The gates of Rome are thrown open and a son is immediately sacrificed to appease the restless spirits of the dead. This Titus Andronicus Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz will have you confront the instant results of a father’s inflexible pride.
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Titus Andronicus Act 1 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- Who are the two brothers competing for the throne at the start of the play?
- Who returns to Rome victorious after ten years of war against the Goths?
- How many sons of Titus have died in the war?
- What title is Titus offered by the Roman people?
- Whom does Titus choose to be emperor instead of himself?
- Who is the Queen of the Goths brought as a prisoner to Rome?
- What are the names of Tamora’s sons introduced in this scene?
- What does Titus order to be done to Alarbus?
- Why does Titus order Alarbus’s death?
- How does Tamora react to Alarbus’s sacrifice?
- What emotion drives Tamora’s future revenge?
- Whom does Saturninus first choose to marry after becoming emperor?
- Why does Saturninus become angry with Titus?
- Who helps Lavinia escape with Bassianus?
- How does Titus respond to Mutius blocking his way?
- Who are the sons of Titus that survive this scene?
- What does Saturninus do after feeling insulted by Titus?
- What role does Aaron play in this scene?
- How does Tamora gain influence over Saturninus?
- What does Saturninus promise Tamora after their marriage?
- What does Marcus try to persuade Titus to do?
- Who says, “Rome’s emperor, and nephew to her governor”?
- What is Titus’s initial reason for returning to Rome?
- What object symbolizes Roman victory and authority in this scene?
- Who says, “A better head her glorious body fits”?
- What does Titus’s killing of Mutius symbolize?
- How does the Roman people view Titus after Mutius’s death?
- What theme is established through Titus’s loyalty to Rome?
- What emotion dominates the closing of Act 1 Scene 1?
- Who ends the scene standing in power beside Saturninus?