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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The marriage of Paris and Juliet has been planned for what day?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tomorrow.

2. Why does the friar tell Romeo his "tears are womanish"?
(a) Romeo is grieving because Juliet will not see him again.
(b) Romeo cries like a girl.
(c) Romeo is only crying because his heart is broken.
(d) Romeo is overwrought with grief and refuses to be comforted.

3. In lines 186-196, Romeo compares love to all of the following EXCEPT what?
(a) A preserving sweet.
(b) A sea nourished with tears.
(c) A smoke made with the fume of sighs.
(d) A clenching pain in the heart.

4. In Act 2, Scene 3, the friar believes Romeo never went to bed because ___________.
(a) He was hiding from his father.
(b) He was carousing drunkenly with his friends.
(c) He was with Rosaline.
(d) He was fighting with Tybalt.

5. Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?
(a) Romeo is trying to respect Tybalt as Juliet's family since they are now married.
(b) Romeo is trying to trick Tybalt into letting his guard down.
(c) Romeo wants Tybalt to believe he is forgiving.
(d) Romeo wants Tybalt to fight Mercutio instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 3, Scene 2, Juliet compares her impatience to see Romeo to what?

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

3. The friar compares too-passionate love to what?

4. When Romeo hears the news about Juliet, he plans to do what?

5. What does Lady Capulet plan to speak to Juliet about in the morning?

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