Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2
Julius Caesar Act I Scene 2 MCQs: 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a ) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9.(c) 10. (d) 11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (c) Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: The scene takes place at a public place in Rome. The characters have gone there to celebrate the feast of Lupercal. Ans 2: ‘The Holy Chase’ refers to a race in which young men ran through the city touching spectators with leather straps. Antony was assigned to take the ‘Holy Chase’. It was believed that barren women, who were touched by the runners during the race, would be cured of infertility. Ans 3: Caesar asks Calpurnia to stand directly in Antony’s path so that he could touch her and cure her of her infertility. It reveals Caesar’s superstitious nature. Ans 4: (a) Cure the curse of infertility (b) Whatever Caesar says must be done Ans 5: Antony is Caesar’s nephew and a close friend. The extract shows the affection between the both of