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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The grudge between feuding families is described as _______.

2. Romeo claims he does not know what name he should identify himself by because _______________.

3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do>

4. Benvolio suggests Romeo attend the Capulet party in order to ______________.

5. Which friend of Romeo's is on Capulet's list of invited guests?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Benvolio and Mercutio teasing Romeo in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Why is the friar concerned about the intensity of Romeo and Juliet's love for one another?

3. Why is Prince Escalus angry with the Montagues and Capulets?

4. What freedom does Capulet seem to be offering Juliet in her choices for marriage?

5. What is Benvolio trying to do as the fight breaks out in the square?

6. What is the difference between Lady Capulet's behavior toward Juliet and the nurse's behavior?

7. How does Lady Capulet appear to feel about Paris as a prospective groom for her daughter?

8. What story does the nurse tell about Juliet in Act 1, Scene 3?

9. What is the cause of the current feud between the two families, according to the Act 1 prologue?

10. What "satisfaction" does Romeo ask Juliet for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Considering common character archetypes--villain, hero, fool, sidekick, etc.--choose any character from the play and write an essay in which you explore their role as an archetype. Use evidence from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you evaluate Shakespeare's use of simile, metaphor, oxymoron, symbolism, allusion, or other literary devices. For the modern reader, do these devices contribute to him ideas or confuse them? Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Characters mature and change over the course of Romeo and Juliet. Choose any character and write an essay in which you track the character's development, noting the change between their initial behavior and any changes you observe over the course of the play.

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