Question

Which of the given options lists the sequence of events in the correct order?

1. During the battle at Philippi, Brutus's army inflicts an early defeat on Octavius' troops.
2. Seeing some troops in the distance, Cassius sends Titinius on horseback to check if they are 'friend or foe'.
3. Meanwhile, in another part of the battleground, Cassius learns that his camp has been surrounded by Antony's soldiers and is being attacked.
4. Pindarus, seeing Titinius surrounded by horsemen, assumes that he has fallen into enemy hands and reports to Cassius that he (Titinius) has been taken captive.
5. Next, Cassius instructs his servant Pindarus to climb a hill nearby so that he can give him a detailed account of all that happens to Titinius.

Options

• ii, iv, iii, v, i

• iv, v, i, iii, iv

• i, v, ii, iv, iii

• i, iii, ii, v, iv

Answer 1

i, iii, ii, v, iv

Explanation:

i. During the battle at Philippi, Brutus's army inflicts an early defeat on Octavius' troops.

iii. Meanwhile, in another part of the battleground, Cassius learns that his camp has been surrounded by Antony's soldiers and is being attacked.

ii. Seeing some troops in the distance, Cassius sends Titinius on horseback to check if they are 'friend or foe'.

v. Next, Cassius instructs his servant Pindarus to climb a hill nearby so that he can give him a detailed account of all that happens to Titinius.

iv. Pindarus, seeing Titinius surrounded by horsemen, assumes that he has fallen into enemy hands and reports to Cassius that he (Titinius) has been taken captive.