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Act II Reading Comprehension Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Mercutio can't find Romeo after the Capulet party is done, what does Mercutio assume?

a)

He assumes that Romeo is with Juliet.

b)

He assumes that Romeo has killed himself.

c)

He assumes that Romeo still has feelings for Rosaline.

d)

He assumes that Romeo has gone to fight Tybalt.

2.
To what does Juliet not want Romeo to swear his love?
a)
a light in the dark
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a rose
3.
Why does Juliet tell Romeo not to swear his love by the moon?
a)
because swearing by the moon is bad luck
b)
because the moon is small and weak
c)
because the moon is inconstant and variable
d)
because the moon is a heavenly body
4.
Who does Romeo visit right after he leaves Juliet's balcony?
a)
Mercutio
b)

Friar Lawrence

c)
Lady Montague
d)
Benvolio
5.
Why does Friar Lawrence question Romeo's request?
a)
He believes he's fallen in love too quickly
b)
He doesn't like Juliet
c)

He is not close enough to Romeo to do him this favor

d)

He is afraid to get in trouble with the Prince

6.

Why does Friar Lawrence initially not want to marry Romeo & Juliet?

a)

The Friar thinks that Romeo is silly.

b)

The Friar thinks that Romeo cannot marry a Capulet.

c)

The Friar thinks that Romeo cannot marry a Montague.

d)

The Friar thinks that Romeo is only replacing Rosaline with Juliet.

7.
How will Romeo get to Juliet's room after their wedding ceremony?
a)
Climb the stairs
b)
Jump from a tree
c)
Climb the wall
d)
A rope ladder
8.
How many days pass between Romeo meeting Juliet and the Friar agreeing to marry them?
a)

0 days- Romeo agrees to marry Juliet after the party and immediately goes to the Friar.

b)

One day- Romeo goes home to sleep on his decision and consult his parents.

c)

A week- Juliet insists that they find out if their "bud of love" has time to ripen to a flower.

9.

When he is eavesdropping on Juliet, Romeo overhears her say...

a)

he can sleep with her if he gives up his friends

b)

they can get married if he changes his name to Capulet

c)

she wishes she had never met him and he should leave her alone to her grief

d)

that if he says he loves her she will give up her name and herself

10.
Whom does Juliet send to Romeo as a messenger?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Peter
c)
The Nurse
d)
Friar Lawrence
11.
What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day?
a)

a message with an excuse for why they can't be together after all

b)

a message about his love including how they will be together forever

c)

a message when and where to meet for their wedding

d)
a message with a marriage proposal
12.

What literary device is seen in this quote?

"It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightning" (II.ii.119-120).

a)

imagery

b)

personfication

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

13.
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
a)
They are in love.
b)
Juliet is pregnant.
c)
Romeo is going to war.
d)
The families will stop fighting.
14.
Who has sent a letter to Romeo's house?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Benvolio
c)
Mercutio
d)
Peter
15.

Romeo tells the Nurse to have Juliet lie about...

a)

her family name.

b)

going to confession.

c)

her feelings for Paris.

d)

going to the party.

16.
What word would best describe Juliet’s feelings as she waits to hear the message Romeo has sent?
a)
indifferent
b)
confident
c)
impatient
d)
angry
17.

Before the marriage ceremony, what does Friar Lawrence caution Romeo against?

a)

Where to have a honeymoon

b)

Breaking the news to his family

c)

Not too love so much so suddenly

d)

Not to tell his friends Mercutio & Benvolio too soon

18.

Where does the wedding take place?

a)

The wedding takes place at the Capulet house.

b)

The wedding takes place at the Montague house.

c)

The wedding takes place in Friar Lawrence's cell.

d)

The wedding takes place at Friar Lawrence's cottage.

19.
What happens at the end of Act 2, scene 6?
a)
Romeo and Juliet kiss
b)
Romeo and Juliet get married
c)
Romeo and Juliet argue
d)
Romeo and Juliet pray