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

2. Why does Juliet tells Romeo not to swear his love by the moon?
(a) The moon is constantly changing.
(b) The moon is symbolically evil.
(c) She cannot see the moon on cloudy nights.
(d) She thinks comparisons to the moon are corny.

3. In lines 11 and 12, Romeo says, "Give me a torch, I am not for this ambling./Being but heavy, I will bear the light." This is an example of what?
(a) Personification.
(b) A simile.
(c) A pun.
(d) An allegory.

4. Why must Romeo and Juliet must "steal" their love?
(a) They have to hide their love from Rosaline.
(b) They cannot reveal it legally.
(c) They do not really know each other.
(d) They cannot reveal it to either family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Capulet servant tells Romeo and Benvolio they may attend the party if ___________________.

2. The nurse's attitude toward Paris could be described as what?

3. In Act 1, Prologue, the chorus asks the audience to be what?

4. At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, Capulet and Paris discuss _________.

5. in Act 2, Scene 4, why are Benvolio and Mercutio discussing Tybalt?

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