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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________.
(a) Madness and imprisonment.
(b) Joy and delight.
(c) Illness and a cure.
(d) Ignorance and illiteracy.

2. What irony faces Capulet's servant in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and therefore invites no one.
(b) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and asks a Montague's help.
(c) He cannot speak, but has been instructed to invite guests to the party.
(d) He cannot understand Italian, and does not get Capulet's instructions.

3. In Act 2, Scene 5, the nurse shares Romeo's plan to do what?
(a) Marry Rosaline.
(b) Climb into Juliet's room using a rope.
(c) Answer Tybalt's challenge.
(d) Bribe the guards to let him in.

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

5. In Act 3, Scene 2, Juliet compares her impatience to see Romeo to what?
(a) A sober-suited matron.
(b) A starry night.
(c) A child who has a new mansion.
(d) A child who has new robes but cannot wear them yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Juliet refuse to go to her grieving parents?

2. The first action Romeo takes at the Capulet party is to do what?

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

4. At the end of Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo agrees to do what?

5. Throughout their first meeting, what do Romeo and Juliet compare themselves to?

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