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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) Lumberjack.
(b) Manly man.
(c) Beer drinker.
(d) Blockhead.

2. Capulet is so thrilled with Juliet's behavior in Act 4, Scene 2 that he __________________.
(a) Moves the wedding up to the following day.
(b) Postpones the wedding as Juliet asked.
(c) Invites the friar to the wedding.
(d) Tells Paris he can see Juliet that same evening.

3. Juliet calls Romeo "beautiful tyrant" and "fiend angelical," which are examples of ____________.
(a) A metaphor.
(b) A simile.
(c) An allusion.
(d) An oxymoron.

4. In Act 3, Scene 4, Capulet informs Paris of what?
(a) That Juliet is too grief-stricken to speak with him.
(b) That Juliet refuses to marry him.
(c) That Juliet is too upset over Romeo to come downstairs.
(d) That Juliet is already married to Romeo.

5. After Act 4, Scene 2, Juliet asks the nurse to do what?
(a) Pretend to go along with the wedding.
(b) Help her choose what she will wear to the wedding.
(c) Help her take the potion and hide the evidence.
(d) Leave her alone to make her own decisions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Paris' response to the scheduled wedding date?

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

3. The nurse arrives in Act 3, Scene 5 to tell Juliet what?

4. Ironically, in Act 5, Scene 1, Romeo's dreams have hinted at _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What statement does Juliet make to Romeo in Act 3, Scene 5 that foreshadows both their deaths?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Juliet threaten to kill herself in Act 4, Scene 1?

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

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

10. In Act 4, Scene 2, what language reveals Capulet's anger toward his daughter before she apologizes to him?

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