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Question 1: The prologue best develops the theme of fate by (select the best two)

1. Using diction such as “star crossed” to refer to Romeo and Juliet

2. Making reference to the length of the play as being, “two hours’ traffic.”

3. Describing the setting of the play as being in “fair Verona.”

4. Detailing the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.

5. Telling the reader how the play will end

Question 2: What is the main effect of the filmmaker's choice to use a news anchor to deliver the prologue?

1. It shows that the prologue is filled with essential information.

2. It shows that the feud between the families is very serious.

3. It shows that news was delivered by a chorus in Shakespeare’s time.

4. It shows that the viewer is an important part of the plot.

Question 3: What is the central irony of the discussion in Act 1, Scene 1 between Benvolio and Romeo?

a.  That in a tragic play there is so much comedy in this opening scene between the cousins.

b.  That in a play called Romeo and Juliet, the first thing we learn of Romeo is that he is in love with Rosaline.

c.  That Romeo is such a romantic, while his cousin is such a cynic.

d.  That it turns out both cousins are in love with the same beautiful young woman.

Question 4: The line “Nurse, give leave a while. We must talk in secret, — Nurse, come back again,” (lines 8–9) reveals what about Lady Capulet?

a.  It reveals that she is cruel to the nurse and orders the nurse around endlessly.

b.  It reveals that she changes her mind frequently and is nervous around her daughter.

c.  It reveals that she is forgetful and can never remember what she means to be doing next.

d.  It reveals that she feels superior to the servants and does not want them to know her private

business.

Question 5: What does Juliet’s response to Lady Capulet in lines 103–105, “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move. But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make fly,” seem to reveal about her relationship with her parents?

a.  Juliet is willing to blatantly disregard their will.

b.  Juliet would never disobey her parents’ orders.

c.  Juliet listens only to her nurse and will decide what to do once her nurse has weighed in.

d.  Juliet wants to at least keep up the appearance of complying with her parents’ wishes.

Question 6: Which statement provides an accurate description of the differences between Romeo and Mercutio?

a.  Romeo is a melancholy romantic, while Mercutio is a humorous skeptic.

b.  Romeo is a dramatic dreamer, while Mercutio is a cruel backstabber.

c.  Romeo is a relentless realist, while Mercutio is hopeless fatalist.

d.  Romeo is an impulsive teenager, while Mercutio is a wise elder.

Question 7: Which two pieces of evidence from the beginning of the scene, when put together, best prove the answer to question 6?

a.  Romeo: “Give me a torch, I am not for this ambling.” (line 11)

b.  Romeo: “Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boist’rous, and it pricks like a thorn.” (lines 25–26)

c.  Romeo: “And we mean well in going to this masque, but ‘tis no wit to go.” (lines 50–51)

d.  Mercutio: “If love be rough with you, be rough with love. Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.” (lines 27–28)

e.  Mercutio: “Give me a case to put my visage in. — A visor for a visor. What care I what curious eye doth

cote deformities?” (lines 29–31)

Question 8: What is the mood of Act 2, Scene 2?

a.  tragic

b.  violent

c.  romantic

d.  despondent

Question 9: What piece of evidence below best supports the answer to question 8?

a.  “The ape is dead and I must conjure him.” (scene 1, line 19)

b.  “Go, then, for ‘tis in vain to seek him here that means not to be found.” (scene 1, line 45)

c.  “Deny thy father and refuse thy name.” (scene 2, line 37)

d.  “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun.” (scene 2, line 2)

Question 10: In Act 2, Scene 3, the line “For naught so vile that on the Earth doth live but to the earth some special good doth give” is used to reveal:

a.  the duality of good and evil that exists in all things.

b.  the conflict between good and evil that is omnipresent.

c.  the fickle nature of young love such as Romeo’s.

d.  the constant tension between the Montagues and Capulets.

Question 11: In lines 96–100, what does Friar Lawrence’s response to Romeo’s request mainly suggest?

a.  that he believes the love between Romeo and Juliet will be destroyed by their families’ hatred

b.  that he will assist Romeo and Juliet in arranging to marry, but he does not condone their choice

c.  that he hopes the love between Romeo and Juliet might put an end to their families’ feud

d.  that he does not believe that Romeo really loves Juliet with all his heart

Question 12: The first half of the scene (Act 2, Scene 2)  is used to reveal:

a.  Romeo's true character.

b.  Romeo’s ability to be “one of the boys.”

c.  Romeo's lack of seriousness about his relationship with Juliet.

d.  Romeo's absolute dedication to his new love, Juliet.

