English Practice Exercise Julius Caesar Q and A Grade 10

1. Julius Caesar
Work sheet-Class -10
Read the extracts and answer the questions that follows
1.“What canbe avoided
Whose end is purposed by the mighty Gods?”
(i) Who is the speaker?
(ii) In which context is the above said ?
2. “The dream is all amiss interpreted:
It was a vision fair and fortunate.”
(i) Who is the speaker?
(ii) Explain the ‘Vision’ refered by the speaker?
3. “ O judjement !thou art fled to brutish beasts
And men have lost their reason.”
(i) Identify the speaker? Why does the Speaker feel that men have lost
their reason.
4. “You are not wood, you are not stone, but men;
And, being men, hearing the will of Caesar,
It will inflame you, it will make you mad:”
(i)What do you think is the purposeor intention of the speaker while
addressing the listeners in the above context?

2. 5.Ingratitude, more strong than traitors’ arms,
Quite vanquished him: ……..”
(i)Whose ingratitude is refered to here ?
(ii) Who was Vanquished? Give a synonymn/other word for vanquished.
6. “Mischief, thou art foot ,
Take thou what course thou wilt !”
(i) In which context is the above statement made ?
(ii) Analyse the speaker’s state of mind.
Answer the following in about 80 words
1. How does Brutus justify the killing of Caesar?
2. What reasons does Antony state to convince the mob that Caesar was not
ambitious?
3. Analyse the responseof the Roman mob and write a few sentences on their
behavior.
Answer in about 120 words
A reporter covers the event of the assassination of Julius Caesar in the senate
giving graphic details and an appropriate headline. Write a newspaperreport
furnishing relevant information from the text and highlighting it with your personal
opinion.
(or)
“ For I have neither the wit, nor words ,nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the
power of speech.” - Disprove this statement of Mark Antony by citing appropriate
evidences from the lesson.