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Julius Caesar Test Flashcards

1
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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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5
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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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9
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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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12
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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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14
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prophesy

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predict what will happen

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15
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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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18
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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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20
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chastisement

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severe criticism; punishment

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21
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mirth

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joyfulness; merriment

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22
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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

25
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fawned

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flattered; acted with excessive concern for another

26
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presage

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give a warning sign about a future event

27
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demeanor

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a way of conducting oneself; behavior

28
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disconsolate

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so unhappy that nothing brings comfort

29
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misconstrued

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misinterpreted

30
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meditates

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thinks deeply

31
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Powerful leader of Rome

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Julius Caesar

32
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Doesn’t trust Cassius

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Julius Caesar

33
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Stabbed to Death

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Julius Caesar

34
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A well know Rome nobleman who helped plan Caesar’s Assassination

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Brutus

35
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Finds the letters

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Brutus

36
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Loyal friend of Caesar (reckless)

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Anthony

37
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Ran the race during the feast

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Antony

38
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General who Caesar does not trust

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Cassius

39
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Caesar’s adopted son also his appointed successor

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Octavius

40
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Caesar’s wife

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Calphurnia

41
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tries to protect Caesar from his death

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Calphurnia

42
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infertile woman

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Calphurnia

43
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Hurts her thigh/ leg

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Portia

44
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Daughter of Cato

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Portia

45
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Why do Flavius and Murellus get mad at the common folk

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Because they have wishy washy feelings about their leaders

46
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What does Flavius and Murellus demand

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That the people celebrating in the streets go home

47
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Where does Flavius instruct Murellus to go

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The Capitol ( a hill on which a temple is placed) he tells him to take down any decorations that are on the statues

48
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Why does Caesar want Antony to touch Calpurnia

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Because it is said that touching a ceremonial runner will make her fertile

49
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What does the soothsayer say

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to beware the Ides of March

50
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What does Caesar do when he is warned by the Soothsayer

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he dismiss it

51
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Who saved Caesar from drowning

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Cassius

52
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Why does Caesar fall down

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He has a seizure

53
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offered the crown to Caesar 3 times

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Antony

54
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Where are the letters found

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throw through Brutus’s window and place on Brutus’s statue

55
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What does Brutus compares Caesar

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the egg of a serpent

56
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Who is Brutus’s wife

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Portia

57
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Who stabs Caesar first

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Casca

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