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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The chorus promises that anything left out of the prologue will be __________.
(a) Obvious to the audience.
(b) Covered during the events of the play.
(c) Made clear in the prologues to other Acts.
(d) Unimportant.

3. At the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, Capulet and Paris discuss _________.
(a) Romeo's discouragement over Rosaline.
(b) The feud between the families.
(c) The Prince's declaration about the feud.
(d) The upcoming party at Capulet's house.

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

5. At the Capulet party, Romeo takes Juliet's hand, then offers to do what?
(a) Ask her father for her hand in marriage.
(b) Kiss her on the lips to distract her from his touch.
(c) Kiss her hand to make up for his rough touch.
(d) Ask her to dance to excuse his forwardness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Romeo and his friends going during Act 1, Scene 4?

2. At the beginning of the play, Montague and Lady Montague are concerned about Romeo because _________.

3. In lines 186-196, Romeo compares love to all of the following EXCEPT what?

4. When the nurse finally arrives at Juliet's room in Act 2, Scene 5, she claims ___________.

5. Civil blood has made civil hands unclean because ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the general meaning of Mercutio's speech about Queen Mab?

2. Why is the friar concerned about the intensity of Romeo and Juliet's love for one another?

3. How does the nurse respond to Lady Capulet's questions about marriage?

4. Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse's return in Act 2, Scene 5?

5. What story does the nurse tell about Juliet in Act 1, Scene 3?

6. How does Juliet respond to Romeo's advances when they meet at the party?

7. What is the "change" Friar Laurence claims to observe in Romeo?

8. How, in Act 2, scene 3, does the friar promise to assist Romeo?

9. How are Romeo and Juliet's families alike, and why might this be important?

10. What are Sampson and Gregory saying about the Montagues as they approach the city square?

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