Question

The mob lynches poor Cinna to death because he ______.

Options

• was a poet

• was walking on the street

• had the same name as Cinna, one of the conspirators

• was unmarried

Answer 1

The mob lynches poor Cinna to death because he had the same name as Cinna, one of the conspirators.

Explanation:

Cinna the poet is completely innocent of Caesar's assassination. The mob kills him because his name is the same as that of Cinna the conspirator. His death highlights the destructive consequences of blind rage and mob violence.