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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 friar compares too-passionate love to what?
(a) Swords and guns.
(b) Fire and gunpowder.
(c) Gunpowder and bullets.
(d) Fire and water.

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

3. 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 do not really know each other.
(d) They cannot reveal it legally.

4. In the play's first scene, Benvolio advises Romeo to _________.
(a) Pursue Juliet.
(b) Propose to Rosaline.
(c) Forget Rosaline.
(d) Leave Rosaline.

5. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse shares Romeo's plan to do what?
(a) Answer Tybalt's challenge.
(b) Climb into Juliet's room using a rope.
(c) Bribe the guards to let him in.
(d) Marry Rosaline.

Short Answer Questions

1. The nurse's attitude toward Paris could be described as what?

2. in Act 2, Scene 4, why are Benvolio and Mercutio discussing Tybalt?

3. What will be Juliet's excuse for leaving the house to go to church that afternoon?

4. After reviewing the Capulet servant's list, Benvolio discovers that _________________.

5. Romeo's last speech during Act 1, Scene 4 reveals what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "satisfaction" does Romeo ask Juliet for?

2. How do Romeo and Benvolio find themselves invited to a party at the Capulet's?

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

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

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

6. How is Romeo's love for Juliet different from his love for Rosaline, according to the Act 2 prologue?

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

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

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

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

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