Titus Andronicus Quizzes

Titus Andronicus Quiz 1

1 When did Shakespeare write Titus Andronicus?
Between 1590 and 1594

Between 1615 and 1620

Between 1600 and 1607

Between 1550 and 1553
2 Titus Andronicus is:
a historical general who lived in the late Roman Empire

a fictional character invented by Marlowe

a fictional character invented by Shakespeare

a mythological general
3 Who are the Andronici?
the family of which Titus is the patriarch

the good guys

the imperial Roman family

famous Roman tribunes
4 Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's ____ tragedy.
best-loved

worst

first

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

positive

indifferent

negative
6 Titus Andronicus takes place in:
England

Spain

Gothic France

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

Saturninus

Bassianus

Titus
8 Why does Tamora seek vengeance on the Andronici?
because Titus cooked her sons into a pie

because Titus insulted her lover, Aaron

because she is a Goth

because Titus ordered the death of her son, Alarbus
9 Who is Caesar?
the Roman emperor

the Roman king

Julius Caesar

any Roman leader
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?
the French

a foreign army

a Germanic tribe

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

because he has the people's hearts

because he has won the war with the Goths

because he is more deserving of the empery than his older brother
13 How does Mutius die?
Titus kills him when he pledges allegiance to Saturninus

he is killed in battle with the Goths

he kills himself for shame when Lavinia refuses to marry Saturninus

Titus kills him when he helps Lavinia to escape from 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?
23

21

22

24
16 What does "ad manes fratrem" mean?
"to our family tomb"

"to our brothers' spirits"

"to men and brothers"

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

Tamora

Tertia

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

Tamora

Titus

Marcus
19 Titus feels that Bassianus' seizure of Lavinia is:
justified

treason

murder

uncouth
20 What word best describes Lavinia?
powerless

powerful

rude

brilliant
21 How does Aaron resolve the dispute between Chiron and Demetrius?
he suggests that they both have her

he decides in Demetrius' favor

he decides in Chiron's favor

he suggests that neither have her
22 Why does Aaron plant gold in the forest?
to hide it from those who would take it from him

to frame Titus' sons for the murder of Bassianus

the reason is never clear

to frame Bassianus for threatening the emperor
23 How is Titus punished for his killing of Mutius?
he is forced to pay a fine

he is plagued by Lucius

he isn't punished

he is banished
24 Who plots the rape of Lavinia?
Aaron

it isn't plotted; it happens spontaneously

Tamora

Chiron and Demetrius
25 Lavinia is NOT compared to:
Dido

Lucrece

Titan

Philomel

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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