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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 is the Prince's judgment for Romeo at the end of Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Prince exiles Romeo.
(b) The Prince sentences Romeo to death.
(c) The Prince sentences Romeo to live in prison.
(d) The Prince forgives Romeo.

2. What does Juliet asks the nurse to give Romeo in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) An apology.
(b) A refusal to his marriage proposal.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A ring.

3. Juliet first believes that who is dead in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Tybalt.
(b) Romeo.
(c) Mercutio.
(d) Paris.

4. Why was Friar John prevented from delivering Romeo's letter?
(a) He did not trust Romeo with the letter.
(b) He was quarantined due to an infectious illness in the town.
(c) He was told Romeo was ill and could not have visitors.
(d) He was afraid to visit a town with an infectious pestilence.

5. At the end of her speech in Act 4, Scene 3, Juliet drinks to who/what?
(a) Love.
(b) Life.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What peace has arrived in Verona at the end of the play?

3. Capulet calls the servant "loggerhead," which means __________.

4. Capulet is in a rush in Act 4, Scene 4 because ______________.

5. What finally causes Romeo to fight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does the Friar leave Juliet alone in the vault at the end of the play?

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