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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo agrees to do what?
(a) Attend the party to meet Juliet.
(b) Attend the party to make his parents happy.
(c) Attend the party to anger the Capulets.
(d) Attend the party to admire Rosaline.

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

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 4, Romeo describes love as ________.
(a) Too rough.
(b) Too tender.
(c) Too heavy.
(d) Too gentle.

5. The chorus promises that anything left out of the prologue will be __________.
(a) Covered during the events of the play.
(b) Unimportant.
(c) Obvious to the audience.
(d) Made clear in the prologues to other Acts.

6. When the friar says Romeo's love "could read by rote, that could not spell," what is he suggesting?
(a) Romeo was lying about his feelings for Juliet.
(b) Romeo was simply distracting himself from his feelings for Rosaline by courting Juliet.
(c) Romeo was lying about his feelings for Rosaline.
(d) Romeo was simply playing the part of a lover, but not really in love.

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

8. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do>
(a) Go to Friar Lawrence's cell to ask his advice.
(b) Go home without Romeo.
(c) Follow Romeo to see what he is doing.
(d) Go back to the party to find Tybalt.

9. Romeo and Juliet's love is described as star-crossed, which means ____________.
(a) Famous.
(b) Lost.
(c) Ill-fated.
(d) Planned by God.

10. 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.

11. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1, Benvolio asks Mercutio to do what?
(a) Follow Romeo into the Capulet's orchard.
(b) Mock Romeo to force him to come out of hiding.
(c) Go back to the party to find Romeo.
(d) Call for Romeo.

12. The Capulet servant approaches Romeo in Act 1, Scene 2 to ask him what?
(a) Advice about delivering the invitations.
(b) If Romeo would like to attend the party.
(c) Directions to Capulet's house.
(d) If Romeo can read.

13. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse says that Juliet's choice in Romeo is ___________.
(a) Wise beyond her years.
(b) Too hasty.
(c) Simple or foolish.
(d) Upsetting to her parents.

14. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.
(a) Two battles between families.
(b) Six battles between families.
(c) Four battles between families.
(d) Three battles between families.

15. Finally, the nurse advises Juliet to ____________.
(a) Seek a husband who will stand up to her father.
(b) Seek her own husband.
(c) Seek love wherever she can find it.
(d) Seek happy nights to happy days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the prologue predict the play will be?

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

3. What young affection does the prologue of Act 2 refer to?

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

5. In Romeo's opening speech in Act 2, Scene 2, he refers to Juliet as __________.

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