Titus Andronicus Quizzes

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 historical general who lived in the late Roman Empire
• a fictional character invented by Marlowe

3. Who are the Andronici?

• the good guys
• the family of which Titus is the patriarch
• the imperial Roman family
• famous Roman tribunes

4. Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's ____ tragedy.

• second
• best-loved
• first
• worst

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

• amused
• negative
• indifferent
• positive

6. Titus Andronicus takes place in:

• Gothic France
• England
• Rome
• Spain

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

• Lucius
• Bassianus
• Saturninus
• Titus

8. Why does Tamora seek vengeance on the Andronici?

• because Titus insulted her lover, Aaron
• because Titus cooked her sons into a pie
• because Titus ordered the death of her son, Alarbus
• because she is a Goth

9. Who is Caesar?

• Julius Caesar
• the Roman king
• the Roman emperor
• any Roman leader

10. Who has Titus been warring against before the play begins?

• the Franks
• Saturninus
• the Celts
• the Goths