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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. 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) An allegory.
(b) A pun.
(c) Personification.
(d) A simile.

2. Who advises Romeo to "beat love down"?
(a) Balthasar.
(b) Tybalt.
(c) Benvolio.
(d) Mercutio.

3. In the play's first scene, Benvolio advises Romeo to _________.
(a) Forget Rosaline.
(b) Propose to Rosaline.
(c) Pursue Juliet.
(d) Leave Rosaline.

4. At the end of Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo leaves the friar to do what?
(a) Go see his father.
(b) Go see the Prince.
(c) Go bury Mercutio.
(d) Go visit Juliet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to discourage the battle in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

4. In Act 2, Scene 3 Romeo confesses that he has come to see the friar because ___________.

5. When the friar says Romeo's love "could read by rote, that could not spell," what is he suggesting?

(see the answer key)

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