as the “noblest Roman of them all”?

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Brutus

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10
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How many months elapsed between Acts III and IV?

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19

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11
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How does Portia die in Julius Caesar?

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By swallowing burning coals

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12
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After Brutus makes his speech what does the crowd want to do?

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Crown him as King

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13
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Caesar doesn’t read the warning of who?

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Artemidorus

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14
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What does Calpurnia dream about?

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Caesar’s death

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15
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Antony runs on what feast day?

A

Lupercal

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16
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How does Antony refer to the conspirators?

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As honorable men

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17
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What philosophy does Caesar believe in?

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Fatalism

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18
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Who convinces Caesar to go to the Capitol?

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Decius

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19
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Who says that if Caesar is crowned, he will kill himself?

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Cassius

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20
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What does Cassius use to convince Brutus to join the conspiracy?

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Anonymous letters

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21
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Brutus does what after hearing about the death of Cassius?

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Engages in a second battle

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22
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Who helps Brutus end his life?

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Strato

23
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Who is the first senator to stab Caesar?

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Casca

24
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What does Antony do with Caesar’s will at first at the funeral?

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Refuses to read it

25
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What were the three estates during the Middle Ages?

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Clergy, nobles, and commoners

26
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What was the economic system of much of the Middle Ages?

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Feudalism

27
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How did Feudalism work?

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Commoners worked on a manor, and the lord of the manor gave peasants land to work

28
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What are the seven deadly sins?

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Pride, greed, wrath, envy, gluttony, sloth, lust

29
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What did the first crusade do?

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Reclaimed Jerusalem from infidels

30
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How did the first crusade benefit people?

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It opened trade routes, liberated peasants, killed off feudalism, gave rise to cities along crusade rights, and helped jump start the Renaissance

31
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What church dominated Europe and what was its language?

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The Roman Catholic Church; Latin

32
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What was the only source of education during medieval times?

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The church

33
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What was the common language for medieval writings?

A

Latin

34
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What is the kenning?

A

A compound expression used in place of a name or noun

35
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What ideas did medieval romances embody?

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Unprovoked and violent fighting, a mystical place and time, supernatural elements, paganistic magical powers, a hero on a noble quest, and chivalry

36
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What is chivalry?

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A system of manners for knights to follow

37
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What are the parts of the chivalric code?

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Temperance, fortitude, prudence, justice, faith, hope, charity, valor and strength in battle, loyalty to God and King, courtesy towards enemies, generosity towards the sick, women, widowed, and oppressed, and courtly love

38
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What was courtly love?

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An idealized relationship between a knight and his courtly lady

39
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Courtly love provided a model of behavior for whom?

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Unmarried young men who might’ve otherwise threatened social stability

40
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What was the quest?

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A hero’s journey towards a goal

41
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What is Arthurian legend?

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Celtic mythology; the history of Arthur with romantic themes and fairylike elements

42
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Who is Uther Pendragon?

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Arthur’s biological father

43
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Who is Igraine?

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Arthur’s biological mother

44
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Who is Merlin?

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A wizard; Arthur’s mentor

45
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Who is Morgan le Fay?

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Arthur’s half sister, a healer, and the one who takes Arthur to Avalon to be healed

46
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Who is Guinevere?

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Arthur’s wife and Lancelot’s lover

47
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What is Camelot?

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Arthur’s kingdom

48
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What is Tintagel castle?

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The place where Arthur was conceived

49
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What is the Isle of Avalon?

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The island where Arthur was sent to recover

50
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What is Glastonbury?

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The actual Isle of Avalon

51
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What is Excalibur?

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Arthur’s magical sword, given to him by the Lady of the Lake

52
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What is the Holy Grail?

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Cup used by Jesus at the last supper

53
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What is the Round Table?

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A table given as part of Guinevere’s dowry used by King Arthur and his knights to show that everyone is equal

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