Question

The first citizen mistakes Cinna the poet for ______.

Options

• Cinna the conspirator

• Cinna the soldier

• Cinna, Caesar's friend

• Cinna, the soothsayer

Answer 1

The first citizen mistakes Cinna the poet for Cinna the conspirator.

Explanation:

The first citizen assumes that the man named Cinna is the conspirator involved in Caesar's murder. He does not listen when Cinna explains that he is a poet. This mistake demonstrates the mob's irrationality and lack of judgement.