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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) Anger him.
(b) Only make him hide longer.
(c) Make him cry.
(d) Cause him to come out from hiding.

2. Romeo dares death to ________________.
(a) Claim him before Tybalt can get to him.
(b) Come and take him now while he is in church.
(c) Do his worst.
(d) Do what he dare if Romeo is allowed to marry Juliet.

3. What is Juliet waiting for at the start of Act 2, Scene 5?
(a) For Peter to arrive with news of Romeo.
(b) For the nurse to arrive with news of Romeo.
(c) For Romeo to arrive.
(d) For Mercutio to arrive with news of Romeo.

4. Which friend of Romeo's is on Capulet's list of invited guests?
(a) Mercutio.
(b) Benvolio.
(c) Montague.
(d) Tybalt.

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

6. Juliet considers herself wealthy in Act 2, Scene 6 because __________.
(a) Her father is wealthy.
(b) She will have a large inheritance.
(c) She has true love.
(d) Romeo's family is wealthy.

7. Romeo's last speech during Act 1, Scene 4 reveals what?
(a) He fears he will never find his future wife if they do not get to the party soon.
(b) He fears Mercutio will come to an unfortunate end.
(c) He fears something bad will happen as a result of the night's activities.
(d) He fears he will never earn Rosaline's love.

8. When Romeo arrives in Act 2, Scene 4, he apologizes for ___________.
(a) Leaving his friends behind the previous night.
(b) Spending so much time talking to the nurse.
(c) Avoiding his friends all day.
(d) Leaving his friends at the dance so he could avoid Tybalt.

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

10. The nurse's long speech in Act 1, Scene 3 reveals she had what?
(a) A daughter of her own named Susan.
(b) A sister named Susan.
(c) A husband named Romeo.
(d) A son of her own named Jule.

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

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

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

14. Mercutio attempts to "conjure" Romeo by in Act 2, Scene 1 by doing what?
(a) Teasing him about Juliet.
(b) Threatening to reveal his presence to Tybalt.
(c) Listing Rosaline's virtues.
(d) Listing Juliet's virtues.

15. The Capulet servant tells Romeo and Benvolio they may attend the party if ___________________.
(a) They can sneak in without being caught.
(b) They are not of the house of Montague.
(c) They agree to deliver the invitations for him.
(d) They arrive early and hide from Capulet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Romeo claims he is in love as the play opens, but is unhappy because ______________.

2. The chorus promises that anything left out of the prologue will be __________.

3. According to the Prologue of Act 2, what lends the couple power?

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

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

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