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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Capulet's initial objection to Paris courting his daughter is due to what?
(a) Juliet's age.
(b) Paris' social position.
(c) Juliet's disdain for marriage.
(d) Paris' connection to the Montagues.

2. Who does Montague ask for an account of the brawl in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Prince Escalus.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Benvolio.
(d) Tybalt.

3. In lines 186-196, Romeo compares love to all of the following EXCEPT what?
(a) A sea nourished with tears.
(b) A clenching pain in the heart.
(c) A preserving sweet.
(d) A smoke made with the fume of sighs.

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________.
(a) Joy and delight.
(b) Illness and a cure.
(c) Ignorance and illiteracy.
(d) Madness and imprisonment.

5. What does Romeo decide to do at the start of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Leave his friends and go home.
(b) Return to the Capulet's house to find Juliet.
(c) Go home with his friends.
(d) Return to the Capulet's house to find Rosaline.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Capulet party, Romeo takes Juliet's hand, then offers to do what?

2. The Capulet servant tells Romeo and Benvolio they may attend the party if ___________________.

3. Throughout their first meeting, what do Romeo and Juliet compare themselves to?

4. Benvolio warns Mercutio that taunting Romeo will ________.

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

(see the answer key)

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