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'And for Mark Antony, think not of him;
For he can do no more of caesar's arm
When caesar's head is off'.
This means that Mark Antony

  • A. will be assassinated with Caesar
  • B. will become harmless once Caesar is dead
  • C. is as powerless as Caesar's arm to control Caesar
  • D. is as dangerous as Caesar's arm
  • E. cannot do more harm as Caesar is capable of.
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17

Brutus: This is sleepy tune. O murd'rous slumber!
Layest thou the leaden mace upon my boy,
That plays the music? Gentle knave, good night.
'Gentle knave' refers to

  • A. Lucius
  • B. Cassius
  • C. Portia
  • D. Messala
  • E. Lucuis
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18

'Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me;
And, we like friends, will straightway go together'.

This statement by Julius Caesar is an example of

  • A. dramatic dialogue
  • B. monologue
  • C. mistaken identity
  • D. dramatic irony
  • E. paradox
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In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare portrays the roman plebeians as

  • A. fickle-minded
  • B. strong-willed
  • C. compassionate
  • D. machiavellian
  • E. enterprising.
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20

'Serrating down your back and front
Like beak of the sword-fish,
And both your ears, notched
As a bondsman to this house...'

The dominant figure of speech in the above lines from J.P. Clark's 'Abiku' is

  • A. onomatopoeia
  • B. synecdoche
  • C. simile
  • D. metaphor
  • E. verismilitude.
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