Titus Andronicus Quizzes

Titus Andronicus Quiz 1

1 When did Shakespeare write Titus Andronicus?
Between 1615 and 1620

Between 1550 and 1553

Between 1600 and 1607

Between 1590 and 1594
2 Titus Andronicus is:
a historical general who lived in the late Roman Empire

a mythological general

a fictional character invented by Shakespeare

a fictional character invented by Marlowe
3 Who are the Andronici?
the imperial Roman family

famous Roman tribunes

the good guys

the family of which Titus is the patriarch
4 Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's ____ tragedy.
first

best-loved

second

worst
5 The critical consensus about Titus over the last three centuries has tended to be:
indifferent

amused

positive

negative
6 Titus Andronicus takes place in:
Spain

Gothic France

England

Rome
7 In the course of the play, which of the following characters is NOT offered the Roman empery?
Saturninus

Bassianus

Titus

Lucius
8 Why does Tamora seek vengeance on the Andronici?
because she is a Goth

because Titus insulted her lover, Aaron

because Titus ordered the death of her son, Alarbus

because Titus cooked her sons into a pie
9 Who is Caesar?
Julius Caesar

any Roman leader

the Roman king

the Roman emperor
10 Who has Titus been warring against before the play begins?
the Franks

the Goths

the Celts

Saturninus
11 Who or what are the Goths?
a Germanic tribe

the French

a barbarous race of Romans

a foreign army
12 Why does Bassianus believe he should be elected Roman emperor?
because he is the eldest of his father's sons

because he has won the war with the Goths

because he has the people's hearts

because he is more deserving of the empery than his older brother
13 How does Mutius die?
he kills himself for shame when Lavinia refuses to marry Saturninus

Titus kills him when he helps Lavinia to escape from Saturninus

he is killed in battle with the Goths

Titus kills him when he pledges allegiance to Saturninus
14 Which of these words or titles does NOT describe Tamora?
prisoner

Queen of the Goths

murderer

Roman Empress
15 Of Titus' 25 sons, how many have died by the end of the play?
24

22

23

21
16 What does "ad manes fratrem" mean?
"to our family tomb"

"to men and brothers"

"to our brothers' spirits"

"to the wars of our brothers"
17 Saturninus' first choice for his empress is:
Lavinia

Cornelia

Tertia

Tamora
18 Who says, "What, villain boy / Barr'st my way in Rome?"
Tamora

Saturninus

Marcus

Titus
19 Titus feels that Bassianus' seizure of Lavinia is:
treason

murder

uncouth

justified
20 What word best describes Lavinia?
powerful

powerless

rude

brilliant
21 How does Aaron resolve the dispute between Chiron and Demetrius?
he decides in Demetrius' favor

he suggests that neither have her

he decides in Chiron's favor

he suggests that they both have her
22 Why does Aaron plant gold in the forest?
to frame Bassianus for threatening the emperor

to frame Titus' sons for the murder of Bassianus

the reason is never clear

to hide it from those who would take it from him
23 How is Titus punished for his killing of Mutius?
he is plagued by Lucius

he is banished

he isn't punished

he is forced to pay a fine
24 Who plots the rape of Lavinia?
Aaron

Chiron and Demetrius

Tamora

it isn't plotted; it happens spontaneously
25 Lavinia is NOT compared to:
Lucrece

Titan

Philomel

Dido

In Titus Andronicus, what are the most important metaphors, personifications, similes, and symbols that are crucial to the play.

Sorry, this is only a short-answer space.

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What are the most important literary devices in Titus Andronicus?

You rule out a few literary devices. Certainly, Shakespeare uses personification, allusion, symbolism but I think you will need to be specific about which device you are looking for.

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which is better - primogeniture or merit?

The very first conflict in a play rife with conflicts is between Bassianus and Saturninus. The subject: which of the emperor's two sons, the eldest or the more meritorious, should succeed Titus as emperor? The traditionalist Titus settles the...

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