Question

read the passage. then answer the question that follows.
antony. you all did see that on the lupercal
i thrice presented him a kingly crown,
which he did thrice refuse. was this ambition?
yet brutus says he was ambitious,
and sure he is an honourable man.
i speak not to disprove what brutus spoke,
but here i am to speak what i do know.
—the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
what does caesar do when antony presents him with a crown?
he refuses it three times.
how does this example show that caesar is not ambitious?
an ambitious person would have accepted the crown.
an ambitious person would not have accepted the crown.
an ambitious person would have arrested the person who offered.

Explanation:

To determine how Caesar's refusal of the crown shows he is not ambitious, we analyze the options. An ambitious person typically seeks power/recognition, so accepting the crown (a symbol of power) would align with ambition. Caesar refused it three times, so the idea that an ambitious person would have accepted the crown contrasts with his action, showing he isn't ambitious. The other options are illogical: an ambitious person wouldn't refuse the crown (so the second option is wrong), and arresting the offerer is unrelated to ambition.

Answer:

An ambitious person would have accepted the crown.