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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Sampson and Gregory first encounter in the city square in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Capulet and Montague.
(b) Prince Escalus.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Abram and Balthasar, of the Montagues.

2. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse shares Romeo's plan to do what?
(a) Marry Rosaline.
(b) Bribe the guards to let him in.
(c) Climb into Juliet's room using a rope.
(d) Answer Tybalt's challenge.

3. Where are Romeo and his friends going during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To the Montague's party.
(b) To Romeo's party.
(c) To the Capulet's party.
(d) To the friar's cell.

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

5. Who does Montague ask for an account of the brawl in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Prince Escalus.
(b) Tybalt.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Benvolio.

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

7. Romeo arranges to send a man to the nurse with _______________.
(a) Ropes to tie up the guard so he can climb to Juliet's room.
(b) Money to escape to Mantua with him.
(c) Money to use as a bribe for the guards outside Juliet's room.
(d) Ropes to make a ladder to climb to Juliet's room.

8. The prologue is supposed to ______________.
(a) Reveal the murderers.
(b) Give a brief overview of the story.
(c) Describe the town and the time period.
(d) Tell the ending of the play.

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

10. The nurse's dialogue reveals Juliet's age to be how old?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fourteen.

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

12. The friar will not let Romeo and Juliet stay alone together until what?
(a) They talk to their parents.
(b) They promise him to behave.
(c) They make confession.
(d) They are married.

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

14. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues has caused ______________.
(a) Violence and death in both families.
(b) Bankruptcy in both families.
(c) Political exile for both families.
(d) Social ostracization for both families.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Lady Capulet compares Paris to what?

3. What ultimately ends the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?

4. How does the word dignity in line 1 of the prologue suggest both houses are alike?

5. in Act 2, Scene 6, the friar prays that the heavens will do what?

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