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1. After the party at the Capulet house, Mercutio and Benvolio
A. are worried about Romeo’s interest in Juliet.
B. assume that Romeo still pines for Rosaline.
C. wonder why Romeo has suddenly cheered up.
D. feel angry because Romeo has deserted them.
2. When Romeo sees Juliet at her window, he compares her to
A. the night.
B. a flower.
C. the sunrise.
D. a bird.
3. In the speech that begins “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” Juliet
expresses the idea that
A. she will seek far and wide to find her Romeo.
B. her love for Romeo can only lead to disaster.
C. no man’s love for her can ever equal the love she feels for Romeo.
D. true love is more important than loyalty to a family name.
4. When Mercutio and Benvolio meet on the street the morning after the party, their
conversation reveals that
A. Tybalt is not to be taken seriously.
B. Tybalt has challenged Romeo to a duel.
C. Romeo has surprised Tybalt with his boldness.
D. Romeo has been seriously injured by Rosaline.
5. Mercutio realizes that Romeo has lost his gloomy mood when
A. Romeo stays away from home all night.
B. Romeo engages in lively word play with him.
C. Juliet’s nurse arrives seeking Romeo.
D. Romeo says that “his business was great.”
6. In Act 2, Scene 2, after Juliet’s speech from her balcony, Romeo turns to the audience
and says, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” This is an example of
A. a soliloquy
B. an aside
C. an entreaty
D. a sonnet
7. How does Romeo manage to see Juliet after the party?
8. Why does Friar Laurence agree to do as Romeo wishes?
9. What is the subject of Tybalt’s letter to Romeo?
10. Rewrite the following in modern English:
“Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash,
too unadvised, too sudden; too like lightning, which doth cease to be ere
one can say ‘It lightens.’ “