1.Which statement best describes a theme, or message about life and people, conveyed by the events in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
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Hatred between two families can rob people of what they hold
dearest.
Young people in love are foolish and totally irresponsible.
Love is fleeting and must be pursued at all costs. Misunderstandings can happen at any age and must be forgiven.
2.Dramatic irony occurs when a character on stage is not aware of something the audience or reader knows to be true. In Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet, why are the following lines of Romeo dramatically ironic?
Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death's pale flag is not advancèd there.
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Death is associated with a pale flag rather than a black one. Unknown to Romeo, Juliet is not really dead.
Romeo hopes against hope that Juliet may still be alive.
Romeo realizes that the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues will never end.
3.Read the following dialogue from Act IV, Scene 2 from Romeo and Juliet:
Capulet: So many guests invite as here are writ.-- [Exit first Servant.]
Sirrah, go hire me twenty cunning cooks.
Second Servant: You shall have none ill, sir; for I’ll try if they can lick their fingers.
Capulet: How canst thou try them so?
Second Servant: Marry, sir, ‘tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers: therefore he that cannot lick his fingers goes not with me.
How does Shakespeare’s use of comic relief impact this scene?
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It provides a venue to show how Capulet treats his wife.
It highlights Capulet’s friendship with and respect for his servants. It demonstrates Capulet's deep affection for Juliet.
It adds lightheartedness to the stressful preparation of the wedding
4.Read the following line from Romeo’s monologue in Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, where Shakespeare employs personification:
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou her maid art far more fair than she: Be not her maid, since she is envious...
In this quote, Romeo refers to Juliet as the sun and Rosaline as the moon. What does Romeo intend to say in these lines?
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Romeo says he is now in love with Juliet instead of Rosaline. Romeo says that Rosaline is more beautiful than Juliet. Romeo says that Juliet is envious of Rosaline.
Romeo says he has love for Juliet and Rosaline.
5.What is the effect of the metaphor in the following line from Romeo’s speech to Juliet from Act I, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?
If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine,
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It exaggerates the fact that Romeo is looking for love and that he
thinks Juliet is the answer.
It creates a vivid picture of Romeo holding Juliet’s hand in readers’ minds.
It shows that Romeo feels that he does not deserve to be in Juliet's presence.
It creates suspense because readers wonder what happens next between Romeo and Juliet.
6.Read Capulet’s speech from Act IV, Scene 2, as he plans for the wedding:
Tush, I will stir about,
And all things shall be well, I warrant thee, wife: Go thou to Juliet, help to deck up her;
I’ll not to bed to-night; --let me alone;
I’ll play the housewife for this once. --What, Ho! -- They are all forth: well, I will walk myself
To County Paris, to prepare him up
Against to-morrow: my heart is wondrous light Since this same wayward girl is so reclaim’d.
How does this example of dramatic irony create tension?
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Readers know that Juliet will obey her father's wishes. Readers know that Juliet has no plans to marry Paris.
Readers know that Capulet looks forward to his daughter’s marriage to Paris.
Readers know that Capulet plans to continue the Capulet-Montague feud.
7.After he is wounded in Act III, Scene 1, Mercutio says to Romeo, "Why the devil came you between us? I / was hurt under your arm." Which of the following is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
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I am so badly wounded that I feel I will die.
Why did you interfere? Your arm allowed him to stab me. Why has the devil caused me bad fortune?
Your arm could not save me, Romeo.
8.What can readers infer from the following quote from Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo: O, be gone!
By heaven, I love thee better than myself; For I come hither arm’d against myself: Stay not, be gone;--live, and hereafter say, A madman’s mercy bid thee run away.
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Romeo plans to kill Paris.
Romeo attempts to confuse Paris. Romeo tells Paris that he loves Juliet. Romeo does not plan to fight with Paris.
9.Which of the following quotes spoken by Friar Lawrence shows the strongest example of how he advances the plot over the course of Romeo and Juliet?
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“God pardon sin! wast thou with Rosaline?”
“Hence from Verona art thou banished: / Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.”
“Ah, Juliet, I already know thy grief; / It strains me past the compass of my wits: / I hear thou must, and nothing may prorogue it, / On Thursday next be married to this county.”
“Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off:”
10.Which event in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet does the Prologue foreshadow?
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the deaths of Romeo and Juliet the marriage of Romeo and Juliet the deaths of Paris and Romeo the marriage of Paris and Juliet
the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
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1. The statement that best describes a theme conveyed by the events in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is: Hatred between two families can rob people of what they hold dearest.
