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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Friar Laurence chastises Romeo for what?
(a) Being indifferent to Juliet's love.
(b) Being fickle in love.
(c) Lying to Juliet.
(d) Lying to his parents.

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet first asks the nurse to do what?
(a) Summon Capulet, then changes her mind.
(b) Stay, then asks her to leave.
(c) Call Juliet, then changes her mind.
(d) Leave the room, then asks her to stay.

3. What does Juliet asks the nurse to give Romeo in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A ring.
(b) An apology.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A refusal to his marriage proposal.

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet has summons Juliet to discuss what?
(a) Ger permission to attend confession with the nurse.
(b) Her potential marriage to Paris.
(c) Her potential meeting with Romeo at the party.
(d) Her potential marriage to Romeo.

5. Why is there more "peril" in Juliet's eye than in her kinsmen's swords?
(a) Because Juliet's love is unhealthy.
(b) Because the risk of loving Juliet puts him in danger.
(c) Because Juliet is deceitful and may kill him.
(d) Because Romeo cannot fight a female.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Juliet waiting for at the start of Act 2, Scene 5?

2. When the nurse finally arrives at Juliet's room in Act 2, Scene 5, she claims ___________.

3. The grudge between feuding families is described as _______.

4. Mercutio says the two houses have made "worm's meat" of him because ___________________.

5. Romeo claims he is in love as the play opens, but is unhappy because ______________.

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