WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet, Act II
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How is Juliet going to be able to go and get married?
a)
By pretending to go to dinner
b)
By pretending to go to confession
c)
By pretending to go to sleep
d)
By pretending to go to need to pray
2.
What DOES Juliet want Romeo to swear his love to?
a)
himself
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a rose
3.
At the beginning of Scene 3, what is Friar Lawrence doing?
a)
gathering herbs and flowers
b)
praying
c)
reading a book
d)
having breakfast
4.
Why does the nurse want Romeo and Juliet to get married ?
a)
she knows it will make Juliet happy
b)
She thinks the marriage will end the feud between the two families
c)
they make a cute couple
d)
she thinks that Romeo is smarter and better looking than Paris
5.
What were Benvolio and Mercutio doing in the courtyard?
a)
eating
b)
fighting
c)
making fun of Romeo
d)
singing
6.
What time did Romeo and Juliet agree to send the messenger?
a)
7 o’clock
b)
3 o’clock
c)
9 o’clock
d)
12 o’clock
7.
In what way did Mercutio, Benvolio, and Romeo NOT make fun of Nurse?
a)
Saying her fan was prettier than her
b)
Calling her an ancient lady
c)
Comparing her to the size of a boat's sail
d)
Making fun of the words she uses by repeating them over and over
8.
Who are the people that helped Romeo and Juliet get married?
a)
The Friar and the Nurse
b)
Paris and Lady Capulet
c)
Benvolio and Mercutio
d)
The Nurse and Benvolio
9.
What is the most accurate paraphrase to the following lines of Benvolio to Mercutio: "Go, then, for 'tis in vain/ To seek him here that means not to be found"?
a)
Romeo wants us to continue looking for him so that we can protect him in case the Capulets find him first.
b)
It is pointless to search for Romeo when he clearly doesn't intend to be found.
c)
Go to bed, Mercutio, and I'll continue to look for my best friend.
d)
Juliet will never find Romeo no matter how hard she tries because it's pitch black out here.
10.
Which statement below is the best paraphrase for the following original words from Romeo: "Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords"?
a)
There is danger that Juliet will, just like Rosaline, become too dependent on Romeo.
b)
An uncaring look or a cruel word from Juliet would be far more hurtful than a sword fight with a capulet.
c)
Romeo isn't scared to fight Tybalt: he just wants some action.
d)
Juliet has a knife, and Romeo is afraid she'll shank him if he doesn't come back.
11.
Which character speaks the following lines and to whom:
if ye should lead her into a/ fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behaviour, as they say: for the/ gentlewoman is young; and, therefore, fi you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill/ thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing.
if ye should lead her into a/ fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behaviour, as they say: for the/ gentlewoman is young; and, therefore, fi you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill/ thing to be offered to any gentlewoman, and very weak dealing.
a)
Nurse to Romeo
b)
Lord Capulet to Paris
c)
Lady Capulet to Juliet
d)
Benvolio to Romeo
12.
Juliet begs Romeo not to swear "by the moon": what is her reasoning?
a)
It is a cloudy night and neither lover can actually see the moon.
b)
Morning is quickly approaching, and with the sun coming up, the moon is waning.
c)
The moon changes often; Juliet fears that if Romeo swears by it, his love will be as inconsistent
d)
The moon is too bright, and Juliet fears it might mean Romeo's promise will be an unstable one.
13.
Mercutio refers to which character as the "Prince of Cats"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Paris
d)
Benvolio
14.
Who speaks this line?
"These violent delights have violent ends."
"These violent delights have violent ends."
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Benvolio
c)
Mercutio
d)
Romeo
15.
Which of the following best describes Juliet's feelings while awaiting the nurse's feedback from her visit with Romeo:
a)
confidence
b)
sadness
c)
impatience
d)
anger
16.
Who is the first to mention marriage?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
The Nurse
d)
Friar Lawrence
17.
In Act 2, Juliet states "Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet." This most closely means...
a)
I can not be with you because you are a Montague.
b)
Tell your father that you refuse to marry anyone other than me.
c)
If you will give up your name, I will give up my name, and we can be together.
d)
I won't be a Capulet anymore when I marry you.
18.
At the start of Act 2 Scene 2, Romeo gives a long speech about Juliet as he watches her on the balcony. During this speech, what does he compare Juliet to?
a)
An angel
b)
The Sun
c)
A jewel
d)
All of these
19.
Friar Lawrence decides to help Romeo in his effort to wed Juliet because the Friar:
a)
thinks this will help Romeo once and for all get over Rosaline.
b)
is highly suspicious that Juliet, not quite 14, is pregnant.
c)
doesn't want to see Juliet marry the Paris because he doesn't love her
d)
hopes that this marriage between the families will end the longstanding conflict.
20.
What advice does Friar Lawrence give to Romeo?
a)
Love thy neighbor
b)
Work hard and you will be rewarded
c)
Take things slow; bad things happen when you go too fast
d)
Be careful whom you trust with your heart
21.
What DOESN'T the nurse do to delay giving Juliet the real news?
a)
Pretending to have a headache and a backache
b)
Acting as if she couldn't find Romeo
c)
Asking where her mother is
d)
Listing of Romeo's qualities
22.
Which is NOT one of the things the Friar says when he lectures Romeo about forgetting about Romeo for Juliet?
a)
There is still tear streak on Romeo's cheek
b)
That girls will get hurt when men are weak
c)
That he can still hear Romeo's complaints in his ear
d)
That Rosaline may one day come to love Romeo
23.
Mercutio does not believe that Romeo could win in a duel with Tybalt because:
a)
He is too weak
b)
He is too obsessed with other things in his life
c)
Tybalt is an excellent fighter
d)
All of the above
24.
"What's in a name? That which we call a ____/ By any other word would smell as sweet."
a)
rose
b)
honey
c)
flower
d)
meadow
25.
Who helps Romeo over the wall and gives him directions to Juliet's window?
a)
The Nurse
b)
Love
c)
His soul
d)
The wind
26.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
a)
The walls
b)
The scream
c)
The room
d)
The orange
27.
"Her eyes were sparkling diamonds" is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
28.
”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
29.
“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
a)
hyperbole
b)
allusion
c)
personification
d)
idiom
30.
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." This is an example of _____________________.
a)
Style
b)
Plot
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
31.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
32.
"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Chliche
d)
Personification
33.
What type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
34.
Only the moon watched as the girl ran away from home in the middle of the night.
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
35.
Which motifs can be found in Beauty and the Beast?
a)
Roses, life in inanimate objects
b)
Magic, books
c)
Imprisonment, love
d)
All of these
36.
Which is a characteristic of motif?
a)
They are always funny
b)
They only happen at the end of the story
c)
They happen throughout the plot
d)
They always mention death
37.
A figure of speech where a character speaks to someone/something that can't answer back
a)
personification
b)
metonymy
c)
metaphor
d)
apostrophe
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