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QUIZ 2 – ROMEO AND JULIET ACT II

Multiple Choice /5

Circle the correct answer.

1. “Juliet is the sun” (2.2 3) is an example of

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Soliloquy
d) Oxymoron

2. The prologue for Act II provides us with important information. Circle the response
below that IS NOT revealed to us in the prologue.

a) Love will lend Romeo and Juliet power

b) Romeo and Juliet will be married by the Friar
c) Romeo is over his love of Rosaline and has moved on
d) Romeo and Juliet have limited access to see one another

3. Identify the event that DOES NOT occur in Act II, scene 1.

a) Benvolio and Mercutio search for Romeo

b) Benvolio and Mercutio mock Romeo’s love
c) Romeo avoids his friends by hiding behind a pillar
d) Romeo overhears his friends’ comments about Rosaline

4. Identify the response that IS NOT indicated to us by the following phrase, “Wisely, and
slow. They stumble that run fast” (2.3 97).

a) An instance of foreshadowing
b) Suggests waiting would be wise
c) Refers to Romeo’s impulsive behaviour
d) Suggests Romeo rushing into marriage with Juliet is wise

5. Identify the response that IS NOT part of “the plan” for the wedding between Romeo and
Juliet.

a) The Nurse will marry Romeo and Juliet

b) The wedding will occur in the Friar’s cell
c) The wedding takes place in the afternoon
d) Juliet will be absolved of her sins
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Short answer /9

Answer in complete sentences in the space provided below.

6. What is a flaw in Romeo’s character? Name one and provide an example of this
behaviour being exhibited. /2

7. Why is the danger of haste highlighted throughout Act II? /3

8. In the prologue for Act II, the Chorus says,

Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie

And young affections gapes to be his heir;

Who is the Chorus speaking about? What is the significance of “old desire” and “young
affections?” /4
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Quotation Analysis /10 (total = 5 each)

CHOOSE TWO of the excerpts below to analyze. Identify who the speaker is. Provide some
context for the quote, and explain why it is significant (think plot/character development,
language use, motifs, themes, etc.)

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name,
And for that name, which is no part of thee,
Take all myself.

How much salt water thrown away in waste,

To season love, that of it doth not taste.
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Alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!

Sweet, so would I.
Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.