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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Balthasar give Romeo at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Juliet has faked her death.
(b) Juliet has married Paris.
(c) Juliet has left Verona.
(d) Juliet is dead.

2. Capulet is in a rush in Act 4, Scene 4 because ______________.
(a) The friar will stop the wedding if they are caught.
(b) Paris is anxious to get things started.
(c) Juliet will wake up soon.
(d) Paris has already arrived.

3. Capulet believes Juliet will cooperate with the wedding plans fully because __________________.
(a) She has always wanted a big wedding.
(b) She has always been obedient to him.
(c) He knows she secretly loves Parie.
(d) She has always planned to marry Paris.

4. What peace has arrived in Verona at the end of the play?
(a) Peace for the dead.
(b) Peace between Mercutio and Tybalt.
(c) Peace between the Montagues and Capulets.
(d) The Prince finally has peace on his streets.

5. Capulet is so thrilled with Juliet's behavior in Act 4, Scene 2 that he __________________.
(a) Tells Paris he can see Juliet that same evening.
(b) Moves the wedding up to the following day.
(c) Postpones the wedding as Juliet asked.
(d) Invites the friar to the wedding.

6. Why has Friar John come to visit Friar Laurence in Act 5, Scene 2?
(a) He has come to tell Friar Laurence to go get Juliet from the vault.
(b) He has come to tell Friar Laurence that he is sick.
(c) He has come to tell Friar Laurence he could not deliver Romeo's letter.
(d) He has come to tell Friar Laurence that Juliet is dead.

7. The nurse tells Capulet to go to bed so that ______________.
(a) He will get out of everyone's way.
(b) He will not be sick for the wedding day.
(c) He will not be so angry in the morning.
(d) He will not find out what Juliet is up to.

8. Juliet first believes that who is dead in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Tybalt.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Paris.
(d) Mercutio.

9. Juliet will not speak badly about Romeo even after he kills Tybalt because _________________.
(a) She knows Tybalt probably instigated the violence.
(b) He would be angry if he found out.
(c) She does not believe the nurse.
(d) He is her husband.

10. What is Romeo doing at the start of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Hiding at the burial vault.
(b) Hiding in the friar's cell.
(c) Hiding in the Capulet orchard.
(d) Hiding at his father's home.

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

12. The nurse arrives in Act 3, Scene 5 to tell Juliet what?
(a) She will be married that same day.
(b) Her mother is coming to take her to church.
(c) She will have to tell Romeo to leave.
(d) Her mother is coming to speak to her.

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

14. What does Juliet asks the nurse to give Romeo in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) An apology.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A refusal to his marriage proposal.
(d) A ring.

15. What is Paris' response to the scheduled wedding date?
(a) He wishes it were over.
(b) He wishes he had more time to prepare.
(c) He wishes it would come sooner.
(d) He wishes Juliet would make up her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Friar Laurence heads to the burial monument in Act 5, Scene 2 because _____________.

2. In Act 3, Scene 4, Capulet informs Paris of what?

3. What is Juliet's reaction to her mother's news that the wedding has been planned for Thursday?

4. Juliet calls Romeo "beautiful tyrant" and "fiend angelical," which are examples of ____________.

5. Finally, at the end of Act 4, Scene 4, Capulet tells the nurse to do what?

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