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Coriolanus Full Book Quiz
Coriolanus Full Book Quiz
Who are the tribunes representing the common people?
Coriolanus and Aufidius
Volumnia and Virgilia
Sicinius and Brutus
Cominius and Menenius
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Why does Coriolanus refuse to show his wounds to the people?
He fears being mocked
He finds it degrading to beg for approval
He wants to preserve his privacy
He has no scars to display
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What personal quality makes Coriolanus unpopular with the people?
His generosity toward enemies
His dishonesty in politics
His love for luxury
His pride and disdain for the commoners
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What event causes Coriolanus to be banished from Rome?
His theft from the treasury
His insults and threats against the people and tribunes
His betrayal in war
His failure as consul
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What does Coriolanus do after agreeing to peace?
He exiles himself to Corioli
He spares Rome and withdraws the Volscian army
He surrenders to the tribunes
He destroys the city gates
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Who orders Coriolanus’s death?
The tribunes
Aufidius and the Volscians
The Roman Senate
Menenius
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Who first attempts to negotiate peace with Coriolanus after his alliance with the Volscians?
Volumnia
Cominius
Brutus
Menenius
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How does Aufidius react to Coriolanus’s truce with Rome?
He flees Antium
He offers him command of the Volscian army
He praises his wisdom
He accuses him of betrayal and plots to kill him
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Who does Coriolanus seek out in Antium?
Sicinius Velutus
Cominius
Tullus Aufidius
Menenius Agrippa
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Who leads the Volscians, Rome’s main enemy?
Menenius
Tullus Aufidius
Brutus
Cominius
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What causes the citizens to riot at the beginning of the play?
The shortage of grain and their hunger
The loss of a recent war
The plague spreading in Rome
High taxation by the Senate
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Who is the protagonist of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus?
Tullus Aufidius
Caius Martius Coriolanus
Menenius Agrippa
Cominius
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Where does Coriolanus travel after being exiled?
Antium
Corioli
Florence
Venice
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What motivates Coriolanus to join his former enemies?
His wish to become a Volscian leader
His admiration for Aufidius
His quest for wealth
His desire for vengeance against Rome
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Where is Coriolanus killed?
In Rome
In Antium
At the battlefield outside Rome
At Corioli
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What argument does Volumnia use to sway her son?
That war will destroy his family’s legacy
That he should kill the tribunes instead
That Aufidius cannot be trusted
That his mercy will honor his mother and Rome
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How does Coriolanus treat Menenius when he comes to plead for peace?
He embraces him as an old friend
He refuses to see him and sends him away
He arrests him for treason
He agrees to return to Rome
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What surprising alliance does Coriolanus form?
He joins the Senate as a spy
He joins Aufidius and the Volscians against Rome
He allies with the tribunes
He supports Menenius’s peace mission
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Who is Virgilia?
Coriolanus’s wife
Menenius’s daughter
Coriolanus’s sister
A Roman noblewoman
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What political position is Coriolanus nominated for after his victory?
Tribune
Consul
General
Praetor
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What is Coriolanus’s reaction to his banishment?
He pleads with Menenius
He accepts it silently
He begs forgiveness
He curses Rome and vows revenge
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What major theme does Coriolanus explore throughout the play?
The victory of peace over war
The conflict between pride, honor, and political compromise
The power of romantic love
The triumph of democracy over tyranny
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What city is primarily featured in the play Coriolanus?
Tuscany
Antium
Corioli
Rome
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How does Virgilia differ from Volumnia?
She despises Coriolanus
She encourages violence
She values peace and domestic life over war
She supports the tribunes’ cause
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What title is Caius Martius given after capturing Corioli?
Velutus
Coriolanus
Brutus
Agrippa
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Who ultimately convinces Coriolanus to make peace with Rome?
Menenius
Virgilia
Cominius
Volumnia
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Who is Volumnia in relation to Coriolanus?
His sister
His mother
His aunt
His wife
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What is Volumnia’s greatest wish for her son?
That he achieves military and political glory
That he abandons warfare for peace
That he reconciles with the tribunes
That he lives a humble life
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What story does Menenius tell to persuade the citizens?
The fable of the belly and the body
A tale of a wise senator
A myth about Jupiter’s justice
The story of Romulus and Remus
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Who calms the rioting citizens in Act 1 Scene 1?
Coriolanus
Cominius
Menenius Agrippa
Brutus
None
Time's up
Dive Into Chaos
Coriolanus Act 1 Scene 2
Coriolanus Act 2
Coriolanus Act 2 Scene 1
Coriolanus Act 3 Scene 3
Coriolanus Act 4 Scene 3
Coriolanus Act 4 Scene 6
Coriolanus Act 5 Scene 5
Coriolanus Vocabulary
Author:
Michael Bartlett
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