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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. What news does Balthasar give Romeo at the beginning of Act 5?
(a) Juliet is dead.
(b) Juliet has married Paris.
(c) Juliet has left Verona.
(d) Juliet has faked her death.

2. What proof does the Prince find for the events that took place?
(a) The Prince asks Paris' page to tell the truth.
(b) The Prince reads Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo.
(c) The Prince asks Balthasar to tell the truth.
(d) The Prince reads Romeo's letters to Friar Laurence.

3. The friar suggests Juliet consent to the marriage with Paris in order to ________________.
(a) Postpone the wedding a few more days.
(b) Make everyone feel better.
(c) Deceive Paris into thinking she loves him.
(d) Deceive her parents so she can go through with her plans.

4. After Juliet takes the potion, the friar will do what?
(a) Send a letter to Romeo telling him to come home and confess.
(b) Send a letter to Romeo telling him Juliet is dead.
(c) Send a letter to Capulet telling him Juliet is not really dead.
(d) Send a letter to Romeo telling him to come get Juliet.

5. Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?
(a) Romeo is trying to respect Tybalt as Juliet's family since they are now married.
(b) Romeo wants Tybalt to believe he is forgiving.
(c) Romeo is trying to trick Tybalt into letting his guard down.
(d) Romeo wants Tybalt to fight Mercutio instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. The marriage of Paris and Juliet has been planned for what day?

2. In Act 3, Scene 4, Capulet informs Paris of what?

3. Why is the apothecary hesitant to sell Romeo poison?

4. Why does the friar tell Romeo his "tears are womanish"?

5. After Act 4, Scene 2, Juliet asks the nurse to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Capulet plan Juliet's wedding even though she has not professed a love for Paris yet?

2. How do Juliet's verbalized fears in Act 4, Scene 3 foreshadow upcoming events?

3. What is Friar Laurence's plan for Juliet now that the letter has failed to reach Romeo?

4. What is ironic about Capulet's statement that the city is "bound" to the Friar?

5. What reasons does Friar Laurence give Romeo to be happy in Act 3, Scene 3?

6. Why is Capulet so happy in Act 4, Scene 4?

7. Why is Juliet so upset that Romeo is banished?

8. Why are the preparations for Juliet's wedding to Paris so rushed?

9. Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt instead of Romeo?

10. How has Romeo's name "murdered" Juliet?

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