From Cassius's statement about life, what does he prefer?

• A. He would rather not live than live to worship a man as ordinary as himself
• B. He would rather die for Caesar
• C. He desires to be king
• D. He seeks a peaceful life away from politics

Answer: (A)

The key idea is Cassius’s fierce value of freedom and his willingness to reject life if it means living under Caesar’s rule. In the moment he’s weighing what life would be like if a man he sees as merely mortal and unworthy were worshiped as ruler. He would rather die than endure a life where he’s subjugated and compelled to revere someone he cannot respect. That conviction explains why the choice describing preferring not to live at all than to live as a devotee to Caesar captures his stance best.

So, he isn’t expressing loyalty to Caesar, a desire to become king himself, or a wish to retreat from politics. Instead, his priority is liberty and opposition to tyranny, even at the cost of his own life.