The chase begins in the dark forest outside the city, and a cycle of violence begins that will eventually engulf Goths and Romans alike. This Titus Andronicus Act 2 Quiz captures the shift from political machinations to visceral, physical brutality as Aaron the Moor begins to pull the strings.
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Titus Andronicus Act 2 Quiz Questions
- Where does most of Act 2 take place?
- Which characters open Act 2 discussing their rivalry?
- Who intervenes in the quarrel between Tamora’s sons?
- What plan does Aaron suggest to Demetrius and Chiron?
- Why does Aaron encourage Tamora’s sons to commit violence?
- What symbolic object does Aaron find and bury in Act 2?
- What is the purpose of the buried bag of gold?
- Who accompanies Lavinia into the forest?
- Who kills Bassianus?
- What does Lavinia do to resist her attackers?
- What does Tamora tell her sons after the murder?
- What brutal act is committed against Lavinia?
- What happens to Lavinia’s hands and tongue?
- Who finds the buried bag of gold later in the act?
- Who discovers Lavinia after the attack?
- How does Marcus react upon finding Lavinia?
- What does Marcus use to comfort Lavinia?
- What emotion dominates Marcus’s speech when he finds Lavinia?
- Who is framed for the murder of Bassianus?
- How are Quintus and Martius trapped?
- What does Tamora tell Saturninus about Bassianus’s death?
- Who convinces Saturninus to execute Titus’s sons?
- What plea does Titus make to Saturninus?
- How does Saturninus respond to Titus’s plea?
- What favor does Aaron promise Titus?
- What cruel condition does Aaron set for saving a son?
- Whose hand is cut off in Act 2?
- What tragic message does the messenger bring after the hand is cut off?
- How does Titus react to the deaths of his sons?
- What tone concludes Act 2?