Question

read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 2, scene 1.
cassius. but it is doubtful yet,
whether caesar will come forth today or no;
for he is superstitious grown of late,
quite from the main opinion he held once
of fantasy, of dreams and ceremonies:
it may be these apparent prodigies,
the unaccustomed terror of this night,
and the persuasion of his augurers,
may hold him from the capitol today.
decius. never fear that. if he be so resolved
i can oersway him; for he loves to hear
that unicorns may be betrayed with trees,
and bears with glasses, elephants with holes,
lions with toils, and men with flatterers;
but when i tell him he hates flatterers;
he says he does, being then most flattered. let me
which conclusion does this excerpt best support?
○ decius will entertain caesar with stories to keep him home.
○ just as cassius fears, caesar will not come to the capitol.
○ the bad weather will make caesar decide to stay at home.
○ decius strongly believes that he can get caesar to go to the capitol.

Explanation:

Cassius worries Caesar might stay home due to superstition, but Decius confidently states he can sway Caesar—he knows Caesar loves flattery (even when denying it) and will use this to convince him to go to the Capitol. This directly supports the conclusion that Decius believes he can get Caesar to the Capitol.

Answer:

D. Decius strongly believes that he can get Caesar to go to the Capitol.