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Romeo & Juliet: Act 2

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
To what does Romeo NOT compare Juliet in his first speech in scene 2, lines 2-3?
a)
a light in the dark
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a rose
2.
Who is the first to mention marriage?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
3.
What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day?
a)
a message with a love poem
b)
a message about his love
c)
a message when and where to meet
d)
a message with a marriage proposal
4.
How does the image of the pet bird foreshadow death?
a)
The bird symbolizes how Romeo and Juliet's love soars.
b)
The pet bird is kept in a cage, much like Juliet.
c)
The bird is a black crow.
d)

Juliet may squeeze the bird too tightly and kill it.

5.
At the beginning of scene 3, what is Frair Lawrence doing?
a)
gathering herbs and flowers
b)
praying to pilgrims
c)
reading a book about herbology
d)
eating and drinking with pilgrims
6.
When Romeo appears in scene 4, Benvolio and Mercutio are discussing who Queen Mab is and what relation she has to dreams.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

How does Mercutio treat the Nurse?

a)

He makes rude jokes about her.

b)

He mistakenly thinks that she is Rosaline.

c)

He adores her and wants her to be his mom.

d)

He mistakes her for Juliet's mom.

8.

The Nurse is in charge of convincing Friar Lawrence to marry Romeo and Juliet.

a)
True
b)
False
9.

What does Juliet say she would do if she knew Romeo loved her?

a)

Give up her Capulet name

b)

Marry him

c)

Reject Paris's proposal

d)

Leave Verona forever

10.

What does Romeo wish for, as he watches Juliet lean her cheek on her hand?

a)

For her to be his wife

b)

To be a ring upon her finger

c)

That he could be kissing that cheek

d)

To be a glove upon her hand

11.

How does Friar Lawrence regard Romeo's love for Juliet

a)

He is excited that Romeo has finally found happiness.

b)

He is thrilled that Romeo has stopped pining for Rosaline.

c)

He worries that Juliet doesn't feel the same.

d)

He doubts the sincerity of Romeo's feelings.

12.

How will Juliet sneak away to Friar Lawrence's cell?

a)

By wearing a mask

b)

By pretending to go to confession

c)

By having the Nurse create a diversion

d)

By leaving the house at night

13.

Who challenges Romeo to a duel?

a)

Capulet

b)

Tybalt

c)

Benevolio

d)

Samson

14.

In the famous "balcony" scene, when Juliet says "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (Act II, Sc. 2, line 33), what is she asking?

a)

Where is Romeo?

b)

Where is the night?

c)

Why don’t you like art?

d)

Why are you Romeo, a Montague?

15.

Why does the Friar finally agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

He is about to quit being a priest anyway

b)

He can see how much Romeo truly loves Juliet

c)

He believes it will bring the families together again

d)

He does not agree to marry them

16.

"To show excessive fondness for"

a)

feign

b)

vile

c)

dote

d)

vex

17.

According to Friar Lawrence, how are humans like plants?

a)

They both need sunlight and water to grow.

b)

Humans need to eat plants to survive.

c)

They both have medicine and poison; they're both capable of good and bad

d)

They both can heal the sick and curse the evil.

18.

When the audience knows information that the characters in the play do not know is called:

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

An aside

c)

A soliloquy

d)

Situational Irony

19.

What is the main idea of the prologue in Act II?

a)

Discusses Romeo and his star-crossed relationship with Juliet

b)

Reminds us of the prologue before Act I

c)

Provides the audience with a short break

d)

Gives the Chorus an introduction to the play

20.

"To pretend"

a)

feign

b)

vile

c)

dote

d)

vex

21.

Who does Friar Lawrence believe Romeo was with the night before?

a)

His parents

b)

Mercutio

c)

Juliet

d)

Rosaline

22.
Who speaks these lines? 
Therefore love moderately: long love doth so;/ Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Benvolio
c)
Mercutio
23.

Tybalt is a...

a)

Montague

b)

Capulet

c)

Neutral

24.

Which of these events in Act II is the most important development in the plot?

a)

the search for Romeo by Benvolio and Mercutio

b)

the arrival of Tybalt's letter at the Montagues' house

c)

Romeo and Juliet's decision to get married

d)

Friar Lawrence's discovery of an unusual plot

25.

What point does Juliet make when she says, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."

a)

She thinks Romeo has a sweet sounding name.

b)

She wishes that Romeo would change his name.

c)

She loves Romeo even though he is a Montague.

d)

The blossoming love she feels for Romeo is like a blooming rose.

26.

Which phrase best describes the personality of Mercutio?

a)

love-sick

b)

arrogant

c)

impertinent

d)

withdrawn

27.

In Act II, which character has a role most parallel to that of Friar Lawrence?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Mercutio

c)

the Nurse

d)

Peter

28.

In scene 1, Mercutio and Benvolio are looking for Romeo. How do they try to get him to come out of hiding?

a)

They call out to him and pretend Rosaline is nearby.

b)

They threaten to tell his parents about Juliet.

c)

They send out a pack of dogs to sniff him out.

d)

They cry out in pain as if they are being attacked.

29.

Romeo arranges to send a man to the nurse with ----------.

a)

ropes to make a ladder for climbing up to Juliet's room.

b)

ropes to tie up the guards beneath Juliet's room.

c)

money to use as a bribe for the guards outside Juliet's room.

d)

money for grand escape from Verona.

30.

What is humorous (funny) about the scene 5 when the Nurse returns to Juliet?

a)

The Nurse accidentally breaks wind.

b)

The Nurse continues to delay the news of Romeo's response.

c)

The Nurse lies to Juliet about Romeo's response.

d)

Juliet tells the Nurse that she is already over Romeo.

31.
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
32.
What does the following line mean?
He jests at scars that never felt a wound

a)
Mercutio jokes about love becasue he has never been in love.
b)
Romeo jokes about love because he has never been in love.
c)
Tybalt jokes about fighting because he has never been injured.
d)
Benvolio jokes about fighting because he has never been injured.
33.

How does Romeo say that he made his way into Juliet's orchard?

a)

He flew on the wings of love.

b)

He climbed without even thinking

c)

He ran so fast away from Mercutio and Benvolio that he accidentally ended up there.

d)

He climbed up the rope she had hanging down.

34.

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.

35.

Tybalt sends a letter to challenge Romeo to a duel. Mercutio describes Tybalt's fighting skills as:

a)

rudimentary

b)

dutiful

c)

skillful

d)

good looking