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Quiz on Romeo & Juliet -- Form A
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- According to the Prologue of the play, it took
Shakespeare's company to two hours to perform the play
T or F
- At what point in his career did Shakespeare write
Romeo & Juliet?
A.) early
B.) mid-career
C.) late in his career
- The basic appeal of Romeo and Juliet is
the insight it provides of the courtship patterns of people in the sixteenth
century.
T or F
- The immediate source for the play was a poem by Arthur Brooke.
According to the prologue of the poem, how did Brooke feel about the kids?
A.) He thought they were victims of parental tyranny.
B.) He believed their love was transcendent
C.) He thought that they needed to listen more closely to the Nurse.
D.) He found their behavior consistently wrong and worthy of condemnation.
E.) None of the above.
- Romeo & Juliet on the stage often emphasizes the differences
between groups, based on race, religion, politics, etc.
How does the text of the play deal with these same differences?
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- For the servants of the two households in the opening
lines of the play, the feud is deadly serious.
T or F
- What is an oxymoron? Give an example from
the play.
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- Romeo loves Juliet from the beginning of the play.
T or F
- Why is the Italian poet Petrarch important to this
play?
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- Why did young gentlewomen wear masks when they
went out?
A.) They could flirt with anyone recognizing them.
B.) The sight of a woman's face was considered too sexually provocative.
C.) To keep from getting sunburned
D.) They wanted to hide their identities
E.) None of the above
- Why does Romeo agree to crash Capulet's party?
A.) He does it on a dare.
B.) He figures he has nothing to lose.
C.) He goes to catch sight of Juliet.
D.) He wants to cause trouble for the Capulets.
E.) He goes to see his current girlfriend.
- The first speech between Romeo and Juliet takes
what poetic form?
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- In the balcony scene Juliet's solution to the feud
of their families is to simply change their family names.
T or F
- Who says, "I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as
far/ As that vast shore washed with the furthest sea, I should adventure for
such merchandise"?
A.) Mercutio
B.) Benvolio
C.) Juliet
D.) Romeo
E.) Nurse
- Explain what this passage refers to?
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- Mercutio teases the Nurse because
A.) she dresses and behaves in a pretentious manner
B.) he is attracted to her
C.) he resents Romeo’s love for Juliet
D.) she is a member of the Capulet clan
E.) all of the above
- After the death of Tybalt and Mercutio, who argues
before the Prince that Romeo should be put to death?
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- After the death of Tybalt, what does Juliet send
to Romeo that restores his faith in her love for him?
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- . Who says, "I am the drudge, and labor in your delight,/
But you shall bear the burden soon at night"?
A.) Nurse
B.) Juliet
C.) Mercutio
D.) Romeo
E.) Capulet
- Who says, "Thank me no thankings, no proud
me no prouds"
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- When Juliet meets Paris at the friar's cell, why does Paris
believe Juliet is flirting with him?
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- Explain how one of the videos you saw differed
from the original text in the treatment of the balcony scene.
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- Juliet has no problem taking the potion Friar Lawrence
gives her
T or F
- Explain how Shakespeare changes the language of the play
when the Capulets, the Nurse and Paris discover the supposedly dead Juliet?
A.) They change to formal lamentation.
B.) Simple words of sorrow, such as "alas" or "woeful,"
are repeated frequently
C.) The language of their grieving seems emotional removed from the audience.
D.) Shakespeare significantly changes the way the characters have spoken up
to this point.
E.) All of the above.
- When Romeo sees Juliet's body in the tomb, she appears almost
life-like. To what does Romeo attribute this condition?
A.) The poison has preserved her body.
B.) Death keeps her as his lover.
C.) It's evidence her soul is in heaven
D.) Tybalt's curse is affecting his eyesight
E.) None of the above
- Describe what dramatic irony is and
give one example
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- (Extra Credit) What's the oxymoron in the last
20 lines of the play?
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