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Romeo and Juliet: Unit Test
Romeo and Juliet: Unit Test
Maria Haug-Eoff is taking this assessment.
Multiple Choice
1.
The central idea in Act V of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet concerns the
blindness of love.
dangers of disobedience
evils of money.
power of chance.
2. In act 4, scene 5, when Friar Lawrence enters, he says, "Come, is the bride ready to go to church?" Why
is this line dramatically ironic?
He is late for the wedding service.
He knows that Juliet has fallen into a deep sleep that resembles death.
He knows that Juliet is already at the church.
He realizes that Paris must have fled to Mantua.
3. Which of the following quotes from act 4, scene 5, illustrates Shakespeare’s use of comic relief to show
an atypical reaction to Juliet’s apparent death?
Nurse: Alas, alas!—Help, help! My lady's dead! / O, well-a-day that ever was I born!
Capulet: Ha! let me see her:—out alas! she's cold; / Her blood is settled, and her joints are
stiff; / Life and these lips have long been separated: / Death lies on her like an untimely frost
/ Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
Nurse: Honest good fellows, ah, put up, put up; / For well you know this is a pitiful case.
Second Musician: I say ‘silver sound’ because musicians sound for silver.
4.
Read the following excerpt from Mercutio’s monologue about Queen Mab, bringer of dreams:
... she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone
On the fore-finger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Athwart men’s noses as they lie asleep;
What is the effect of Shakespeare’s use of imagery?
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It creates a vivid description of Queen Mab for readers.
It sets a formal tone to Mercutio’s dream description.
It explains the reason Shakespeare includes Queen Mab.
It compares Queen Mab with the “fore-finger of an alderman.”
5.
Read the following line from act 4, scene 5, when Capulet speaks of his daughter’s apparent death:
Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
How does Shakespeare use a simile to emphasize the tragedy of the apparent death?
By comparing Juliet to a flower, Capulet emphasizes that she is too young to die.
By comparing Juliet to a flower, Capulet emphasizes that she is too beautiful to die.
By comparing Juliet to a flower with frost on it, Capulet emphasizes that Juliet’s body is cold.
By comparing Juliet to a flower with frost on it, Capulet emphasizes that he has lost the best
daughter in the land.
6.
Read Capulet’s speech from act 4, 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?
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.
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7. After he is wounded in 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?
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 5, scene 3?
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.
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. Note: The item below has been reviewed and is scheduled to be updated. All students will
receive full credit for any response to the following.
Which of the following quotes from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet shows how Friar Lawrence advances
the plot over the course of the play?
“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.
What event do Benvolio's lines from the opening of act 3, scene 1, hint at, or foreshadow?
And, if we meet, we shall not 'scape a brawl,
For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.
the conversation the young men have later about Benvolio's quick temper
the argument Juliet has with her father
the fight in which Mercutio and Tybalt are killed
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the duel in which Romeo is killed
11.
What does headstrong mean as it is used in the following lines from act 4, scene 2?
[Enter Juliet.]
Capulet: How now, my headstrong! where have you been gadding?”
Juliet: Where I have learn’d me to repent the sin
Of disobedient opposition
To you and your behests; and I am enjoin’d
By holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here,
To beg your pardon:--pardon, I beseech you!
Henceforward I am ever rul’d by you.
brave
intelligent
strong
willful
Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
12.
The cloudy skies did not bode well for the day’s planned picnic.
answer
predict
pretend
state
13.
After sitting quietly for two hours through the tedious presentation, we were relieved when it ended.
colorful
dull
humorous
important
The item below has been reviewed and is scheduled to be updated. All students will receive full credit for any
response to the following.
14.
The new employee was given a cordial greeting by her new coworkers, leaving her optimistic about her
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job.
hesitant
indifferent
warm
stimulating
15.
What does sepulchre mean as it is used in the following lines from act 5, scene 3?
Friar: Romeo! [Advances.] Alack, alack! what blood is this which stains
The stony entrance of this sepulchre?—
What means these masterless and gory swords
To lie discolour’d by this place of peace?
building
church
graveyard
tomb
16.
What does apothecary mean as it is used in these lines from act 5, scene 3?
Romeo: Arms, take your last embrace! and, lips, O you
The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss
A dateless bargain to engrossing death!-Come, bitter conduct, come, unsavoury guide!
Thou desperate pilot, not at once run on
The dashing rocks they sea-sick weary bark!
Here’s to my love!
[Drinks.]
--O true apothecary!
Thy drugs are quick.--Thus with a kiss I die.
assistant
guardian
pharmacist
savior
17.
Which word means the same as valiant is used in these lines from act 1, scene 3?
Lady Capulet: Well, think of marriage now: younger than you,
Here in Verona, ladies of esteem,
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Are made already mothers: by my count
I was your mother much upon these years
That you are now a maid. Thus, then, in brief;-The valiant Paris seeks you for his love.
adventurous
brave
kind
wise
For questions 18-19, choose the word that best matches the word in italics.
18.
Due to the vile behavior of some of the students, the field trip was postponed.
bad
regular
silly
unexpected
19.
Tatiana entreated her parents to take her to the amusement park for her birthday.
asked
begged
demanded
wanted
Short Essay – Choose one of the following essay prompts.
Note: Your teacher will grade your responses for all parts of question 20, to ensure that you receive proper credit for
your answers.
20. I. In act 4, scene 1, Juliet cries, “O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris . . . And I will do it without fear or
doubt.”
Both Romeo and Juliet seek out Friar Lawrence for counsel during their difficulties. How does he affect their
decisions, and eventually, the outcome of the play? Write an essay analyzing the cause-and-effect relationship
between the two lovers and Friar Lawrence. You may want to address why Friar Lawrence marries the two in the
first place, and the results of his advice throughout the story. The introduction of your essay should include an
attention-getter and thesis statement. The body of your essay should explore how and why Friar Lawrence
orchestrates many of the developments in the plot. Close your essay with an overall conclusion, including a
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restatement of the thesis.
II. In the end, Paris and Romeo, both of whom loved Juliet, are dead. The two characters, however, are very
different. Write an essay comparing and contrasting the two men. The introduction of your essay should include an
attention-getter and thesis statement. The body of your essay should provide examples of similarities and
differences regarding their attitudes toward love, traditions, and fidelity, as well as their actions. Close your essay
with an overall conclusion, including a restatement of the thesis.
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