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WorksheetsR&J Act 2 Quiz
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 49mins
Who gets the message for Juliet?
Peter
Tybalt
Mercutio
The Nurse
Who is known as the "Prince of Cats"?
Mercutio
Benvolio
Paris
Tybalt
T/F Act 2 begins with a Prologue?
true
false
What does Friar Lawrence say while out gathering plants?
He talks of the beauty in nature and its flowers.
He talks of the God-given grace of early mornings and the brightness of the sun.
He talks of the power of plants and their medicinal value - being healing or poisonous.
He talks of his commitment to God and his appreciation of nature.
Who does Friar Lawrence think has kept him up all night?
Lady Capulet
Juliet
Nurse
Rosaline
Who does Mercutio lash out to with mockery and insults?
(hint - accompanied by Peter)
Benvolio
Nurse
Tybalt
Romeo
In the opening of the scene, Juliet is anxiously awaiting news from Romeo but the nurse is taking her time by -
claiming she is out of breath
complaining of her aches and pains
having a headache
questioning where her mother is
all of the above
Where will Romeo be waiting for Juliet?
the garden
at his chamber
Friar Lawrence's cell
beneath her balcony
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" is an example of Iambic Pentameter.
True
False
"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,..." is an example of Iambic Pentameter.
False
True
"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!" is an example of
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
Personification
"The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,..." is an example of
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
Personification
"Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies and make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine with the repetition of 'My Romeo!'" is an example of
Simile
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
During the times of Romeo and Juliet, an apothecary was considered a modern day
priest
farmer
pharmacist
doctor
Juliet: A thousand times good night!
Which figurative language is being used above? Think carefully.
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Juliet: I have no joy of this contract (engagement) tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; too like the lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say it lightens."
Which figurative language is being used above? Read it carefully.
Pun
Simile
Oxymoron
Personification
Friar Lawrence: These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder (gunpowder).
What figurative language is being used above. Click THREE that apply. Think carefully.
oxymoron
metaphor
foreshadow
simile
This is an example of:
"Hence will I to my ghostly friar's close cell,
His help to crave, and my dear hap to tell."
pun
oxymoron
couplet
monologue
What does Friar Laurence caution Romeo about before Juliet arrives?
To love moderately
To stay and get married quickly
To stay away from the Capulets
To watch out for Tybalt
What does this quote mean:
What's in a name?
That which we call a rose
By any other name
would smell as sweet;
A name doesn't matter- she's great
A rose is just a flower; I'll just move on to another girl.
Roses don't smell that great, but whomever she is, is great.
A rose would smell just as good if called by another name- name isn't important
Who says, “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”
Lord Capulet
Paris
Juliet
Romeo
Who says, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
Juliet
Romeo
Nurse
Paris
Who wants to marry Juliet, besides Romeo?
Nobody
Mercutio
Tybalt
Paris
Who threatens Romeo that he better not mess with Juliet’s feelings?
Lord Capulet
Lady Capulet
Paris
Nurse
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo offers him a lot of money.
He doesn't like Paris, and doesn't think Juliet should marry him.
He is obliged by the laws of the church to marry anyone who asks him.
He hopes that it will help to end the feud between the families.
What about the Nurse's behavior frustrates Juliet in Act II, Scene 5?
she arrives late
she withholds information to keep Juliet in suspense
she tells Juliet that she would be better off without Romeo
she delivers bad news
When Juliet first appears on her balcony, Romeo compares her to three things. What are those three things in order?
the sun, the stars, an angel
the moon, the stars, an angel
an angel, the sun, the stars
a glove, a doe, the sun
Who says, "that I were a glove upon that hand?"
Romeo
Juliet
Tybalt
Mercutio
Why is Juliet embarrassed that Romeo overheard her talking on the balcony?
She had been thinking about Paris instead of Romeo.
She was speaking ill of the Montagues and Romeo.
She feels "sick and pale with grief: in comparison to the moon.
She had just confessed her feelings for Romeo.
What are Romeo and Juliet doing at the end of Act II?
eloping
walking through Verona
looking for Friar Laurence
getting married
