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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. Romeo finds relief from his anguish in Act 3, Scene 3 when _____________.
(a) The priest tells him to leave town.
(b) The nurse comforts him.
(c) The priest tells him he is banished.
(d) The nurse gives him Juliet's ring.

2. At the end of Act 3, Scene 3, Romeo leaves the friar to do what?
(a) Go see his father.
(b) Go visit Juliet.
(c) Go see the Prince.
(d) Go bury Mercutio.

3. Friar Laurence advises the Capulets to do what in Act 4, Scene 5?
(a) Prepare for Juliet's funeral.
(b) End the feud with the Montagues.
(c) Wait a day or two before planning the funeral.
(d) Cancel the wedding.

4. When Romeo sees Juliet in Act 5, Scene 3, he is struck by _______________.
(a) How brave she is to lay among the dead.
(b) How cold she is.
(c) How beautiful she is compared to the other corpses.
(d) How beautiful she is, even in death.

5. Who arrives to speak to Romeo and the friar in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Montague.
(b) The nurse.
(c) Benvolio.
(d) Lady Capulet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the musicians refuse to play at the end of Act 4, Scene 5?

2. Why does Romeo visit the apothecary in Act 5, Scene 1?

3. In Act 4, Scene 5, the friar claims that Juliet is ___________.

4. In Act 3, Scene 4, Capulet tells Lady Capulet to do what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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