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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 2, Scene 3, the friar believes Romeo never went to bed because ___________.
(a) He was hiding from his father.
(b) He was fighting with Tybalt.
(c) He was carousing drunkenly with his friends.
(d) He was with Rosaline.

2. in Act 2, Scene 6, the friar prays that the heavens will do what?
(a) Prepare Romeo and Juliet for hardship.
(b) Smile upon Romeo and Juliet's marriage.
(c) Prevent the marriage if it is not meant to be.
(d) Conceal the marriage from Juliet's parents.

3. What does Juliet discover about Romeo through the nurse at the end of Act 1?
(a) He wishes to marry her the next day.
(b) He is a Montague, and therefore an enemy to her.
(c) He was only at the party to anger Tybalt.
(d) He is already involved with Rosaline.

4. Civil blood has made civil hands unclean because ____________.
(a) The families' actions have made murder an acceptable act.
(b) Members of both families have killed one another.
(c) Members of both families have joined the prince's war.
(d) All of the town's civilians are killing one another.

5. In Act 1, Prologue, the chorus asks the audience to be what?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Participatory.
(c) Fair.
(d) Patient.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do>

2. In Act 2, Scene 3 Romeo confesses that he has come to see the friar because ___________.

3. Who does Montague ask for an account of the brawl in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Friar Laurence chastises Romeo for what?

5. Who arrives to talk to Romeo in Act 2, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Benvolio and Mercutio teasing Romeo in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. How does Benvolio respond to Romeo's concerns about attending the Capulet's party?

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

5. What is Benvolio trying to do as the fight breaks out in the square?

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

7. How does Lady Capulet appear to feel about Paris as a prospective groom for her daughter?

8. Benvolio suggests Romeo would be angry if he heard Mercutio talking about Rosaline, but how does the audience know this is not true?

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

10. How do Romeo and Juliet describe their feelings for each other in Act 2, Scene 6?

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