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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When will Paris will get his first chance to woo Juliet?
(a) At his wedding to Juliet.
(b) At Capulet's party that evening.
(c) At the Prince's party that evening.
(d) At Friar Lawrence's cell.

3. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues has caused ______________.
(a) Political exile for both families.
(b) Social ostracization for both families.
(c) Violence and death in both families.
(d) Bankruptcy in both families.

4. The chorus promises that anything left out of the prologue will be __________.
(a) Obvious to the audience.
(b) Made clear in the prologues to other Acts.
(c) Covered during the events of the play.
(d) Unimportant.

5. At the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo agrees to do what?
(a) Attend the party to make his parents happy.
(b) Attend the party to anger the Capulets.
(c) Attend the party to meet Juliet.
(d) Attend the party to admire Rosaline.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the prologue predict the play will be?

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

3. Romeo and Juliet's love is described as star-crossed, which means ____________.

4. Romeo alludes to Cupid because ____________.

5. Juliet's behavior toward her mother could be described as __________.

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