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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Romeo and Juliet are ______________.
(a) From feuding kingdoms.
(b) From different towns.
(c) From different countries.
(d) From feuding families.

2. Juliet's behavior toward her mother could be described as __________.
(a) Obedient.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Rebellious.

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

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

5. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do>
(a) Go to Friar Lawrence's cell to ask his advice.
(b) Go home without Romeo.
(c) Go back to the party to find Tybalt.
(d) Follow Romeo to see what he is doing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the nurse say about the man who is lucky enough to marry Juliet?

3. Benvolio warns Mercutio that taunting Romeo will ________.

4. Who is looking for Juliet at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

5. When will Paris will get his first chance to woo Juliet?

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