SAMPLE QUESTIONS JULIUS CAESAR – ACT – III – SC – II CBSE – CLASS – X

A)
Read the extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow.

a) “I thrice presented him
a kingly crown,

Which he did
thrice refuse……….’

1)
Who is the speaker?

2)
Who was given the crown twice?

3)
On what occasion was the crown offered?

b) “If it be found so, some
will dear abide it”

1)
Who is the speaker?

2)
What is to be found?

3)
What do you understand by “dear abide it”?

c) “I do entreat you, not a
man depart,

Save I alone, till Antony have spoke”

1)
Who is the speaker?

2)
Why is Antony here?

3)
What was the effect of the speaker on the
public?

d) “Have patience, gentle
friends, I must not read it,”

1)
Who is the speaker here?

2)
What must he not read?

3)
In what mood the listeners are?

e) “They were traitor,
honourable men!”

1)
Who is the speaker here?

2)
Who are ‘they’ here?

3)
What is the mood of the speaker?

f) “Here is the will and
under Caesar’s seal.”

1)
Who is the speaker?

2)
What is written in the will? (only in this speech)

3)
What does the second citizen say after this?

B. Answer the following questions in 30 – 40 words each.

1)
How was the speech of Brutus? What questions did he ask to the people?

2)
What was the effect of the speech Brutus on people?

3)
Compare Brutus and Antony as speakers.

4)
How did Antony mould the public?

5)
How did he change people with Caesar’scloak?

6)
Was Caesar really ambitions? Relate your answer with the will of Caesar.