Question

question 7
why is casca frightened as scene iii opens?
○ a hes seen some pretty crazy things, including a lion roaming the streets of rome, a slave with a burning hand that didnt cause any harm to the flesh, and a night owl hooting at noon. also, women have told him that there are men on fire walking the streets of rome.
○ b hes seen some pretty crazy things, including a goat roaming the streets of rome, a slave with a basket of jewels, and a night owl flying around the square. also, women have told him that there are men raping women on the streets of rome.
○ c hes seen some pretty crazy things, including jugglers roaming the streets of rome, a slave with a loaf of bread, and a raven screaming at noon. also, women have told him that there are men arresting people on the streets of rome.

question 8
why does caesar tell antony to touch calpurnia during the \holy chase\?
○ a caesar claims to have heard the elders say that, in the ceremonial chase about to begin, if an infertile person is touched (in this case, his wife), it will \shake off their sterile curse\ and they will be able to bear children.
○ b caesar claims to have heard the elders say that, in the ceremonial chase about to begin, if a fertile person is touched (in this case, his wife), it will \shake off their sterile curse\ and they will be unable to bear children.
○ c caesar claims to have heard the elders say that, in the ceremonial chase about to begin, if an infertile person is touched (in this case, antonys wife), it will \shake off their sterile curse\ and they will be able to bear children.

Explanation:

For Question 7:

Casca's fear in Scene III of Julius Caesar stems from the bizarre, unnatural omens he witnesses, including a lion roaming Rome, a slave with a burning unharmed hand, a nocturnal owl hooting at noon, and men walking through fire. These match the details in option a.

For Question 8:

Caesar tells Antony to touch Calpurnia during the holy chase because he believes the ritual will cure her infertility. Roman tradition held that touching a runner in the Lupercalia chase would "shake off the sterile curse" for barren women, which aligns with option a.

Answer:

Question 7: a. He's seen some pretty crazy things, including a lion roaming the streets of Rome, a slave with a burning hand that didn't cause any harm to the flesh, and a night owl hooting at noon. Also, women have told him that there are men on fire walking the streets of Rome.
Question 8: a. Caesar claims to have heard the elders say that, in the ceremonial chase about to begin, if an infertile person is touched (in this case, his wife), it will "shake off their sterile curse" and they will be able to bear children.