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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 chorus promises that anything left out of the prologue will be __________.
2. Mercutio attempts to "conjure" Romeo by in Act 2, Scene 1 by doing what?
3. Romeo claims he is in love as the play opens, but is unhappy because ______________.
4. Throughout their first meeting, what do Romeo and Juliet compare themselves to?
5. Benvolio warns Mercutio that taunting Romeo will ________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does the nurse tell about Juliet in Act 1, Scene 3?
2. Why are Benvolio and Mercutio teasing Romeo in Act 2, Scene 1?
3. What are Sampson and Gregory saying about the Montagues as they approach the city square?
4. Why is Prince Escalus angry with the Montagues and Capulets?
5. How does Lady Capulet appear to feel about Paris as a prospective groom for her daughter?
6. How does Capulet respond to Paris' proposal to court Juliet?
7. Why is the friar concerned about the intensity of Romeo and Juliet's love for one another?
8. What, according to the Act 1 prologue, will comprise the traffic of the stage?
9. Why does Juliet wish Romeo had another name?
10. What is the difference between Lady Capulet's behavior toward Juliet and the nurse's behavior?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In an essay, compare Romeo and Juliet to another couple in literature, either tragic or otherwise. What makes Romeo and Juliet extraordinary or typical as a romantic couple in literature? 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
Reflect on Romeo's description of his love for Rosaline, then for Juliet. Write an essay in which you compare and/or contrast Romeo's behavior and dialogue in relation to his love for Rosaline and Juliet, arriving at a conclusion about the significance of his love for each girl in relation to the events of the play.
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