Question

read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 2.
cassius. for once, upon a raw and gusty day,
the troubled tiber chafing with her shores,
said caesar to me \darest thou, cassius, now
leap in with me into this angry flood,
and swim to yonder point?\ upon the word,
accoutred as i was, i plunged in
and bade him follow. so indeed he did.
the torrent roared, and we did buffet it
with lusty sinews, throwing it aside,
and stemming it with hearts of controversy.
but ere we could arrive the point proposed,
caesar cried help me, cassius, or i sink!
which details should be included in a paraphrase of the passage? select three options.
□ cassius retells the story of the river to show that caesar was stronger than cassius and other ordinary men.
□ on a cold and windy day while the waves of the river beat upon the shores.
□ even though i was still dressed in armor, i jumped in on his dare and asked him to follow me.
□ caesar and cassius argued about the river.
□ before we could reach our determined point, caesar started to sink, and cried out to me for help.

Explanation:

1. The opening lines set the scene: a harsh, windy day with the Tiber river's waves crashing against its shores, so this detail is critical for a paraphrase.
2. Cassius explicitly states he jumped into the river fully armored after Caesar's dare and told Caesar to follow, so this detail must be included.
3. The key turning point of the story is that before they reached their goal, Caesar began to sink and begged Cassius for help, which is a core detail to retain.
4. The first option misrepresents the story (Cassius's point is Caesar was weaker, not stronger), and the fourth option is incorrect—they did not argue about the river.

Answer:

• On a cold and windy day while the waves of the river beat upon the shores.
• Even though I was still dressed in armor, I jumped in on his dare and asked him to follow me.
• Before we could reach our determined point, Caesar started to sink, and cried out to me for help.