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Act 2 Romeo and Juliet Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T/F Act 2 begins with a Prologue?

a)

true

b)

false

2.

What two characters are strolling the streets looking for Romeo after the party? Both must be correct

a)

Petruchio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Peter

d)

Mercutio

e)

Paris

3.

When Romeo is in the orchard hiding in the tree and Juliet is at the balcony,, their lengthy speeches are examples of

a ______ as they are "alone".

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

dialogue

4.

What does Juliet ask of Romeo regarding his love confession?

a)

swear not by the moon

b)

If thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow

c)

pronounce it faithfully

d)

it is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden

e)

all of the above

5.

What does Friar Lawrence say while out gathering plants?

a)

He talks of the beauty in nature and its flowers.

b)

He talks of the God-given grace of early mornings and the brightness of the sun.

c)

He talks of the power of plants and their medicinal value - being healing or poisonous.

d)

He talks of his commitment to God and his appreciation of nature.

6.

Who does Friar Lawrence think has kept him up all night?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Juliet

c)

Nurse

d)

Rosaline

7.

All of the statements are true except for one; choose the one FALSE statement from the following:

a)

Friar Lawrence is shocked Romeo is over Rosaline so quickly.

b)

Friar does not approve of Romeo's marriage request.

c)

Romeo and Juliet exchanged their romantic vows to one another.

d)

Romeo confesses to the Friar that Rosaline did not feel love for him.

8.

In Mercutio's lengthy exchange of words with Romeo he fills the scene with -

a)

mockery

b)

jokes

c)

puns

d)

all of the above

9.

Who does Mercutio lash out to with mockery and insults?

(hint - accompanied by Peter)

a)

Benvolio

b)

Nurse

c)

Tybalt

d)

Romeo

10.

How does Romeo plan to have Juliet meet him? He tells the nurse of his plan...

a)

He will deliver a chord of stairs, a rope ladder.

b)

He will send a cab.

c)

He will once again climb the orchard wall.

d)

He will send an Uber.

11.

In the opening of the scene, Juliet is anxiously awaiting news from Romeo but the nurse is taking her time by -

a)

claiming she is out of breath

b)

complaining of her aches and pains

c)

having a headache

d)

questioning where her mother is

e)

all of the above

12.

Where will Romeo be waiting for Juliet?

a)

the garden

b)

at his chamber

c)

Friar Lawrence's cell

d)

beneath her balcony

13.

Friar Lawrence's line - "The grey-ey'd morn smiles on the frowning night, is an example of -

a)

oxymoron

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

14.

When Juliet is speaking aloud on her balcony and Romeo from a distance hears and sees her, the audience knows something a character does not. This exemplifies -

a)

dramatic irony

b)

situational irony

c)

verbal irony

15.

When Mercutio mocks the nurse insulting her looks he calls to Peter and says - "Good, Peter, to hide her face, for her fan’s the fairer face". This literary device is an example of -

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

oxymoron

d)

alliteration