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WorksheetsCoriolanus Act 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scene 1: Menenius talks to Brutus and .... and tells them that, despite what the people of Rome think, Caius Marcius is a good man.
a)
Sicinius
b)
Tullus
c)
Cominius
d)
Titus
2.
Scene 1: The tribunes insist that Caius Marcius is too ...
a)
boring
b)
handsome
c)
proud
d)
scared
3.
Scene 1: Menenius turns the conversation on its head and queries the .... of the two tribunes
a)
reputation and pride
b)
tennis scores
c)
education and training
d)
intentions
4.
Scene 1: Volumnia, Virgilia and ... arrive with definitive news of Caius Marcius' arrival in Rome.
a)
Valery
b)
Valeria
c)
Veronica
d)
Victoria
5.
Scene 1: Volumnia is proud to boast of her son's many
a)
laurel leaves
b)
spoils of war
c)
titles
d)
wounds
6.
Scene 1: By and by, a herald announces the return of the Roman army, singling out the exploits of Caius Marcus which has earned him the wars’ tutelary title ...
a)
Coriolanus
b)
Corioles
c)
The ass of Corioles
d)
Coriohero
7.
Scene 1: Meanwhile, Brutus and Sicinius sulk, but not for long as they regain their smugness, prognosticating that Coriolanus’ ... will eventually assert itself to his—Coriolanus’—detriment
a)
anger
b)
jealousy
c)
pride
d)
hatred
8.
Scene 2: While preparing the Capitol for Coriolanus’ reception, two officers share their thoughts about Coriolanus being elected consul and about the pluses and minuses of Coriolanus’ ... and contempt of the common people.
a)
admiration
b)
jealousy
c)
love
d)
scorn
9.
Scene 2: The Capitol fills up with dignitaries and it isn’t long before Menenius sets the stage for Cominius to .... Coriolanus’ valour
a)
praise
b)
query
c)
sing about
d)
dismiss
10.
Scene 2: Coriolanus ...
a)
enjoys the praise and smiles at everyone
b)
adds some details that Cominius leaves out
c)
feels uncomfortable and excuses himself
d)
disagrees with Cominius' review of the battle
11.
Scene 2: Cominius’ account seals the motion to nominate Coriolanus a ... of Rome.
a)
soldier
b)
pirate
c)
senator
d)
consul
12.
Scene 2: Though honoured to be nominated, Coriolanus pleads that he ... showing his wounds to the people and asking for their voices, arguing that he doesn’t have the stomach to ingratiate himself to the multitudes
a)
enjoys
b)
get more time
c)
be spared from
13.
Scene 2: The tribunes Brutus and Sicinius object, and .... himself insists that Coriolanus cannot forego this aspect of the process
a)
Tullus
b)
Cominius
c)
Menenius
d)
Aufidius
14.
Scene 3: Reluctantly, in a gown of humility, Coriolanus appears before the people to ask for their ....
a)
food
b)
fashion
c)
votes
d)
voices
15.
Scene 3: Surprisingly, the citizens give Coriolanus their unanimous ...
a)
hatred
b)
consent
c)
love
16.
Scene 3: After Coriolanus leaves, the tribunes remind the people that he did not show them his wounds. The people realise agree that they could actually never give their consent for Coriolanus to be consul as Coriolanus has always been the people's ....
a)
friend
b)
father
c)
servant
d)
enemy
17.
Who says
He proved best man i' th' field, and for his meed
Was brow-bound with the oak
He proved best man i' th' field, and for his meed
Was brow-bound with the oak
a)
Volumnia
b)
Brutus
c)
Menenius
d)
Cominius
18.
Who says
When blows have made me stay, I fled from words.
When blows have made me stay, I fled from words.
a)
Virgilia
b)
Cominius
c)
Coriolanus
d)
Brutus
19.
Who says
Let me o'erleap that custom, for I cannot
Put on the gown, stand naked, and entreat them
For my wounds' sake, to give their suffrage:. Please
you
That I may pass this doing
Let me o'erleap that custom, for I cannot
Put on the gown, stand naked, and entreat them
For my wounds' sake, to give their suffrage:. Please
you
That I may pass this doing
a)
Coriolanus
b)
Cominius
c)
Cordelia
d)
Conrad
20.
Who says
You talk of pride. O,
that you could turn your eyes toward the napes
of your necks, and make but an interior survey of
your good selves! O, that you could!
You talk of pride. O,
that you could turn your eyes toward the napes
of your necks, and make but an interior survey of
your good selves! O, that you could!
a)
Menenius
b)
Volumnia
c)
Coriolanus
d)
Brutus
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