Romeo and Juliet Test

What is a "central problem" of a play, and what was it throughout Romeo and Juliet?

• A problem that is not crucial to the play; the internal conflict of Romeo

• The conflict that drives the entire action of the play; the Montagues vs. Capulets only reconciled by the death of Romeo and Juliet.

• The conflict that drives the entire action of the play; the tumultuous marriage of Romeo and Juliet

• None of the above

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What is a classical allusion?

• References a character or easily recognizable theme from Classical Mythology.

• Something in the play that isn't really there.

• The aspects of a play that make it a classic.

• A "play" on words.

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In your own words, what is imagery in a play?

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In one five sentence paragraph, describe the Friar's plan to ensure that Romeo and Juliet can still be together despite Juliet's pending marriage to Count Paris and Romeo's exile.

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Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something a character on stage does not know. Which of the below is an example of dramatic irony?

• Romeo being invited to an event held by the Capulets and falling in love with Juliet despite being a Montague.

• The death rather than marriage of Romeo and Juliet bringing about reconciliation between the two families.

• Romeo's demise in the crypt despite Juliet looking so life like that she might as well have been alive (and was in fact alive).

• All of the above.

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The following quote is what form of figurative language: “Compare her (Rosaline's) face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.”

• Malaphor

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personfication

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What is the following quote?

"What say you? can you love the gentleman? This night you shall behold him at our feast; Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face, And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen; Examine every married lineament, And see how one another lends content And what obscured in this fair volume lies Find written in the margent of his eyes. This precious book of love, this unbound lover, To beautify him, only lacks a cover.."

• Soliloquy and extended metaphor

• Monologue and extended metaphor

• Soliloquy and extended simile

• Monologue and extended simile

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What is the following quote: “The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, /As daylight doth a lamp”

• Metaphor

• Extended Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Similie

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During the play, who would be the audience members that appreciated the lovely poetry of the play.

• The wealthy and educated

• The regular audience members

• The Actors

• Shakespeare

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During the play, who would be the audience members that appreciated the action, conflict, and basic plot points of the play.

• The wealthy and educated

• The regular audience members

• The Actors

• Shakespeare

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