2. The following lines of Romeo are dramatically ironic because: Unknown to Romeo, Juliet is not really dead.
3. Shakespeare's use of comic relief impacts this scene by: It adds lightheartedness to the stressful preparation of the wedding.
4. In the quote, Romeo refers to Juliet as the sun and Rosaline as the moon, intending to say: Romeo says he is now in love with Juliet instead of Rosaline.
5. The effect of the metaphor in the line from Romeo’s speech to Juliet is: It creates a vivid picture of Romeo holding Juliet’s hand in readers’ minds.
6. This example of dramatic irony creates tension because: Readers know that Juliet has no plans to marry Paris.
7. The best paraphrase of Mercutio's words "Why the devil came you between us? I / was hurt under your arm." is: Why did you interfere? Your arm allowed him to stab me.
8. Readers can infer from the quote by Romeo in Act V, Scene 3 that: Romeo does not plan to fight with Paris.
9. The quote spoken by Friar Lawrence that shows the strongest example of how he advances the plot is: “Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off:”
10. The event in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet that the Prologue foreshadows is: the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
11.What does loathsome mean as it is used in the following lines from Act IV, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet: Or, if I live, is it not very like
The horrible conceit of death and night, Together with the terror of this place,--
As in a vault, an ancient receptacle,
Where, for this many hundred years, the bones Of all my buried ancestors are pack’d;
Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth
Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say, At some hours in the night spirits resort;--
Alack, alack, it is not like that I,
So early waking,--what with loathsome smells, And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth, That living mortals, hearing them, run mad;
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horrible different sharp aromatic
12.Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
The child’s wild behavior marred the quiet dinner for the guests.
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enabled hindered shamed spoiled
13.Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
The track team’s coach managed to procure a sponsor for the upcoming trip, enabling all runners to attend.
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grant hire obtain prioritize
14.Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. The country doctor prepared a cordial for the ill farmer.
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surgery bad news speech medicine
15.What does scourge mean as it is used in the following lines from Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?
Prince: This letter doth make good the friar’s words, Their course of love, the tidings of her death:
And here he writes that he did buy a poison
Of a poor ‘pothecary, and therewithal
Came to this vault to die, and lie with Juliet.-- Where be these enemies?--Capulet,--Montague,-- See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
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inconvenience power punishment result
16.What does pestilence mean as it is used in the following lines from Act V, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet?
Friar John: Going to find a barefoot brother out,
One of our order, to associate me,
Here in this city visiting the sick,
And finding him, the searchers of the town,
Suspecting that we both were in a house Where the infectious pestilence did reign,
Seal’d up the doors, and would not let us forth; So that my speed to Mantua there was stay’d.
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danger enemy plague thoughts
17.Which word means the same as scathe as it is used in these lines from Act I, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet: Go to, go to!
You are a saucy boy. Is’t so, indeed?
The trick may chance to scathe you,I know what: You must contrary me! marry, ‘tis time.
Well said, my hearts!
You are a princox; go:
Be quiet, or--More light, more light! For shame! I’ll make you quiet. What! cheerly, my hearts.
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assist harm help worry
18.Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. How could anyone do such a vile and cowardly act?
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bad
regular fearful unexpected
19.Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
Evan as a small boy, Zack had quite a prodigious appetite, eating seven meals a day.
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enormous healthy small strange
11. What does loathsome mean as it is used in the context of the lines from Act IV, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet? In this context, "loathsome" means horrible.
12. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. The child’s wild behavior marred the quiet dinner for the guests. The word that best matches the word in italics is spoiled.
13. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. The track team’s coach managed to procure a sponsor for the upcoming trip, enabling all runners to attend. The word that best matches the word in italics is obtain.
14. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. The country doctor prepared a cordial for the ill farmer. The word that best matches the word in italics is medicine.
15. What does scourge mean as it is used in the context of the lines from Act V, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet? In this context, "scourge" means punishment.
16. What does pestilence mean as it is used in the context of the lines from Act V, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet? In this context, "pestilence" means plague.
17. Which word means the same as scathe as it is used in these lines from Act I, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet? The word that means the same as scathe in this context is harm.
18. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. How could anyone do such a vile and cowardly act? The word that best matches the word in italics is bad.
19. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics. Even as a small boy, Zack had quite a prodigious appetite, eating seven meals a day. The word that best matches the word in italics is enormous.