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

2. The friar suggests Juliet consent to the marriage with Paris in order to ________________.

3. The potion Juliet plans to take will do what?

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

5. Capulet believes Juliet will cooperate with the wedding plans fully because __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What statement does Juliet make to Romeo in Act 3, Scene 5 that foreshadows both their deaths?

2. Why does Friar Laurence ask for an "iron crow" when he learns that Romeo did not get his letter?

3. Why does Paris try to prevent Romeo from entering the vault?

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

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

6. What are Capulet's final instructions for the wedding day?

7. What does Juliet plan to do if the potion does not work?

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

9. How will the potion free Juliet from the commitment to marry Paris?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the language Shakespeare uses in the scene when Romeo and Juliet meet, the balcony scene, and their death scene. Write an essay in which you compare and/or contrast the images or symbols the characters use in each of these scenes.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the female characters in Romeo and Juliet, and their roles in the events of the play. Write an essay in which you discuss any female character's significance to the events of the text.

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