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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Prologue of Act 2, what lends the couple power?
(a) Love.
(b) Support from friends.
(c) Time.
(d) Passion.

2. Benvolio warns Mercutio that taunting Romeo will ________.
(a) Only make him hide longer.
(b) Anger him.
(c) Cause him to come out from hiding.
(d) Make him cry.

3. Where are Romeo and his friends going during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To Romeo's party.
(b) To the friar's cell.
(c) To the Capulet's party.
(d) To the Montague's party.

4. What "extremities" do Romeo and Juliet overcome in their love for one another?
(a) The distance between their homes.
(b) The violence and hatred between their families.
(c) The competition between families for the Prince's favor.
(d) Their social classes.

5. Romeo claims he does not know what name he should identify himself by because _______________.
(a) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and he is afraid to identify himself at her home.
(b) His name is hard to pronounce in Italian.
(c) He cannot remember his name.
(d) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and therefore hateful to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After reviewing the Capulet servant's list, Benvolio discovers that _________________.

3. What ultimately ends the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?

4. Benvolio and Mercutio believe Romeo is hiding in Act 2, Scene 1 because __________________.

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse shares Romeo's plan to do what?

(see the answer key)

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