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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 arrives to talk to Romeo in Act 2, Scene 4?
(a) Montague.
(b) Tybalt.
(c) The friar.
(d) The Nurse.

2. Where are Romeo and his friends going during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) To the friar's cell.
(b) To Romeo's party.
(c) To the Capulet's party.
(d) To the Montague's party.

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________.
(a) Joy and delight.
(b) Ignorance and illiteracy.
(c) Illness and a cure.
(d) Madness and imprisonment.

4. Romeo claims his love for Juliet is different from his love for Rosaline because ________________.
(a) Rosaline loves him back, while Juliet did not.
(b) Juliet is his enemy, while Rosaline was not.
(c) Juliet loves him back, where Rosaline did not.
(d) Juliet is wealthy, while Rosaline was not.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does the nurse warn Romeo against?

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

3. At the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo agrees to do what?

4. Romeo arranges to send a man to the nurse with _______________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Prince Escalus angry with the Montagues and Capulets?

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

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

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

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

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