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

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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"

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• dignified and diplomatic

• cautious and restrained

• fiery and anxious

• cowardly

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10