Q1: This scene takes place in a camp near
a. Thasos
b. Philippi
c. Sardis
d. Rome
Ans: c. Sardis
Q2: Lucilius reports to Brutus that Cassius met him
a. not with familiar instances
b. rudely
c. curtly
d. like a good friend
Ans: a. not with familiar instances
Q3: Brutus told Lucilius that when love begins to sicken and decay
a. it uses an enforced ceremony
b. it leads to fights
c. it leads to deceit
d. it leads to enmity
Ans: a. it uses an enforced ceremony
Q4: Brutus ordered the following to guard his tent:
a. Lucius and Pindarus
b. the soldiers of his army
c. Lucilius and Titinius
d. Volumnius and Strato
Ans: c. Lucilius and Titinius
Q5: Brutus asks Cassius to
a. raise his voice
b. speak his griefs softly
c. enlarge his griefs and he will listen to him
d. leave
Ans: b. speak his griefs softly
LUCILIUS - With courtesy and with respect enough
But not with such familiar instances
Nor with such free and friendly conference
As he hath used of old
Q1: Who is being spoken about? Where does this scene take place? Who is Lucilius speaking about?
Ans: Lucilius is speaking about Cassius. This scene takes place near Sardis, the ancient capital of Lydia (near modern Turkey) in Asia Minor. Lucilius is addressing Brutus about Cassius’ demeanor towards him.
Q2: How does the listener assess ‘a hot friend cooling’ after the extract?
Ans: The listener, Brutus, assesses ‘a hot friend cooling’ by noting that when love begins to sicken and decay, it resorts to an enforced ceremony, lacking the genuine affection and openness that characterized the relationship in the past.
Q3: To whom are ‘hollow men’ compared to?
Ans: ‘Hollow men’ are compared to horses hot at hand, which present a gallant show and promise of their mettle but fail to endure when tested, particularly under the pressure of the bloody spur.
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