Romeo and Juliet Act II

The prologue of Act II...

• summarizes the situation between our star-crossed lovers.

• reveals Mercutio's true thoughts on love.

• answer all of life's deepest questions.

• hints that the lovers may yet survive the play.

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Mercutio's attitude toward Romeo and love is...

• sympathetic.

• playful, yet biting.

• undecipherable.

• hateful.

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What convention helps the audience suspend disbelief during the balcony scene and understand which lines are supposed to be heard by the other characters on stage and which are not?

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• iambic pentameter

• aside

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Though she briefly tells Romeo they are moving too fast, what does Juliet later tell him to do to prove his intentions?

• send her flowers

• have Benvolio be her personal bodyguard

• ask her father's permission to go out with her

• tell her when and where to meet and get married

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Friar Lawrence figures out that Romeo....

• suffers from distemper.

• loves Rosaline more than ever.

• has not been to bed prior to their early meeting.

• has an obsession with Greek cuisine.

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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

• so they will help him pick flowers

• because the Nurse keeps pestering him

• in hopes that it will end the family feud

• so Romeo will forget the tears she over Rosaline

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Tybalt sends Romeo a letter...

• welcoming him into the family.

• challenging him to a duel.

• challenging him to a dance competition.

• challenging him to a race.

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How does Mercutio think Romeo will fare if he answers the challenge?

• He will lose.

• He will win.

• It will be a tie.

• He'll talk his way out of it.

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The word play between Romeo and Mercutio in Scene 4 is an example of ___________ that reveals ____________.

• low humor - Mercutio's hatred

• high humor - Romeo is over his depression

• low humor - Benvolio's jealousy

• high humor - Romeo is not match for Tybalt

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The Nurse's feigned backache and headache are examples of....

• comic relief

• complications

• falling action

• asides

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