Inside the palace walls a secret is hatched and a nurse pays with her life for knowing of the Queen’s child. See how well you remember Aaron’s sudden, fierce paternal instinct in this Titus Andronicus Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz.

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Titus Andronicus Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz Questions
- Who are the first characters to appear in Act 4 Scene 2?
- What news does the nurse bring at the beginning of the scene?
- What is unusual about the newborn child?
- Whose child is Tamora’s baby?
- How do Chiron and Demetrius react to seeing the baby?
- What does Aaron demand from the nurse?
- What does Aaron do to the nurse?
- Why does Aaron kill the nurse?
- What does Aaron say about the baby’s complexion?
- What does Aaron plan to do with the baby?
- What does Aaron tell Chiron and Demetrius to do?
- How do Chiron and Demetrius describe the child?
- What theme does this scene strongly highlight?
- What emotion dominates Aaron’s speech about the child?
- What does Aaron say about his love for Tamora?
- What does Aaron’s treatment of the baby reveal about him?
- What does the birth symbolize in the play?
- Who does Aaron order to bring him a white child?
- Why does Aaron want a white baby?
- What does Aaron claim the child will represent?
- What literary device dominates Aaron’s speech about his son?
- What tone characterizes Aaron’s soliloquy?
- What does this scene reveal about Chiron and Demetrius?
- What contrast is shown between Aaron and Tamora?
- How does Shakespeare use the baby to explore social tension?
- What setting does this scene take place in?
- What does Aaron call his child?
- What major theme continues from earlier acts in this scene?
- What does Aaron’s protection of the child foreshadow?
- How does this scene deepen Aaron’s character?
