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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The girl Romeo loves "has Dian's wit," which means _______.
(a) She is interested in marriage only if it improves her social standing.
(b) She is chaste, and therefore not interested in an affair with Romeo.
(c) She is much smarter than Romeo.
(d) She is a disciple of the goddess Diana, and will therefore become a nun.

2. The Capulet servant approaches Romeo in Act 1, Scene 2 to ask him what?
(a) Advice about delivering the invitations.
(b) If Romeo can read.
(c) Directions to Capulet's house.
(d) If Romeo would like to attend the party.

3. 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 speak, but has been instructed to invite guests to the party.
(c) He cannot read the list of invited guests, and asks a Montague's help.
(d) He cannot understand Italian, and does not get Capulet's instructions.

4. Civil blood has made civil hands unclean because ____________.
(a) Members of both families have killed one another.
(b) Members of both families have joined the prince's war.
(c) All of the town's civilians are killing one another.
(d) The families' actions have made murder an acceptable act.

5. Benvolio and Mercutio believe Romeo is hiding in Act 2, Scene 1 because __________________.
(a) He is ashamed of his behavior with Juliet.
(b) He is afraid of Tybalt.
(c) He knows they will tease him about Juliet.
(d) He is still pining for Rosaline.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chorus promises that anything left out of the prologue will be __________.

2. The prologue of Act 2 reveals that despite difficulty, __________________.

3. Why does Lady Capulet not feel Juliet is too young to get married?

4. The nurse's dialogue reveals Juliet's age to be how old?

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo compares his thwarted love for Rosaline to ______________.

(see the answer key)

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