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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. Romeo claims he does not know what name he should identify himself by because _______________.
(a) His name is hard to pronounce in Italian.
(b) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and therefore hateful to him.
(c) He cannot remember his name.
(d) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and he is afraid to identify himself at her home.

2. Benvolio suggests Romeo attend the Capulet party in order to ______________.
(a) Pick a fight with Tybalt.
(b) Compare Rosaline to other beauties.
(c) Challenge Paris' courtship of Juliet.
(d) Apologize to Capulet.

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

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

5. What is Juliet waiting for at the start of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) For Mercutio to arrive with news of Romeo.
(b) For Romeo to arrive.
(c) For the nurse to arrive with news of Romeo.
(d) For Peter to arrive with news of Romeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Capulet allows that his consent is one part of the courtship agreement, but the other part is ___________.

2. In Romeo's opening speech in Act 2, Scene 2, he refers to Juliet as __________.

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

4. After reviewing the Capulet servant's list, Benvolio discovers that _________________.

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse shares Romeo's plan to do what?

(see the answer key)

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