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Julius Caesar Act I Scene 3 MCQs 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (a) Contextual Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: Casca is in a street in Rome. He is breathless and frightened. He is talking to Cicero. Ans 2: (a) The entire creation of the earth is shaking as if it is unsteady. (b) The ocean is in rage filled with foam and is rising up to match the fury of the stormy clouds. Ans 3: Scolding wind means harsh winds of a storm. They have torn apart large oak trees and they were raising the sea waves up to the clouds. Ans 4: Casca saw that a slave’s hand was on fire but it still remained unburnt. He concluded that the unnatural events that occur together are a sign of upcoming calamity. Ans 5: The next day is the Ides of March i.e. 15 th of March. On that day the Senators intended to crown Caesar as king. It will be a fatal day as Caesar will be assassinated. The soothsayer had warned Caesar about that day. Extract 2 Ans 1: Casca had seen a slave

   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