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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friar Laurence heads to the burial monument in Act 5, Scene 2 because _____________.
(a) Juliet has promised to meet him there.
(b) Romeo has not answered his letters.
(c) Juliet will wake in three hours alone.
(d) Romeo has promised to meet him there.

2. Capulet calls the servant "loggerhead," which means __________.
(a) Beer drinker.
(b) Blockhead.
(c) Manly man.
(d) Lumberjack.

3. In Act 4, Scnee 2, Juliet apologizes to her parents for ________________.
(a) Marrying Romeo.
(b) Her pride.
(c) Talking back to them.
(d) Her disobedience.

4. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, Capulet plans to do what?
(a) Visit Paris and tell him the wedding is off.
(b) Visit the friar to thank him for helping Juliet.
(c) Stay up to watch over Juliet.
(d) Stay up and plan for the wedding the next day.

5. Before he can enter the tomb, Romeo encounters who?
(a) Balthasar.
(b) Paris.
(c) Capulet.
(d) Friar Laurence.

6. At the beginning of Act 4, Scene 4, Lady Capulet and the nurse are _____________.
(a) preparing for the wedding day.
(b) discussing Juliet's dress for the wedding.
(c) trying to wake Juliet.
(d) discussing recipes for the wedding.

7. At the end of her speech in Act 4, Scene 3, Juliet drinks to who/what?
(a) Life.
(b) Love.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Family.

8. The friar claims he is uneasy about Paris' wedding to Juliet because _________________.
(a) Juliet has confessed she does not love Paris.
(b) It is being rushed, and Paris is not sure of Juliet's feelings.
(c) It has been postponed so many times, he is sure Juliet does not return his feelings.
(d) It is being rushed, and Capulet is unsure of Paris' character.

9. When Capulet hears of Juliet's refusal to marry Paris, he does what?
(a) Threatens to hit her.
(b) Figures out she is already married to Romeo.
(c) Plans to reschedule the wedding.
(d) Threatens to disown her.

10. What name does Capulet call the nurse in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) Angelina.
(b) Angelica.
(c) Angel.
(d) Alicia.

11. The potion Juliet plans to take will do what?
(a) Cause her to die and come back to life.
(b) Cause her to appear dead for almost two days.
(c) Cause her to sleep peacefully until the wedding.
(d) Cause her to forget she is married to Romeo.

12. In Act 3, Scene 3, the friar tells Romeo that the Prince ____________.
(a) Has ordered him to apologize to the Capulets.
(b) Has ordered him to leave town with Juliet.
(c) Has ordered Romeo to appear before him.
(d) Has ordered him banished, not killed.

13. What news does Balthasar give Romeo at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Juliet has left Verona.
(b) Juliet has married Paris.
(c) Juliet has faked her death.
(d) Juliet is dead.

14. How does Juliet react to the nurse's suggestion that she marry Paris?
(a) Juliet believes she can no longer trust the nurse.
(b) Juliet believes the nurse has lost her mind.
(c) Juliet believes the nurse is kindly offering her wisdom.
(d) Juliet believes she should trust her old friend.

15. Ironically, in Act 5, Scene 1, Romeo's dreams have hinted at _____________.
(a) Joyful news.
(b) Juliet's arrival.
(c) Juliet's death.
(d) His own suicide

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 3, Scene 2, Juliet compares her impatience to see Romeo to what?

2. The marriage of Paris and Juliet has been planned for what day?

3. What is the Prince's judgment for Romeo at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What is Juliet's reaction to her mother's news that the wedding has been planned for Thursday?

5. Mercutio says the two houses have made "worm's meat" of him because ___________________.

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