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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Civil blood has made civil hands unclean because ____________.
(a) The families' actions have made murder an acceptable act.
(b) Members of both families have joined the prince's war.
(c) All of the town's civilians are killing one another.
(d) Members of both families have killed one another.

3. The nurse's dialogue reveals Juliet's age to be how old?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

4. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.
(a) Six battles between families.
(b) Four battles between families.
(c) Two battles between families.
(d) Three battles between families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo agrees to do what?

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

3. In lines 186-196, Romeo compares love to all of the following EXCEPT what?

4. Who do Sampson and Gregory first encounter in the city square in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet first asks the nurse to do what?

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