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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 4, Scene 3, Juliet has a fleeting suspicion that ______________.
(a) The nurse knows she is planning to take the potion.
(b) The friar is still planning to marry her off to Paris.
(c) The potion might actually be a poison.
(d) The potion might give her amnesia.

2. Who tries to discourage the battle in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Capulet.
(b) Benvolio.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Sampson.

3. The friar compares too-passionate love to what?
(a) Fire and gunpowder.
(b) Fire and water.
(c) Gunpowder and bullets.
(d) Swords and guns.

4. The grudge between feuding families is described as _______.
(a) Ancient.
(b) Recent.
(c) Major.
(d) Minor.

5. When Romeo hears the news about Juliet, he plans to do what?
(a) Kill himself so he can be with her again.
(b) Beg the friar for poison in order to kill himself.
(c) Go back to Verona to seek revenge.
(d) Kill himself in front of the Capulets.

Short Answer Questions

1. The friar claims he is uneasy about Paris' wedding to Juliet because _________________.

2. What "extremities" do Romeo and Juliet overcome in their love for one another?

3. In lines 11 and 12, Romeo says, "Give me a torch, I am not for this ambling./Being but heavy, I will bear the light." This is an example of what?

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

5. What does Juliet asks the nurse to give Romeo in Act 3, Scene 2?

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