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Romeo And Juliet Act 2
Test Description: Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which character speaks the following lines? O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art as glorious to this night, being o'er my head, as a winged messenger of heaven.
A
Mercutio
B
Benvolio
C
Romeo
D
Juliet
2) Which character speaks the following lines? Though his face be better than any man's, yet his leg excels all men's; and for a hand an foot, and a body, though they be not to be talked on, yet they are past compare.
A
Friar Laurence
B
Tybalt
C
Nurse
D
Romeo
3) In the balcony scene, Juliet says, What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, nor face. O, be some other name belonging to a man. What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.
A
It is wrong to fall in love with a Montague
B
Montague is an unimportant name in Verona
C
Romeo's name is an accident of birth, not an essential part of him
D
Romeo should take her last name when they marry
4) Juliet quickly admits her love to Romeo because -
A
she is not a flirt
B
she is sure his love is true
C
she wants to marry him
D
he has overheard her thinking aloud about her love for him
5) What do Juliet and Romeo decide to do about their love?
A
They plan to have Friar Laurence marry them
B
The Montagues will hide Juliet in their home after the couple has married
C
They plan to marry, with their parents' permission, when Juliet turns sixteen
D
The nurse will lead them out of Verona, away from the Montague and Capulet clans
6) Tybalt sends a letter to Lord Montague and tells him -
A
he will spy for the Montague family if he can marry Rosaline
B
he is angry because of jokes Mercutio makes about him
C
he has a feud to settle with Lord Montague's son, Romeo
D
Juliet will marry him with the permission of Lord Capulet
7) Mercutio engages Romeo in conversation about fashion in order to -
A
convince Romeo to send a letter to the Capulet house
B
let Romeo speak about Juliet's beauty
C
prove to Benvolio that Romeo is intelligent
D
have Romeo match wits with him
8) The purpose of the humor rising from the nurse's comic character is to
A
provide relief from the tragedy
B
indicate that Juliet's servants are foolish
C
display Shakespeare's wit
D
suggest that love has a funny side
9) In Act 2, the action focuses on the plans of Romeo and Juliet. When the nurse brings Juliet the message from Romeo, the Nurse intensifies the moment by -
A
refusing to pass on the message until she has been properly tipped
B
going on and on about her plans, thus leaving Juliet in suspense
C
giving the message to Juliet's mother instead of Juliet herself
D
betraying Romeo and encouraging Juliet to marry Paris
10) Friar Laurence scolds Romeo because -
A
Romeo is so changeable in love
B
Romeo has been unfaithful to Rosaline
C
Juliet is too young to marry
D
Romeo is causing trouble by wooing Juliet
11) What is one key to reading blank verse?
A
find the rhythm and be sure to emphasize stressed and unstressed syllables
B
read each though or phrase separately, and always pause at the end of the line
C
watch for the rhymes that signal that something important is going to happen
D
pay attention to punctuation rather than to line endings
12) In agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence shows that he -
A
favors young lovers
B
looks beyond the immediate crowd
C
makes independent judgements
D
dislikes the Capulets
13) Benvolio and Mercutio are concerned about the letter that has arrived at Romeo's father's house because they -
A
are worried that Romeo is dead
B
know Romeo is too distracted to fight well
C
doubt Romeo's ability to win a duel with Tybalt
D
think Romeo should wait to get married
14) Benvolio serves as a foil for Mertutio because Benvolio is more -
A
serious
B
playful
C
talkative
D
romantic
15) The contrasts between Romeo's character and those of both Friar Laurence and Mercutio help to emphasize Romeo's attitude about -
A
death
B
dancing
C
love
D
dueling
16) What makes Romeo's love for Juliet different from his love for Rosaline?
A
Unlike Rosaline, Juliet returns Romeo's love
B
Romeo is less certain about his love for Rosaline
C
Romeo has known Juliet longer than he has known Rosaline
D
Unlike Rosaline, Juliet is a Capulet
17) Act 2 is mainly about -
A
Friar Laurence's hesitation concerning Romeo's marriage
B
Romeo and Juliet's decision to get married
C
Benvolio and Mercutio's impatience with Romeo
D
Juliet's growing impatience with her nurse
18) Why does Friar Laurence advise Romeo to love moderately just before Juliet arrives?
A
He has seen Romeo in and out of love before and hopes Romeo is not acting too hastily.
B
It is his duty as a Friar to advise caution and moderation in all things
C
He assumes there will be trouble between the families because of the marriage and doesn't want Romeo to forget that
D
He is doubtful as to whether Juliet will show up and wants to prepare Romeo for possible disappointment
19) Blank verse is -
A
unrhymed verse in iambic pentameter
B
poetry with no structure and no rhyme
C
the only type of poetry Shakespeare used throughout his plays
D
a type of long poem often used for plays
20) When a character delivers a soliloquy, he or she -
A
speaks from behind a curtain to somewhere offstage
B
directs his or her thoughts to other characters onstage
C
describes an event that is related to, but not part of, the dialogue in the play
D
expresses private thoughts to the audience
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