English 9 Academic Final Exam Review

Romeo and Juliet begins with a(n), _______ which informs the audience of characters, story, and setting.

• Epilogue

• Quatrain

• Prologue

• Iamb

Shakespeare refers to the young couple as "star-crossed" lovers, asserting who or what, is to be blamed for their deaths?

• love

• fate

• hatred

• curses

In Act I, when Tybalt complains about Romeo's presence at the feast, Lord Capulet replies:

• "Content thee gentle coz, let him alone"

• "I'll give you to my friend; an' you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets"

• "O brother Montague, give me thy hand"

• "What's a Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor face, or any other part belonging to a man"

Shorty after Juliet meets Romeo for the first time, she tells him, "O, be some other name! What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name should smell as sweet" In this speech, Juliet -

• admires Romeo's physical appearance

• considers changing her name from Capulet to Montague

• declares he love for Romeo, even though he is a Montague

• notices Romeo hiding in the orchard

Friar Laurence approves of the marriage between Romeo and Juliet because:

• He believes Romeo will settle down and act responsibly

• Believes that Romeo is a better choice for Julie than Paris.

• Hopes the marriage will end the feud between the two families.

• Believes that it is time for Juliet to marry.

Which of the following best characterizes Juliet's cousin, Tybalt

• dignified and diplomatic

• cautious and restrained

• fiery and anxious

• cowardly

Mercutio discusses "Queen Mab" with Romeo as they head to the masquerade at the Capulets'. Queen Mab centers around the discussion of which of the following topics?

• Conflict

• Dreams

• Romance

• The sins of man

Shakespeare utilizes what literary device when Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

Based on the discussion in Act I, which of the following reasons best demonstrates Lady Capulet's urgings to Juliet to marry Paris?

• She insinuates that a woman's role in marriage is to bear children

• She claims that a woman's marry only for true love.

• She insists that status is the ultimate benefit of marriage.

• She says that marriage is a right of womanhood, despite it being a pointless affair.

In the burial vault when Romeo last sees Juliet, he remarks, "Beauty's ensign yet is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, and death's pale flag is not advanced there." - This speech is ironic because:

• Paris and Tybalt are also dead.

• Romeo wants to remember Juliet as she was when she was alive.

• Juliet is not dead.

• The Capulet flag is red.