Davis Pre-Test Over Commonly Confused Words

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Max was __________________ for the big test when he discovered it had been cancelled.

It was __________________________8:00 when we reached Red Rocks and the concert had started.

As a matter of _______________, Evan refused to vote in the recent election.

The loan would charge 4% annually on the _______________ borrowed.

The airplane began _______ descent.

Don't blame me! _______ not my fault!

Caesar would not ________________ the pleas to bring Publius Cimber home from his banishment.

All of the conspirators, _________________ Brutus, killed Caesar for selfish and spiteful reasons.

Marc Antony's powerful words had a great _________________________ on the audience.

Brutus's honor and nobility ___________________________ Octavius so much that Octavius wants to give Brutus a hero's funeral.

Some people see Hillary Clinton as a modern _________________________, while others see her as a villain.

Many people who become addicted to prescription painkillers will turn to ________________.

If you find a person who is not ________________________________ at work, you should probably call for medical help.

Brutus let his _________________________________ be guided by his sense of honor; it guided his decisions.

The half dozen conspirators kept their assassination plans just ___________________ themselves.

Portia told Brutus there should be no secrets ______________________ the two of them.

Through his forged notes, Cassius ____________________ that many Romans want Brutus to fight Caesar for them.

Cassius ____________________ that Titinius has been captured by Marc Antony's troops based on Pindarus's description.

Cassius and Brutus ___________ the civil war against Octavius and Antony.

Antony pulls away Caesar's ___________ toga to reveal all the stab wounds to the crowd.

One of Brutus's condition to Antony is that his speech must _______________________ anything that Antony says.

When he is commanding troops, Cassius _______________ to take bribes and sell higher ranks to people.

The conspirators are very ____________________________ when they show up at Brutus's house in the middle of the night.

Each of the conspirators has a separate, well-defined, ____________________ role to play in the assassination.

Cassius feels very ____________________ toward Caesar; for Cassius, Caesar is a weakling and a power-monger.

The _________________________ weather conditions and weird animal behaviors are omens that the gods are not happy with Rome.

Portia needed Lucius to go to the capitol and ____________________ her that Brutus was safe and acting normally.

Brutus thought the conditions he gave to Marc Antony about speaking at Caesar's funeral would ______________ his speech would be harmless.

Hopefully, Calpurnia bought a policy to __________________ Caesar's life so she could collect some money after his death.

Everyone in Rome believed that Brutus was a ______________________, respectable and honorable person whom they could trust.

Cassius believed his ________________________ in status was the result in Caesar's rise in power.

Apparently, there was enough __________________ against Caesar in Rome that some felt he deserved to be assassinated.

Mark Antony was part of Caesar's inner ____________________________.

Cassius _______________________ Brutus to stay on the high ground, but Brutus stubbornly decides it is time to attack.

In Rome at the time, there were far ________________________ people who hated Caesar than people who loved him.

Brutus told the people that his love for Caesar was ________________ than his love for Rome.

Some people would like to ___________________________ books like Of Mice and Men because of their use of objectionable language.

It's too bad there were not metal ______________________ in the Senate on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.!

Caesar officially ___________________________ the men who tried to bring Publius Cimber back from exile.

William Shakespeare is such an __________________________ writer that his plays and poetry have been studied in schools for over 400 years.

Once Brutus knows Cassius is dead and his troops have lost the battle, his suicide appears _____________________ to the audience.

Cassius is very _______________________ when he tells Cinna exactly where to place the notes for Brutus to find.

Portia knows _____________________ that something is wrong with Brutus because of the way he has been behaving, though she is not sure what exactly is going on.

After having her nightmare, Calpurnia is _______________________ that Caesar would want to go to the capitol on the Ides of March.

The fact that Caesar's ghost appears to Brutus in his tent and that he predicts Brutus will die at Philippi is very __________________.

When writing any sort of essay, it is important to always ___________ your sources.

It is possible to find an online copy of William Shakespeare's plays on several internet ________.

It was a shocking ______________ when Antony tore Caesar's toga away from the dead body and showed the stab wounds.

The play Julius Caesar is dramatization about real events that happened in the ______________.

As Caesar __________________ the crowd, the soothsayer cried out, "Beware the ides of March."

Cassius claimed he was an older and better soldier _______________ Brutus.

First, Cassius would forge several letters and ______________ Cinna would place them where Brutus would find them.

In the ______________________ to the play (in my book), the editor explains how Shakespeare modified some of the events for his play.

In spite of the advice from Cassius, Brutus orders his troops to march ______________ down the hill to attack Antony's army.

Antony was ________________________ in his explanation of how Caesar could not be considered "ambitious."

Even ____________ Brutus told Portia not to worry, Portia was frightened about what might happen at the capitol.

Cinna carefully tosses a note _______________ Brutus's window where Lucius finds it.

In order to get Caesar to the capitol, Decius plans to flatter and _____________________ him.

All the members of the conspiracy perfectly __________________________ one another as they each bring different strengths and talents to the group.