Speech 1 - Brutus' Funeral Speech

Which of the following best summarizes Brutus’s main claim and reasons?

• Caesar’s murder was justified because Brutus loved Caesar.

• Caesar’s murder was justified because his ambition would have enslaved the Roman people.

• Brutus should be listened to because of his honor.

• Brutus should not be punished because the

  murder of Caesar was justified.

Which of the following is the thesis of this speech?

• “Believe me based on my honor, and have

  respect for my honor, so you can believe.”

• “If then that friend demands why Brutus

  rose against Caesar, this is my answer,—

  Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved

  Rome more.”

• “Please wait until I finish. Romans,

  countrymen, and friends! Listen to my

  cause, and be silent, so you can hear.”

• “Who is here so low that they would rather

  be a slave?”

What was Brutus’s purpose for giving this speech?

• To persuade the crowd that Caesar’s death

  was justified

• To entertain the crowd with stories of Caesar’s triumphs

• To inform the crowd regarding how Caesar

  was killed

So what was the mode of the speech?

• Narrative

• Informative

• Persuasive

Who was the target audience?

• Antony

• The other conspirators

• Caesar’s ghost

• The Roman citizens

What is the tone (speaker’s attitude) of the speech?

• Proud

• Sorrowful

• Cocky

• Excited

In section 5 what text structure is being used?

• Cause and effect

• Problem solution

• Chronological

• Compare and contrast

In section 6 what rhetorical device is being used?

• Parallelism

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Rhetorical question

In section 7 which rhetorical device is NOT used?

• Repetition

• Analogy

• Parallelism

• Rhetorical questions

What is the speaker’s purpose for section 8?

• To take time to think about what he wants to

  say next

• To give the audience a moment to think

  about what he has just said

• To listen to all of the crowd’s answers to his

  questions

• To confer with the other conspirators