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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who dies during Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Benvolio and Tybalt.
(b) Mercutio and Tybalt.
(c) Tybalt and Balthasar.
(d) Mercutio and Benvolio.

2. Juliet claims the nightingale is still singing because ________________.
(a) She believes the nightingale is lucky and will protect Romeo.
(b) She wants to believe it is still dark so Romeo can stay.
(c) She wants to believe Romeo will come and see her.
(d) She wants to believe it is still dark so the Capulets will not see Romeo leaving.

3. Who discovers that Juliet appears to be dead?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lady Capulet.
(c) The nurse.
(d) Capulet.

4. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, Capulet plans to do what?
(a) Stay up and plan for the wedding the next day.
(b) Visit Paris and tell him the wedding is off.
(c) Stay up to watch over Juliet.
(d) Visit the friar to thank him for helping Juliet.

5. What finally causes Romeo to fight?
(a) Mercutio's death and Tybalt's triumph.
(b) Romeo's pride.
(c) Mercutio's condemnation of the families.
(d) Tybalt's taunts.

6. Why was Friar John prevented from delivering Romeo's letter?
(a) He was told Romeo was ill and could not have visitors.
(b) He was quarantined due to an infectious illness in the town.
(c) He did not trust Romeo with the letter.
(d) He was afraid to visit a town with an infectious pestilence.

7. When Romeo hears the news about Juliet, he plans to do what?
(a) Go back to Verona to seek revenge.
(b) Beg the friar for poison in order to kill himself.
(c) Kill himself so he can be with her again.
(d) Kill himself in front of the Capulets.

8. In Act 4, Scene 3, Juliet has a fleeting suspicion that ______________.
(a) The friar is still planning to marry her off to Paris.
(b) The potion might actually be a poison.
(c) The potion might give her amnesia.
(d) The nurse knows she is planning to take the potion.

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

10. In Act 4, Scene 5, the friar claims that Juliet is ___________.
(a) Pretending to be dead.
(b) In Mantua.
(c) In Heaven.
(d) Only sleeping.

11. Ironically, in Act 5, Scene 1, Romeo's dreams have hinted at _____________.
(a) Juliet's death.
(b) His own suicide
(c) Juliet's arrival.
(d) Joyful news.

12. Friar Laurence tells Friar John that ____________.
(a) Neglecting the letter would get him in trouble.
(b) Refusing to deliver the letter has caused many deaths.
(c) Neglecting the letter could cause danger.
(d) Refusing to deliver the letter was a crime.

13. Friar Laurence heads to the burial monument in Act 5, Scene 2 because _____________.
(a) Juliet has promised to meet him there.
(b) Juliet will wake in three hours alone.
(c) Romeo has promised to meet him there.
(d) Romeo has not answered his letters.

14. Who gave the letter to Romeo explaining about Juliet?
(a) Friar Laurence delivered the letter.
(b) No one was able to deliver the letter.
(c) Benvolio delivered the letter.
(d) Balthasar delivered the letter.

15. Why does the apothecary finally take Romeo's money?
(a) He is corrupt.
(b) He wants revenge.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He wants to kill Romeo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Juliet worries that she will wake before Romeo arrives and

2. After Juliet takes the potion, the friar will do what?

3. Friar Laurence plans to remedy the situation by doing what?

4. Friar Laurence arrives in Act 5, Scene 3 _______________.

5. Capulet calls the servant "loggerhead," which means __________.

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