Romeo and Juliet Test Review Acts 1-5

The setting of Romeo and Juliet is in-

• Paris, France

• Verona, Italy

• Athens, Greece

• Hamburg, Sweden

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As the play begins, what major conflict does the Prologue present to the audience–

• The old love between two families has resulted in a new marriage

• The old problems between two families have erupted into a new war in town

• The disobedience of two teenagers has resulted in the premarital conception of a child

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In the Prologue, what does Shakespeare mean by 'star-crossed lovers'?

• two people who are destined to be together

• two people who are to be married, but love other people

• two people who have been tricked into looking at the stars

• two people whose astrological signs do not align and should not be together

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Which TWO events does the prologue foreshadow?

• The marriage of Romeo & Juliet and the birth of their child

• The death of Romeo & Juliet and the end of the feuding for the families

• The death of both Tybalt and Mercutio

• The Capulet ball and Romeo's banishment

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As Act 1 opens, a brawl breaks out between Capulet and Montagues. What does the Prince warn the families about?

• The next person to cause a mutiny will never be allowed to marry

• The next person to cause a mutiny will be put to death

• The next person to cause a mutiny will need to write a serious apology

• The next person to cause a mutiny will be thrown in jail

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How is Tybalt indirectly characterized?

• A. A peaceful negotiator

• B. A careless fool

• C. A malicious instigator

• D. A weak and meager beggar

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How is Benvolio indirectly characterized?

• A. A peaceful negotiator

• B. A careless fool

• C. A malicious instigator

• D. A weak and meager beggar

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In the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2, Romeo says "Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn." What type of figurative language is Romeo using?

• A. A metaphor to illustrate that love is selfish and weak like a child

• B. A simile to illustrate that love is difficult and painful

• C. A hyperbole to illustrate that love is like a loud and crazy party

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In an attempt to help Romeo forget about Rosaline, Benvolio tells him "Go thither; and, with unattainted eye, Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow." What is Benvolio trying to get Romeo to do?

• Realize that swans and crows are the same bird

• Realize that there are other women more beautiful than Rosaline

• Realize that Rosaline is a swan and he should beg her to forgive him

• Realize that he should not compare women to birds

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As they are walking through Verona, Romeo and Benvolio are approached by a Capulet servant who cannot read. The servant asks them for a favor and in exchange for reading the letter, he invites them to the Capulet ball. The audience knows they are Montagues, but the servant does not know. What type of irony is demonstrated in this scene?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Shakespearean Irony

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