Unit 4 Exam: Romeo & Juliet

What is the main cause of the fighting in Act 1, Scene 1?

• Romeo and Juliet's secret love

• An insult exchanged between Capulet and Montague servants

• Mercutio’s challenge to Tybalt

• The Prince’s decree banning all fighting

How does Romeo first learn about Juliet’s identity?

• The Nurse tells him after the party

• Juliet introduces herself at the balcony

• Benvolio recognizes her

• He overhears her speaking to Paris

Why does Juliet express doubt about Romeo swearing his love by the moon in Act 2 Scene 2?

• She does not love Romeo yet

• She prefers he swear by her beauty

• The moon is always changing, and she wants his love to be constant

• She believes love should not be sworn at all

Why does the Prince decide to banish Romeo instead of sentencing him to death?

• Romeo acted in revenge for Mercutio’s death

• The Capulets begged for his mercy

• Romeo is a nobleman

• The Prince favors the Montagues

What literary device is used when Romeo says, “With love’s light wings did I o’erperch these wall”?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

In act 1 Scene 5, what is the dramatic irony in Juliet’s line, “My only love sprung from my only hate!”?

• The audience knows juliet will marry Paris instead

• The audience knows that Romeo is listening

• The audience knows she has fallen for a Montague before she does

• The audience knows the families will soon reconcile

What does Mercutio mean when he says, “A plague o’ both your houses”?.

• He is cursing both the Montagues and the Capulets.

• He is wishing good fortune on both families.

• He is indifferent to the feud between the families.

• He is predicting a future alliance between the families.

Which event best illustrates fate’s role in Romeo and Juliet’s deaths?

• Friar Laurence’s letter failing to reach Romeo

• Tybalt challenging Romeo to a duel

• The Nurse arranging their wedding

• Juliet pretending to be dead

What lesson about impulsiveness does the play teach?

• Acting quickly often leads to tragedy

• True love requires immediate action

• Fate cannot be changed, so decisions do not matter

• Revenge is always justified

How does Shakespeare contrast love and hate in the play?

• He uses the Montagues and Capulets as symbols of love and hate

• He shows how deep love can exist even between enemies

• He makes love seem stronger than hate

• He only focuses on romantic love