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

2. What irony faces Capulet's servant in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and asks a Montague's help.
(b) He cannot speak, but has been instructed to invite guests to the party.
(c) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and therefore invites no one.
(d) He cannot understand Italian, and does not get Capulet's instructions.

3. Throughout their first meeting, what do Romeo and Juliet compare themselves to?
(a) Lovers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Quakers.
(d) Pilgrims.

4. Juliet calls Romeo "beautiful tyrant" and "fiend angelical," which are examples of ____________.
(a) An allusion.
(b) An oxymoron.
(c) A simile.
(d) A metaphor.

5. At the end of Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse finally reveals that Romeo will __________________.
(a) Leave for Mantua immediately.
(b) Marry Juliet at the friar's cell that afternoon.
(c) Meet Juliet in the city square.
(d) Ask Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When will Paris will get his first chance to woo Juliet?

2. What does Juliet discover about Romeo through the nurse at the end of Act 1?

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

4. Capulet's initial objection to Paris courting his daughter is due to what?

5. What will be Juliet's excuse for leaving the house to go to church that afternoon?

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