Hunger rage. The citizens take up arms against the patrician. This Coriolanus Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz will test your knowledge of the parable of the belly and the first appearance of Rome’s most arrogant defender. Choose your loyalties wisely.
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Coriolanus Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- What causes the citizens to gather and protest at the start of Act 1 Scene 1?
- Who leads the group of angry citizens in their protest?
- What do the citizens plan to do if they capture Caius Martius?
- What does the First Citizen accuse Caius Martius of being?
- Who enters the scene to calm the mob?
- What method does Menenius use to reason with the citizens?
- In Menenius’s fable, what does the belly represent?
- What lesson does Menenius’s fable try to teach the citizens?
- How do the citizens respond to Menenius’s story?
- Who enters after Menenius finishes speaking to the citizens?
- What is Caius Martius’s attitude toward the plebeians?
- What term does Caius Martius use to insult the common people?
- What recent political reform angers Caius Martius?
- Who are the tribunes chosen to represent the people?
- What is the main complaint of the citizens against the Senate?
- How does Caius Martius describe the citizens’ changeability?
- Who announces that the Volscians are preparing for war?
- Who is the leader of the Volscians mentioned in this scene?
- How does Caius Martius feel about facing the Volscians again?
- What does Martius accuse the tribunes of doing?
- What does Menenius say about Martius’s character?
- What do the citizens decide to do by the end of the scene?
- How does Martius describe the act of giving grain freely to the poor?
- What phrase does Martius use to describe the tribunes’ power?
- Who tries to restrain Martius’s anger during the argument with the citizens?
- What does Martius predict will happen if the people’s power continues to grow?
- What quality does Martius most value in Roman citizens?
- What word best describes the overall tone of Act 1 Scene 1?
- How does this scene establish Martius’s tragic flaw?
- What theme is introduced through the opening conflict between classes?