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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. In Act 4, Scene 3, Juliet has a fleeting suspicion that ______________.
(a) The nurse knows she is planning to take the potion.
(b) The friar is still planning to marry her off to Paris.
(c) The potion might give her amnesia.
(d) The potion might actually be a poison.

2. The potion Juliet plans to take will do what?
(a) Cause her to sleep peacefully until the wedding.
(b) Cause her to forget she is married to Romeo.
(c) Cause her to die and come back to life.
(d) Cause her to appear dead for almost two days.

3. 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 Romeo's letters to Friar Laurence.
(c) The Prince asks Balthasar to tell the truth.
(d) The Prince reads Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo.

4. Why is the apothecary hesitant to sell Romeo poison?
(a) He is afraid Romeo will die.
(b) It is against the law.
(c) It is against his morals.
(d) He does not have what Romeo needs.

5. Finally, at the end of Act 4, Scene 4, Capulet tells the nurse to do what?
(a) Go to bed and rest before the wedding.
(b) Go chat with Paris.
(c) Waken Juliet because Paris has already arrived.
(d) Leave him be.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Juliet ready to go to church, but "never to return"?

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

3. Friar Laurence arrives in Act 5, Scene 3 _______________.

4. At the beginning of Act 4, Scene 4, Lady Capulet and the nurse are _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does the Prince banish Romeo instead of ordering his death?

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

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

8. In Act 3, Scene 4, Lady Capulet says she will "know Juliet's mind" early the next day. What does this suggest about Juliet's role in the marriage?

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

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

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