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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. in Act 1, Scene, what does Juliet agrees to do?
(a) Consider marriage, but not with Paris.
(b) Consider Paris as a husband, if that is what her parents want.
(c) Consider Romeo as a husband, if that is what her parents want.
(d) Discuss marriage with Paris that evening.

2. Why must Romeo and Juliet must "steal" their love?
(a) They cannot reveal it to either family.
(b) They have to hide their love from Rosaline.
(c) They cannot reveal it legally.
(d) They do not really know each other.

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

4. At the beginning of the play, Montague and Lady Montague are concerned about Romeo because _________.
(a) He hides in his room and has been miserable lately.
(b) He has been part of so many brawls recently.
(c) He is in love with Rosaline, of whom they do not approve.
(d) He refuses to leave the house.

5. What does the nurse say about the man who is lucky enough to marry Juliet?
(a) He will have to compete with Paris.
(b) He will have to fight Tybalt first.
(c) He will have to gain her father's approval.
(d) He will gain her money with the marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Romeo's opening speech in Act 2, Scene 2, he refers to Juliet as __________.

3. Why does Juliet tells Romeo not to swear his love by the moon?

4. In lines 11 and 12, Romeo says, "Give me a torch, I am not for this ambling./Being but heavy, I will bear the light." This is an example of what?

5. Romeo and Juliet's love is described as star-crossed, which means ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What gesture does Sampson make toward Abram?

2. What, according to the Act 1 prologue, will comprise the traffic of the stage?

3. Why is Mercutio discussing Tybalt's character in Act 2, Scene 4?

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

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

6. Why does Romeo ask Mercutio's pardon in Act 2, Scene 4?

7. What is the difference between Lady Capulet's behavior toward Juliet and the nurse's behavior?

8. What freedom does Capulet seem to be offering Juliet in her choices for marriage?

9. Why does the nurse prolong Juliet's anxiety in Act 2, Scene 5?

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

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