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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. Romeo claims he does not know what name he should identify himself by because _______________.
(a) He cannot remember his name.
(b) His name is hard to pronounce in Italian.
(c) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and therefore hateful to him.
(d) His name is an enemy to Juliet, and he is afraid to identify himself at her home.

2. Mercutio asks Romeo to leave the nurse and do what?
(a) Come to meet Tybalt's challenge.
(b) Come to the Capulet's party.
(c) Come to view other beauties.
(d) Come to his father's house for dinner.

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

4. In Act 1, Scene 4, Romeo describes love as ________.
(a) Too gentle.
(b) Too tender.
(c) Too rough.
(d) Too heavy.

5. What irony faces Capulet's servant in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and asks a Montague's help.
(b) He cannot understand Italian, and does not get Capulet's instructions.
(c) He cannot speak, but has been instructed to invite guests to the party.
(d) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and therefore invites no one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, Lady Capulet has summons Juliet to discuss what?

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

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________.

4. Benvolio warns Mercutio that taunting Romeo will ________.

5. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Benvolio attempt to convince Romeo to pursue other loves?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What limitations do Romeo and Juliet face as lovers?

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

10. Why does Capulet discourage Tybalt from confronting Romeo?

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