Romeo & Juliet - ACT IV

Which of the following best describes Juliet's remarks to Paris in Friar Lawrence's cell?

• She lies to him.
• She says truthful things to him that he understands.
• She says things she believes are true but are not true.
• She speaks truthfully but with meanings he does not understand.

Juliet's mood when she asks for Friar Lawrence's advise is one of

• optimism.
• desperation.
• bewilderment.
• guilt and shame.

Which of the following seems most likely to have inspired the particular plan that Friar Lawrence proposes to Juliet

• a message from Romeo
• Juliet's threat to kill herself
• Juliet's references to bones and graves 
• Paris saying that what "'may be' must be"

The point of Friar Lawrence's plan is to

• fake Juliet's death.
• help Juliet kill herself.
• make Capulet change his mind.
• end the Capulet-Montague feud.

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The most likely reason that Capulet moves the wedding ahead one day is because he believes that

• Juliet is plotting something.
• Juliet may change her mind again.
• Juliet has had a sincere change of heart.
• Paris may change his mind if given time.

Capulet's decision to move up the date of the wedding affects

• the potion's ability to work in time.
• the timing of Friar Lawrence's plan.
• Paris's feelings about marriage to Juliet.
• Juliet's ability to be left alone to take the potion.

Before she drinks the potion, Juliet has all of the following fears EXCEPT that

• it will not work at all.
• it will actually kill her.
• Romeo will not come for her.
• she will wake up early and go mad.

In friar Lawrence's cell, Paris believes that Juliet's air of sadness has to do with

• her upcoming marriage to him.
• her reactions to Tybalt's death.
• her strained relationship with her father.
• a secret sin she has come to confess to the friar.

The potion is supposed to make Juliet sleep for

• a few hours
• one full night
• about two days
• about a week

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Juliet asks her parents' forgiveness and agrees to marry Paris because

• she had no choice
• she is truly repentant
• she can't bear their anger.
• it is part of the Friar's plan.