How does "heaven" punish the Capulets and the Montagues for their feud?

each family has lost two kinsmen

their children have kept secrets from their parents

both families are disgraced by their children's behavior and actions

the prince will force both families to move to another town

In the balcony scene, Juliet says, “What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, / Nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name / Belonging to a man. / What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.” She means that —

Romeo’s name is an accident of birth, not an essential part of him

Montague is an unimportant name in Verona

Romeo should take her last name when they marry

it is wrong to fall in love with a Montague

When a character delivers a soliloquy , he or she —

expresses private thoughts to the audience

directs his/her thoughts to the other characters on stage

speaks from behind a curtain or somewhere offstage

describes an event that is related to but not a part of the dialogue in the play

Which statement is true about Paris?

He wishes to marry a woman he has not courted.

His interest in Juliet lessens after Tybalt dies.

He visits the house of Montague and speaks with Benvolio.

He enjoys puns and games that match people’s wits.

When Romeo arrives at the tomb, he discovers Paris and —

quarrels with him for a long time

Which of the following sentences best states a possible theme of the play?

Hatred leads to violence, destruction, and waste.

Arranged marriages are the most successful.

Shakespeare uses the prologue in Act I to inform the audience that —

the lovers from the feuding families will die

Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet

Juliet quickly admits her love to Romeo because

he has overheard her thinking aloud about her love for him

What do Romeo and Juliet decide to do about their love?

They plan to have Friar Laurence marry them

The Nurse will lead them out of Verona, away from the Montague and Capulet clans

They plan to marry, with their parent's permission

The Montagues will hide Juliet in their home after the couple is married

Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion. Which of the following is NOT part of the plan?

Juliet will wake up alone in the family vault

Juliet will consent to marry Paris

Juliet should drink the vial of liquid

Romeo will take her to Mantua when she wakes up

A possible reason that Shakespeare includes the scene between Peter and the musicians is to

illustrate that life goes on amid tragedy

add more complications to the plot

highlight the violence that exists between the characters

The first indication that Friar Lawrence’s plan is going to fail is when

Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is really dead.

Friar John cannot deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter.

Romeo acts rashly and intends to return to Verona.

Lawrence discovers that Juliet drank the wrong potion.

Romeo’s reaction to Balthasar’s news shows that he is

taking action without thinking clearly.

evaluating the situation with care.

In Scene 2, Shakespeare adds further obstacles to a positive resolution when

John returns without having delivered Romeo’s letter.

Friar Lawrence has to deliver the funeral mass.

Romeo sees Juliet in the crypt.

Lady Capulet refuses to accept her daughter’s death.

Which statement best describes the significance of Romeo’s dream about Juliet in Scene 1?

It foreshadows, but in reverse, the situation in the final scene of Act 5.

It is ironic because it is Juliet who is dead, but she cannot be revived.

It is an omen telling him to stay in Mantua.

It establishes the mood of mystery that pervades all of Act 5.

What can you infer from Paris’s appearance at the Capulet tomb?

Paris so loved Juliet that he plans to scatter flowers on her grave every night.

Paris plans to fight a duel with Romeo.

Paris plans to rob Juliet of the ring on her finger.

Paris plans to commit suicide at the foot of Juliet’s tomb.

Why does Paris try to arrest Romeo?

he fears that Romeo will defile Tybalt’s body and disrespect the Capulet family.

He sees him taking the ring that Paris gave Juliet.

He has sworn vengeance on all Montagues as directed by Prince.

He has discovered that Romeo had married Juliet and is furious at having been made a fool.

What is ironic about the inference Romeo draws in theses lines, said as he looks at Juliet? “Thou are not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet/Is crimson in thy lips and thy cheeks?”

Romeo thinks that Juliet still has some signs of life in her; he fails to realize she is actually returning to consciousness.

In the word ensign Romeo compares Juliet to a flag that is still fluttering.

Romeo thinks that Juliet has died violently and still has blood on her.

Romeo thinks death should be black, not crimson.

Why doesn’t Lady Montague accompany her husband to the tomb?

She has died from the grief of Romeo’s exile.

She has no heart to see such horrors.

She has gone to Mantua to be with Romeo.

Why must the Friar be the character who tells the Prince what has happened?

He is the only character who knows almost the entire story.

He is the only character who is in control of his emotions.

He is the most truthful character.

he was caught with a bloody dagger in his hand.

Why does the Prince spare the life of Friar Laurence?

The Prince thinks that the Friar was always a holy man.

he feels that he has no authority over the Friar’s life.

The Friar falls to the ground, dead of a heart attack.

The citizens prevail upon the Prince to spare the Friar’s life.

According to Capulet in the last scene, what is Juliet’s dowry?

peace between the Montagues and the Capulets.

a gold statue of Juliet to be erected in Verona.

punishment of everon involved in the feud between the families.

the poison that Romeo bought from the apothecary.

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

She speaks truthfully but with meanings he does not understand.

She says truthful things to him that he understands.

She says things she believes are true but are not true.

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

Juliet's threat to kill herself

Juliet's references to bones and graves

Paris saying that what " 'may be' must be"

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

the timing of Friar Lawrence's plan.

the potion's ability to work in time.

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

she will wake up early and go mad.

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

it is part of the Friar's plan.

According to Friar Lawrence, why did the Capulets want Juliet to marry Paris?

to improve their own social standing

to raise Juliet's station in life

to get the better of the Montagues

Juliet’s thoughts before she drinks the contents of the vial indicate that she

is torn with terrible internal conflicts.

is almost hopeful that the potion will kill her.

has complete faith in the Friar’s plan.

doesn’t really understand the consequences of her act.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Romeo goes to the Capulet's party because

he want to see Juliet

he want to see Rosaline

he wants to find an old girlfriend

he was invited

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Paris's last request is to

be laid beside Juliet in his death

be allowed to marry Juliet once Romeo is dead

have his friends visit him

kiss Juliet one last time

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tybalt goes looking for Romeo after the party because he

wants to question him about Rosaline

is concerned about his friendship with Mercutio

wants to challenge him to a duel for being at the Capulet party

knows that Romeo is married to Juliet

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt ?

Romeo is a coward

Romeo is now related to Tybalt by marriage

Romeo thinks that Mercutio has a better chance of beating Tybalt

Romeo is on his way to marry Juliet

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before Mercutio dies, he

curses both the Capulets and Montagues

begs Benvoliio to get him to a doctor

tells Romeo to avenge his death

forgives Tybalt

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The nurse's advice to Juliet is for her to

run away with Romeo

marry Paris and forget about her marriage to Romeo

ask Friar Laurence to get her into a convent

tell her father she is already married to Romeo

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Friar Laurence believes Juliet is brave enough to take the sleeping potion because

she is unwilling to marry Paris and lose Romeo

she has said that lying in a tomb is better than life without Romeo

it is her only hope of escaping marriage to Paris

if she is brave enough to die, she is brave enough to fake death

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