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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. Capulet calls the servant "loggerhead," which means __________.
(a) Beer drinker.
(b) Lumberjack.
(c) Blockhead.
(d) Manly man.

2. Juliet claims she would do all of the following to be with Romeo EXCEPT what?
(a) Lurk where serpents are.
(b) Hide in a burial vault with dead bodies.
(c) Leap off a tower battlement.
(d) Murder Paris and Capulet.

3. What is Romeo doing at the start of Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Hiding at the burial vault.
(b) Hiding in the Capulet orchard.
(c) Hiding at his father's home.
(d) Hiding in the friar's cell.

4. Ironically, in Act 5, Scene 1, Romeo's dreams have hinted at _____________.
(a) Joyful news.
(b) Juliet's death.
(c) Juliet's arrival.
(d) His own suicide

5. What peace has arrived in Verona at the end of the play?
(a) Peace between the Montagues and Capulets.
(b) Peace between Mercutio and Tybalt.
(c) Peace for the dead.
(d) The Prince finally has peace on his streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. The friar claims he is uneasy about Paris' wedding to Juliet because _________________.

2. In Act 3, Scene 3, the friar tells Romeo that the Prince ____________.

3. What proof does the Prince find for the events that took place?

4. Why does Lady Capulet doubt Benvolio's version of the events of Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way has Romeo sold the apothecary "poison"?

3. Why does Juliet decide to lie to the nurse in Act 3, Scene 5?

4. What consolation does the friar offer the Capulet family when Juliet is found dead?

5. What is Juliet's first speech about in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

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

9. What are Capulet's final instructions for the wedding day?

10. Why does Romeo believe he can get the apothecary to sell him poison, though it is illegal?

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