English: Which of the following statements BEST describes blank verse?

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1. Which of the following statements BEST describes blank verse?
--It does not use a rhyme scheme.
--It has no regular pattern of meter.
--The number of syllables per line varies.

2. Read the following lines spoken by Cassius in Act II, Scene 1:
But it is doubtful yet
Whether Caesar will come forth today or no;
For he is superstitious grown of late ...

Which sentence is the BEST paraphrase of these lines?

--It is doubtful that Caesar's superstition is the reason he will not come forward today.
--It is not certain that Caesar will come forward today, because lately he has become more superstitious.
--Caesar's growing power and the likelihood that he will come forth today are cause for doubt and superstition.

3. Decreased is to reduced as increased is to
--augmented.
--entreated.
--sated.
 
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