Question 13: What is the most important way in which this scene (Act 2, Scene 2) advances the plot of the play?

a.  Romeo is characterized as a bawdy womanizer.

b.  Romeo decides that he would rather be loyal to his friends than to Juliet.

c.  The plans for Romeo and Juliet's wedding are solidified.

d.  Romeo’s friends are unforgivably rude to Juliet’s beloved nurse.

Question 14: “How art thou out of breath, when thou hast breath to say to me that thou art out of breath? The excuse that thou dost make in this delay is longer than the tale thou dost excuse.” This line helps to build what tone in this scene?

a.  grave

b.  humorous

c.  furious

d.  sympathetic

Question 15: What is the primary function of the Friar’s statement, “These violent delights have violent ends...” in line 9 of scene 6?

a.  It serves as a metaphor for the intensity of Romeo’s love for Juliet.

b.  It questions the legitimacy of the wedding that is about to take place.

c.  It foreshadows the tragic end to Romeo and Juliet’s passionate love affair.

d.  It clarifies the Friar’s support for Romeo and Juliet’s love.

Question 16: What does Romeo’s statement in lines 118–120 (“Oh sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate And in my temper softened valor’s steel.”) most reveal?

a.  Romeo regrets falling in love with Juliet and now realizes his true allegiance is to his closest friends and kinsmen.

b.  Romeo is concerned his relationship with Juliet will be destroyed by the conflict between Tybalt and Mercutio.

c.  Values such as honor, bravery and aggression are important in Verona, but Romeo disagrees with them as important.

d.  The tender love between Romeo and Juliet is out of place, and even dangerous, in cold and violent Verona.

Question 17: What is the main effect of Juliet’s lament in lines 133–135, “To speak that word is father, mother, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, All slain all dead.”?

a.  It emphasizes the depths of Juliet’s despair at learning Romeo has been banished.

b.  It reveals that Juliet and her entire family, including Romeo, are distraught at the death of Tybalt.

c.  It develops the theme of fate and the tragic fate that awaits both Romeo and Juliet.

d.  It further develops the conflict between the Montague and Capulet families.

Question 18: Which of the following best describes the differences between Romeo’s and Juliet’s reactions to their current circumstances?

a.  Romeo is angry and violent, while Juliet enters into a deep depression.

b.  Romeo is relieved to have Tybalt gone, while Juliet is distraught to lose her cousin.

c.  Romeo feels guilty for his actions, while Juliet is consumed with anger at Romeo.

d.  Romeo is dramatic and threatens to kill himself, while Juliet’s response is more measured and rational.

Question 19: In Act 5 (line 103), Juliet says to Romeo, “Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day. It was the nightingale, and not the lark, that pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear.” What does her statement mainly suggest?

a.  that she is trying to deceive Romeo so he will stay longer with her

b.  that she wishes she could delay the coming of morning so Romeo could remain

c.   that she has been so distracted by Romeo that she has lost track of time

Question 20: What is Juliet’s motivation for visiting Friar Lawrence’s cell?

a.  to beg Paris to call off their scheduled wedding

b.  to arrange a plan to escape to Mantua

c.  to ask the friar’s help in avoiding marriage to Paris

d.  to avoid watching her parents prepare for the festivities

Question 21: Juliet tells the Friar that if he can’t help her, she will kill herself. Which of the following phrases best expresses the motivation she indicates for killing herself?

a.  “’Twist my extremes and me this bloody knife shall play the umpire…” (lines 63–64)

b.  “Be not so long to speak. I long to die if what thou speakest speak not of remedy.” (lines 67–68)

c.  “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, off the battlements of any tower.” (lines 78–79)

d.  “I will do it without fear or doubt, to live an unstained wife to my sweet love.” (lines 89–90)

Question 22: Which of the following best describes how the tone shifts from lines 1–20 in Act 4, Scene 1?

a.  excitement to devastation

b.  suggestiveness to practicality

c.  festiveness to strict

d.  impolite to demure (reserved, modest, shy)

Question 23: What is the significance of Friar John’s revelation in line 14 that he did not give the letter to Romeo?

a.  It shows that Friar John should not be relied upon to deliver important news.

b.  It reveals that Friar Lawrence will likely succumb to the plague as well.

c.  It reveals that Romeo knows nothing of the Friar’s plan to fake Juliet’s death.

d.  It reveals that Mantua is a dangerous place to be at the moment.

Question 24: In lines 166–172, Juliet kisses Romeo in an attempt to:

a.  revive him with the power of her passionate love.

b.  say goodbye before committing suicide with a dagger.

c.  cause the Friar to feel guilty for the disaster he has created.

d.  kill herself with the poison remaining on his lips.