Shakespeare, Module 4: Romeo and Juliet
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Date:___________________________
Circle the correct answer.
1.The nurse in Romeo and Juliet embodies _____.
A)sexuality
C) the lower class
B) friendship
D) the material world
2.The number of coincidences in Romeo and Juliet _____.
A) detract from the power of the story
B) give the play a sense of inevitability
C) make the play much more interesting to watch
D) is similar to the number of coincidences in Oedipus Rex
3.Romeo and Juliet are not truly tragic figures because they _____.
A) do not suffer a reversal of fortune
B) are both dead by the end of the play
C) bring healing to each of their families
D) do not experience uncommon suffering
4.Where does Romeo first meet Juliet?
A) at a masked ball
C) at a meeting with Friar Lawrence
B) in the streets of Verona
D) on the balcony overlooking the gardens
5.Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet in hopes of ending the feud
between the two families.
A) true
B) false
6.Who advises Juliet to fake her death to avoid her marriage to Paris?
A) Nurse
C) Friar Lawrence
B) Romeo
D) Prince of Verona
7.Shakespeare expanded the roles of two characters in his version of Romeo and Juliet.
Those two characters were _____.
A) Paris and Mercutio
B) Mercutio and Nurse
C) Lady Capulet and Nurse
D) Friar Lawrence and Tybalt
8.Which of the following is a recurring poetic image in Romeo and Juliet?
A) rose
C) angel
B) light
D) heaven
9.A character that acts as a contrast to another character is _____.
A) a foil
C) a symbol
B) a hero
D) an archetype