Read the excerpt from Act IV of Julius Caesar. Announcer 1: Now they must decide where to fight Antony and Octavius - at Philippi, four hundred miles away, or here at Sardis.

Brutus: (To them all) What do you think of marching to Philippi presently?

Cassius: (Sharply) I do not think it good.

Brutus: Your reason?

Announcer 2: Cassius wants the enemy to make the long march here to Sardis, so they will become tired.

Cassius: (Sensibly) Tis better that the enemy seek us. So shall he weary his soldiers, whilst we are of rest, defense , and nimbleness.

Announcer 1: But Brutus wants to make the long march to Philippi. He feels the time is right for them to move, like ships which sail on a high tide to success, not staying trapped in shallow water.

What does this discussion about where to fight Antony and Octavious reveal about Brutus and Cassius?

Cassius is more cautious and practical than Brutus.

Brutus is a more strategic thinker than Cassius.

Brutus is willing to take the advice of others, but Cassius is inflexible.

Cassius acts without thinking, but Brutus takes the time to consider all options.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

This is a set of words that begins with a preposition.

What do the sketches of 9/11 victims in "portraits of grief" achieve?