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Titus Andronicus Quiz 1

  • 1. When did Shakespeare write Titus Andronicus?
    •     Between 1600 and 1607
    •     Between 1615 and 1620
    •     Between 1550 and 1553
    •     Between 1590 and 1594

  • 2. Titus Andronicus is:
    •     a fictional character invented by Shakespeare
    •     a mythological general
    •     a fictional character invented by Marlowe
    •     a historical general who lived in the late Roman Empire

  • 3. Who are the Andronici?
    •     the good guys
    •     the imperial Roman family
    •     the family of which Titus is the patriarch
    •     famous Roman tribunes

  • 4. Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's ____ tragedy.
    •     first
    •     worst
    •     best-loved
    •     second

  • 5. The critical consensus about Titus over the last three centuries has tended to be:
    •     indifferent
    •     negative
    •     positive
    •     amused

  • 6. Titus Andronicus takes place in:
    •     England
    •     Rome
    •     Gothic France
    •     Spain

  • 7. In the course of the play, which of the following characters is NOT offered the Roman empery?
    •     Saturninus
    •     Titus
    •     Bassianus
    •     Lucius

  • 8. Why does Tamora seek vengeance on the Andronici?
    •     because she is a Goth
    •     because Titus insulted her lover, Aaron
    •     because Titus cooked her sons into a pie
    •     because Titus ordered the death of her son, Alarbus

  • 9. Who is Caesar?
    •     any Roman leader
    •     Julius Caesar
    •     the Roman emperor
    •     the Roman king

  • 10. Who has Titus been warring against before the play begins?
    •     Saturninus
    •     the Celts
    •     the Goths
    •     the Franks

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