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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The nurse's attitude toward Paris could be described as what?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Obsessive.
(c) Admiring.
(d) Fearful.

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

3. Who do Sampson and Gregory first encounter in the city square in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Abram and Balthasar, of the Montagues.
(c) Prince Escalus.
(d) Capulet and Montague.

4. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues has caused ______________.
(a) Political exile for both families.
(b) Violence and death in both families.
(c) Bankruptcy in both families.
(d) Social ostracization for both families.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the Capulet party, Romeo takes Juliet's hand, then offers to do what?

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

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

4. How does the word dignity in line 1 of the prologue suggest both houses are alike?

5. In Act 2, Scene 4, what does the nurse warn Romeo against?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Romeo and Benvolio find themselves invited to a party at the Capulet's?

2. What is the difference between Lady Capulet's behavior toward Juliet and the nurse's behavior?

3. What freedom does Capulet seem to be offering Juliet in her choices for marriage?

4. How do Romeo and Juliet describe their feelings for each other in Act 2, Scene 6?

5. Why is the play called "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet"?

6. What story does the nurse tell about Juliet in Act 1, Scene 3?

7. What are Sampson and Gregory saying about the Montagues as they approach the city square?

8. Why is Prince Escalus angry with the Montagues and Capulets?

9. How does Lady Capulet appear to feel about Paris as a prospective groom for her daughter?

10. Why does the nurse prolong Juliet's anxiety in Act 2, Scene 5?

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