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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Capulet's initial objection to Paris courting his daughter is due to what?
(a) Juliet's age.
(b) Juliet's disdain for marriage.
(c) Paris' social position.
(d) Paris' connection to the Montagues.

4. 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.

5. Juliet's soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 2 suggests Romeo's name alone ___________.
(a) Proves he is an honorable man.
(b) Does not make him a worthwhile catch.
(c) Does not make him her enemy.
(d) Means he must have been lying to her.

6. Why is Romeo no longer interested in Rosaline in Act 2?
(a) He forgot about her when Benvolio advised him to.
(b) He is now in love with Juliet.
(c) He is now bitter about love.
(d) He did not see her at the party.

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

8. What does Romeo decide to do at the start of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Return to the Capulet's house to find Juliet.
(b) Leave his friends and go home.
(c) Go home with his friends.
(d) Return to the Capulet's house to find Rosaline.

9. In Act 1, Scene 1, Tybalt accuses Benvolio of what?
(a) Treachery.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) Disrespect.
(d) Inciting violence.

10. In Romeo's opening speech in Act 2, Scene 2, he refers to Juliet as __________.
(a) The goddess Diana.
(b) An Ethiopian princess.
(c) The sun.
(d) The moon.

11. Why is Romeo down as the men travel to the Capulet party?
(a) Romeo is angry that his friends are teasing him.
(b) Romeo is still upset over Rosaline.
(c) Romeo feels guilty for crashing the Capulet party.
(d) Romeo is upset that Juliet is a Capulet.

12. Mercutio asks Romeo to leave the nurse and do what?
(a) Come to his father's house for dinner.
(b) Come to view other beauties.
(c) Come to the Capulet's party.
(d) Come to meet Tybalt's challenge.

13. Juliet's behavior toward her mother could be described as __________.
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Obedient.
(c) Rebellious.
(d) Hostile.

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

15. Romeo claims he does not know what name he should identify himself by because _______________.
(a) His name is hard to pronounce in Italian.
(b) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and therefore hateful to him.
(c) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and he is afraid to identify himself at her home.
(d) He cannot remember his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet first asks the nurse to do what?

2. After reviewing the Capulet servant's list, Benvolio discovers that _________________.

3. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.

4. At the Capulet party, Romeo takes Juliet's hand, then offers to do what?

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

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