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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the prologue predict the play will be?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Four hours.

2. In Act 2, Scene 3 Romeo confesses that he has come to see the friar because ___________.
(a) He wants to make confession.
(b) He wants to marry Juliet today.
(c) He wants to avoid going home.
(d) He wants to marry Rosaline today.

3. Mercutio asks Romeo to leave the nurse and do what?
(a) Come to the Capulet's party.
(b) Come to view other beauties.
(c) Come to his father's house for dinner.
(d) Come to meet Tybalt's challenge.

4. Romeo alludes to Cupid because ____________.
(a) Cupid is the god of heartbreak.
(b) Cupid is the god of war.
(c) Cupid is the god of love.
(d) Cupid is the god of beauty.

5. Why does Juliet tells Romeo not to swear his love by the moon?
(a) She cannot see the moon on cloudy nights.
(b) The moon is symbolically evil.
(c) She thinks comparisons to the moon are corny.
(d) The moon is constantly changing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the play's first scene, Benvolio advises Romeo to _________.

2. Friar Laurence believes the alliance between families might _______________.

3. What is Juliet waiting for at the start of Act 2, Scene 5?

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet first asks the nurse to do what?

5. Romeo claims he does not know what name he should identify himself by because _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse's return in Act 2, Scene 5?

2. What is the cause of the current feud between the two families, according to the Act 1 prologue?

3. Why is Mercutio discussing Tybalt's character in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. Why does Romeo ask Mercutio's pardon in Act 2, Scene 4?

5. Why does the nurse prolong Juliet's anxiety in Act 2, Scene 5?

6. What "satisfaction" does Romeo ask Juliet for?

7. What is the "change" Friar Laurence claims to observe in Romeo?

8. Why does Capulet discourage Tybalt from confronting Romeo?

9. How does Juliet respond to Romeo's advances when they meet at the party?

10. How is Romeo's love for Juliet different from his love for Rosaline, according to the Act 2 prologue?

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