Romeo & Juliet Act 2 Review

What format is the Act 2 Prologue written?

• a sonnet

• an aside

• a song

• a limerick

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In a sonnet, how many total lines and syllables within each line are contained?

• 20 lines; 20 syllables

• 15 lines; 12 syllables

• 14 lines; 10 syllables

• 10 lines; 2 syllables

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When Mercutio cannot find Romeo at the end of Act 2, Scene 1 after the Capulet party, what does Mercutio assume?

• He assumes that Romeo is with Juliet.

• He assumes that Romeo has gone home.

• He assumes that Romeo still longs for Rosaline.

• He assumes that Romeo has gone to fight Tybalt.

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Act 2, Scene 2 is famously referred to as...

• The balcony scene

• The point of no return

• The initial conflict

• The Prologue

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Why was Friar Laurence shocked when Romeo says he wants to marry Juliet?

• Romeo was upset the day before about Rosaline rejecting him.

• He thinks Romeo is lying.

• He thinks Mercutio put Romeo up to this stunt.

• He said he would only perform a marriage ceremony when Romeo turned 21.

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At the end of Act 2, Scene 3, why does Friar Laurence agree to help Romeo wed Juliet?

• He wants to save Juliet from her arranged marriage to Paris.

• He believes that with Juliet's help, Romeo will forget his love for Rosaline.

• He hopes that their love will resolve the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues.

• He fears that if he does not help him, Romeo will attempt suicide.

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In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Romeo ask of the Nurse?

• He asks her to tell Juliet to meet him by the fountain outside of the Capulet mansion.

• He asks her to tell Juliet to wait for him on the balcony.

• He asks her to tell Juliet to go to confession at Friar Laurence's cell so they can marry.

• He asks her to ask Juliet to elope to Mantua with him.

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How does the Nurse increase Juliet's suspense after she returns from her visit with Romeo?

• She begins a long, rambling story about her dead daughter, Susan.

• She complains about her aching bones and her lack of breath.

• She recounts all of the insults she endured from Mercutio.

• She tells Juliet that she will not give her news of Romeo until after supper.

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What is so shocking about how Romeo and Juliet unite in marriage?

• Romeo climbs a rope ladder over the wall on the Capulet property and they sign an agreement.

• Juliet must lie to her parents and marry Romeo without their consent.

• Benvolio has been ordained and Romeo talks him into performing the ceremony at the Montague house.

• Romeo and Juliet run away to another town and be married in a church.

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What is Friar Laurence's fear as Act 2 ends?

• He fears that the swiftness and violence of Romeo and Juliet's love will produce a violent end.

• He fears that Tybalt will try to interfere with Romeo and Juliet's wedding ceremony.

• He fears that Romeo will forget his love for Juliet as quickly as he forgot his love for Rosaline.

• He fears that Montague and Capulet will seek revenge on him for helping Romeo and Juliet.

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