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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Romeo and Juliet are ______________.
(a) From different towns.
(b) From feuding kingdoms.
(c) From feuding families.
(d) From different countries.

2. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, Benvolio asks Mercutio to do what?
(a) Go back to the party to find Romeo.
(b) Follow Romeo into the Capulet's orchard.
(c) Call for Romeo.
(d) Mock Romeo to force him to come out of hiding.

3. In lines 186-196, Romeo compares love to all of the following EXCEPT what?
(a) A sea nourished with tears.
(b) A clenching pain in the heart.
(c) A preserving sweet.
(d) A smoke made with the fume of sighs.

4. Why must Romeo and Juliet must "steal" their love?
(a) They do not really know each other.
(b) They cannot reveal it legally.
(c) They cannot reveal it to either family.
(d) They have to hide their love from Rosaline.

5. Romeo claims he is in love as the play opens, but is unhappy because ______________.
(a) The girl he loves does not love him.
(b) He has no intention of getting married.
(c) He is already engaged to Juliet.
(d) His parents oppose the match.

Short Answer Questions

1. Benvolio and Mercutio believe Romeo is hiding in Act 2, Scene 1 because __________________.

2. Why does Lady Capulet not feel Juliet is too young to get married?

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet has summons Juliet to discuss what?

4. Who do Sampson and Gregory first encounter in the city square in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. In Act 1, Prologue, the chorus asks the audience to be what?

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