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Romeo and Juliet - Acts IV and V Quiz!

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 44mins

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1.

Which lines from Act IV best portray how Juliet feels about marrying Paris?

a)

"To answer that, I should confess to you." (4.1.25).

b)

"O, shut the door, and when thou hast done so, Come weep with me, past hope, past cure, past help!" (4.1.45-4.1.46.)

c)

"Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it! If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help, Do thou but call my resolution wise, And with this knife I'll help it presently!" (4.1.52-4.1.55).

d)

"What must be shall be." (4.1.21).

2.

The Friar concocts a plan to save Juliet from marrying Paris. Which lines best explain this plan in Act IV?

a)

Lines 4.1.40-4.1.42.

b)

Lines 4.1.47-4.1.51.

c)

Lines 4.1.94-4.1.102.

d)

Lines 4.1.124-4.1.127.

3.

Juliet returns to her father and says the following: "Where I have learned me to repent the sin. Of disobedient opposition. To you and your behests, and am enjoined. By Holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here. To beg your pardon. Pardon, I beseech you. Henceforward I am ever ruled by you" (4.2.18-4.2.24). What does Juliet mean by this?

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4.

Quickly read Act IV, Scene 5, Lines 1-20. What is the nurse responding to in this scene?

a)

Juliet's "death."

b)

Paris's death.

c)

Juliet's argument with Romeo.

d)

Juliet's refusal to marry Paris.

5.

In Act IV, Scene 5, the Friar tells Juliet's father: "Your part in her you could not keep from death. But heaven keeps his part in eternal life. The most you sought was her promotion. For 'twas your heaven she should be advanced." Focus on the underlined sentence. What does Shakespeare mean by this?

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6.

In Act V, Scene 1, Romeo plans to save Juliet (Lines 35 to 90). Explain how he plans to do this and use one direct quote to support your opinion.

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7.

In Act V, Scene 1, Balthasar tells Romeo, "Then she (Juliet) is well and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capel's monument. And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred's vault. And presently took post to tell it you." What does this infer?

a)

Juliet does not want to see Romeo.

b)

Juliet is feeling great about her wedding day.

c)

Juliet is waiting to meet Romeo at the Capulet's household.

d)

Juliet has been presumed dead.

8.

In Act V, Scene 3, Paris tells Romeo, "It is supposed the fair creature (Juliet) died! And here is come to do some villainous shame. To the dead bodies! I will apprehend him." In this context, apprehend mostly means what?

a)

Arrest

b)

Carry

c)

Appreciate

d)

Disown

9.

Why does Juliet end her own life after she wakes up in the tomb? Use one direct quote from Juliet to support your answer.

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10.

Who does the Prince blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths? Please cite the lines used as your evidence.

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11.

Were Romeo and Juliet's deaths caused by fate or by the decisions and choices they made? Discuss and explain your answer using analysis from the text.

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12.

How does the Prince feel in the final lines of the play?

a)

Sorrowful

b)

Uninterested

c)

Woeful

d)

Uncertain

e)

Determined