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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first action Romeo takes at the Capulet party is to do what?
(a) Ask a servant who Juliet is.
(b) Ask Capulet for permission to dance with Juliet.
(c) Ask a servant where Tybalt is.
(d) Ask Tybalt who Juliet is.

2. At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, Capulet and Paris discuss _________.
(a) Romeo's discouragement over Rosaline.
(b) The upcoming party at Capulet's house.
(c) The feud between the families.
(d) The Prince's declaration about the feud.

3. Juliet first believes that who is dead in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Paris.
(b) Mercutio.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Tybalt.

4. Juliet will not speak badly about Romeo even after he kills Tybalt because _________________.
(a) He is her husband.
(b) She knows Tybalt probably instigated the violence.
(c) She does not believe the nurse.
(d) He would be angry if he found out.

5. In Romeo's opening speech in Act 2, Scene 2, he refers to Juliet as __________.
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) An Ethiopian princess.
(d) The goddess Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there more "peril" in Juliet's eye than in her kinsmen's swords?

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________.

3. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse says that Juliet's choice in Romeo is ___________.

4. What irony faces Capulet's servant in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

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