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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. Who tries to discourage the battle in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Capulet.
(c) Benvolio.
(d) Sampson.

2. The nurse's statement, "Women grow by men," alludes to what?
(a) Pregnancy.
(b) Social status.
(c) Responsibilty.
(d) Wealth.

3. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.
(a) Two battles between families.
(b) Six battles between families.
(c) Three battles between families.
(d) Four battles between 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. Why does Lady Capulet not feel Juliet is too young to get married?
(a) She wants Juliet to become a mother soon.
(b) She herself was a mother at Juliet's age.
(c) Juliet is a legal adult.
(d) She herself wants to marry Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Capulet compares Paris to what?

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet has summons Juliet to discuss what?

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

4. At the beginning of the play, Montague and Lady Montague are concerned about Romeo because _________.

5. In Act 1, Scene 1, Tybalt accuses Benvolio of what?

(see the answer key)

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