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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first action Romeo takes at the Capulet party is to do what?
(a) Ask Capulet for permission to dance with Juliet.
(b) Ask a servant who Juliet is.
(c) Ask Tybalt who Juliet is.
(d) Ask a servant where Tybalt is.

2. What "extremities" do Romeo and Juliet overcome in their love for one another?
(a) The distance between their homes.
(b) The violence and hatred between their families.
(c) Their social classes.
(d) The competition between families for the Prince's favor.

3. What ultimately ends the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?
(a) The deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
(b) A desperate plea from Romeo and Juliet.
(c) The prince's exile of both families.
(d) A final, decisive battle.

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

5. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do>
(a) Go to Friar Lawrence's cell to ask his advice.
(b) Go back to the party to find Tybalt.
(c) Follow Romeo to see what he is doing.
(d) Go home without Romeo.

6. Romeo claims his love for Juliet is different from his love for Rosaline because ________________.
(a) Juliet is his enemy, while Rosaline was not.
(b) Juliet loves him back, where Rosaline did not.
(c) Rosaline loves him back, while Juliet did not.
(d) Juliet is wealthy, while Rosaline was not.

7. How long does the prologue predict the play will be?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) One hour.

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

9. The nurse's statement, "Women grow by men," alludes to what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Social status.
(c) Responsibilty.
(d) Pregnancy.

10. What will be Juliet's excuse for leaving the house to go to church that afternoon?
(a) She will say she is going to meet Paris.
(b) She will say she is going to meet Tybalt.
(c) She will say she is going to marry Romeo.
(d) She will say she is going to confession.

11. When Romeo arrives in Act 2, Scene 4, he apologizes for ___________.
(a) Leaving his friends behind the previous night.
(b) Avoiding his friends all day.
(c) Leaving his friends at the dance so he could avoid Tybalt.
(d) Spending so much time talking to the nurse.

12. Throughout their first meeting, what do Romeo and Juliet compare themselves to?
(a) Quakers.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Priests.
(d) Lovers.

13. Why is Romeo no longer interested in Rosaline in Act 2?
(a) He forgot about her when Benvolio advised him to.
(b) He is now bitter about love.
(c) He did not see her at the party.
(d) He is now in love with Juliet.

14. In Act 1, Scene 4, Romeo describes love as ________.
(a) Too heavy.
(b) Too gentle.
(c) Too rough.
(d) Too tender.

15. Where does the play take place?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Naples, Italy.
(c) Verona, Italy.
(d) Rome, Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the play's first scene, Benvolio advises Romeo to _________.

2. According to the Prologue of Act 2, what lends the couple power?

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

4. The Prince reveals that there have already been ____________.

5. In Romeo's opening speech in Act 2, Scene 2, he refers to Juliet as __________.

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