Titus Andronicus Act 1 Quiz

What does Saturninus promise Titus after becoming emperor?

How many sons has Titus lost in battle before the play begins?

What role does Aaron begin to play in Act 1?

What mood does the act’s conclusion establish for the play?

Where does Act 1 of Titus Andronicus take place?

Who are the captives Titus brings back to Rome?

What does Tamora vow after marrying Saturninus?

Who stops Titus’s sons from attacking the Emperor?

Who tries to calm the conflict between Titus and Saturninus?

What event marks the end of Act 1?

What does Saturninus call Titus after their quarrel?

What title is Marcus Andronicus given in the play?

Why does Saturninus feel betrayed by Titus?

What does Titus do to his son Mutius?

Who becomes Saturninus’s new bride?

Who declares that Rome must find peace after the conflict?

What does Titus do to Tamora’s eldest son, Alarbus?

How does Tamora react to Alarbus’s death?

What does Saturninus accuse Titus’s family of doing?

Who are the rival candidates for the Roman throne at the start of the play?

Why does Titus kill Mutius?

Who is Aaron the Moor loyal to?

What key theme is introduced through the sacrifice of Alarbus?

Who is Lavinia secretly betrothed to?

How many sons of Titus survive to the end of Act 1?

What is the tone of Act 1 overall?

Who returns to Rome after ten years of war against the Goths?

What gesture does Titus make toward Saturninus to show loyalty?

Who speaks the final lines of Act 1?

Why does Titus kill Alarbus?