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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. Who is looking for Juliet at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) The nurse.
(b) Lady Capulet.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Lady Montague.
2. Why does Lady Capulet not feel Juliet is too young to get married?
(a) She herself was a mother at Juliet's age.
(b) She wants Juliet to become a mother soon.
(c) Juliet is a legal adult.
(d) She herself wants to marry Paris.
3. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.
(a) Two battles between families.
(b) Six battles between families.
(c) Four battles between families.
(d) Three battles between families.
4. Capulet allows that his consent is one part of the courtship agreement, but the other part is ___________.
(a) Juliet's dowry.
(b) Lady Capulet's permission.
(c) Juliet's consent.
(d) The Prince's permission.
5. Why must Romeo and Juliet must "steal" their love?
(a) They cannot reveal it to either family.
(b) They cannot reveal it legally.
(c) They do not really know each other.
(d) They have to hide their love from Rosaline.
Short Answer Questions
1. The friar compares too-passionate love to what?
2. Lady Capulet compares Paris to what?
3. Romeo claims he is in love as the play opens, but is unhappy because ______________.
4. At the Capulet party, Romeo takes Juliet's hand, then offers to do what?
5. Who do Sampson and Gregory first encounter in the city square in Act 1, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the nurse prolong Juliet's anxiety in Act 2, Scene 5?
2. What is the cause of the current feud between the two families, according to the Act 1 prologue?
3. What is the general meaning of Mercutio's speech about Queen Mab?
4. What story does the nurse tell about Juliet in Act 1, Scene 3?
5. How does the nurse respond to Lady Capulet's questions about marriage?
6. Benvolio suggests Romeo would be angry if he heard Mercutio talking about Rosaline, but how does the audience know this is not true?
7. Why does Juliet wish Romeo had another name?
8. What freedom does Capulet seem to be offering Juliet in her choices for marriage?
9. What is Benvolio trying to do as the fight breaks out in the square?
10. How do Romeo and Benvolio find themselves invited to a party at the Capulet's?
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