Romeo & Juliet Act 2 Quiz
Part 1: Multiple Choice--Write the letter of the correct answer for each of the following
questions.
1. In what format is the Act 2 prologue written?
a. a sonnet
b. an aside
c. a song
d. a limerick
2. What literary term is demonstrated by the following line?
“Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie.”
a. simile
b. pun
c. oxymoron
d. personification
3. When Mercutio cannot find Romeo at the beginning of the act, what does Mercutio
assume?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He assumes that Romeo is with Juliet.
He assumes that Romeo has killed himself.
He assumes that Romeo still pines away for Rosaline.
He assumes that Romeo has gone to fight Tybalt.
4. What is the purpose of Mercutio’s bawdy humor?
a.
b.
c.
d.
His jokes are designed to offend Benvolio, who is a wholesome young boy.
His dirty jokes contrast with the religious images Romeo uses to describe love.
His language shows that he is a lower-class person.
His jokes show that he is an atheist who does not believe in God.
5. In this act, who is Romeo’s dramatic foil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Capulet
Nurse
Juliet
Mercutio
6. What does Romeo mean when he says the following line:
“She speaks, yet she says nothing. Her eye discourses.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Juliet is voiceless, yet her thoughts and feelings can be read in her face.
Juliet is speaking, but her voice is so quiet that he cannot hear her.
Juliet is using sign language to communicate with him.
Juliet is speaking, but she is rambling on incoherently.
7. What does Juliet mean when she says the following line:
“Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
a.
b.
c.
d.
She is asking where Romeo is at that moment.
She is asking why Romeo is not with her.
She is wondering why the man she loves has to be Romeo, a member of the Montague family.
She is wondering when she will see Romeo again.
8. What does Romeo mean when he says the following line:
“Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
He means that Juliet will roundhouse kick him in the face if he doesn’t love her.
He means that he is not afraid of fighting Tybalt because he’s ready for action.
He means that there is a danger that Juliet will become too dependent on his love.
He means that a cruel or uncaring glance from Juliet would be more painful than a fight.
9. Why does Juliet bid Romeo to “swear not by the moon”?
a. The moon is too bright, so he might be blinded by it.
b. The moon changes often, and she fears that swearing by it might make his love just as
variable.
c. The night is cloudy, and she fears that he will swear by a moon that is not visible.
d. The morning approaches, and there is no moon for him to swear by.
10. When Juliet says, “I have no joy of this contract tonight,” what does the word
“contract” mean?
a. a kiss
b. a legal document
c. the exchange of lovers’ vows
d. the threat of their future suicide
11. What does Friar Lawrence assume when he discovers that Romeo has been up all
night?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He assumes that Romeo was drinking and reveling with Mercutio and Benvolio.
He assumes that Romeo’s love for Rosaline has left him sleepless.
He assumes that Romeo has spent the night with Rosaline.
He assumes that Romeo spent the evening fighting with the Capulets.
12. Why does Friar Lawrence agree to help Romeo wed Juliet?
a. He believes that Juliet is pregnant with Romeo’s child.
b. He believes that with Juliet’s help, Romeo will forget his love for Rosaline.
c. He hopes that their love will resolve the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues.
d. He fears that if he does not help him, Romeo will attempt suicide.
13. Whom does Mercutio call the “Prince of Cats”?
a. Benvolio
b. Romeo
c. Capulet
d. Tybalt
14. What literary device is used in the following line?
“Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in.”
a. internal rhyme
b. pun
c. allusion
d. metaphor
15. How does Mercutio feel when Romeo begins jesting with him?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He is hurt by Romeo’s insults.
He is impressed by Romeo’s wit.
He is saddened because he believes Romeo is faking his good humor.
He is jealous of Romeo’s skill with words.
16. Which of the following lines demonstrates a malapropism?
a.
b.
c.
d.
“Here’s goodly gear.”
“She will indite him to supper.”
“Commend me to thy lady and mistress.”
“I am so vexed that every part of me quivers.”
17. What does Romeo ask of the Nurse?
a.
b.
c.
d.
He asks her to tell Juliet to meet him by the fountain beside the Capulet mansion.
He asks her to tell Juliet to wait for him on her balcony
He asks her to tell Juliet to go to shrift at Friar Lawrence’s cell so they can marry.
He asks her to ask Juliet to elope to Mantua with him.
18. After she returns from her visit to Romeo, how does the Nurse increase Juliet’s
suspense?
a.
b.
c.
d.
She begins a long, rambling story about her dead daughter Susan.
She complains about her aching bones and her lack of breath.
She recounts all of the insults she endured from Mercutio.
She tells Juliet that she will not give her news of Romeo until after supper.
19. 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
20. What is Friar Lawrence’s fear as Act 2 ends?
a. He fears that the swiftness and violence of Romeo & Juliet’s love will produce a violent end.
b. He fears that Tybalt will try to interfere with Romeo & Juliet’s wedding ceremony.
c. He fears that Romeo will forget his love for Juliet as quickly as he forgot his love for
Rosaline.
d. He fears that Montague and Capulet will seek revenge on him for helping Romeo & Juliet.