Romeo and Juliet Act IV

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Comprehension Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 1. How does Paris feel about his upcoming wedding to Juliet?
a nervous
.
b rushed
.
c eager
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d angry
.
____ 2. How does Juliet feel when she first visits Friar Laurence's cell?
a scared
.
b cautious
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c hopeless
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d irritated
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____ 3. Friar Laurence tells Juliet that his potion will make her
a feel sick for 42 hours
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b fall into a deep sleep
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c look older
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d die in her bed
.
____ 4. What does Lord Capulet do first after Juliet tells him that she will marry Paris?
a hires musicians
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b goes to bed early
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c jokes with the Nurse
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d moves up the wedding day
.
____ 5. Shakespeare uses Juliet's soliloquy in Scene 3 to reveal that Juliet is
a immature
.
 b angry
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c scared
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d inconsistent
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____ 6. What does Lady Capulet tease Lord Capulet about on Juliet's wedding day?
a going to bed early
.
b yelling at servants
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c doing housework
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d chasing women
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____ 7. The Nurse is in a good mood on Juliet's wedding day because she
a believes that Juliet wants to marry Paris
.
b has been joking with Lord Capulet
.
c knows about Friar Laurence's plan
.
d hopes to make Juliet feel better
.
____ 8. Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding?
a Paris
.
b the Nurse
.
c Lady Capulet
.
d Lord Capulet
.
____ 9. In Scene 5, Lord Capulet calls Death his
a son-in-law
.
b gardener
.
c pilgrim
.
d martyr
.
____ 10. Paris goes to Friar Laurence's cell to
a see Juliet
.
b go to confession
.
 c make wedding plans
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d discuss Lord Capulet
.
____ 11. What does Juliet's threat to harm herself in Scene 1 reveal about her personality?
a She is heartless and selfish.
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b She is persistent and careful.
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c She reacts emotionally to situations.
.
d She thinks through problems completely.
.
____ 12. Friar Laurence suggests that Juliet take the potion because he
a wants to punish the Capulets and Montagues
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b hopes to help Romeo and Juliet be together
.
c needs time to tell Romeo about the plan
.
d plans that Juliet will die in her sleep
.
____ 13. The change in the wedding date affects Friar Laurence's plan because
a Juliet must take more of the potion
.
b he will have to tell the Nurse the plan
.
c Juliet's parents might realize what is going on
.
d he will have less time to contact Romeo
.
____ 14. To ensure that she will not have to marry Paris, Juliet
asks her nurse to kill her in the morning
a
.
b plans to hide in the forest until Romeo comes
.
c intends to stab herself if the potion fails
.
d decides to tell her parents about Romeo
.
____ 15. Reread Scene 5, lines 1-11 The Nurse's comments reveal that she
a believes that Juliet has forgotten Romeo for Paris
.
b wonders whether Juliet will try to harm herself
.
c hopes to hide Juliet from the Capulets
 .
d wants to ease the tension that Juliet feels
.
____ 16. Which character is the last to hear about Juliet's supposed death?
a Lord Capulet
.
b Lady Capulet
.
c the Nurse
.
d Paris
.
____ 17. What is the most likely reason that Shakespeare ends Act Four with a conversation between musicians and a
servant?
a The conversation indicates how the family members feel about Juliet's death.
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b The conversation mimics a servant's conversation at the beginning of Act Four.
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c The conversation serves as comic relief to ease the tension.
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d The conversation pokes fun at the sadness of the Capulet family.
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Romeo and Juliet Act V

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Comprehension Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 18. Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead because

a Balthasar tells him that Juliet is dead
.
b he receives a letter about Juliet's death
.
c he has a dream about Juliet's death
.
d Paris sees him and tells him
.
____ 19. Why does Friar Laurence hurry to the Capulets' tomb?
a to free Juliet
.
b to hide himself
.
c to take Juliet to a convent
.
d to stop Romeo from seeing Juliet
 .
____ 20. Which character reaches the Capulets' tomb first?
a Balthasar
.
b Paris
.
c Friar Laurence
.
d Romeo
.
____ 21. Romeo tells Balthasar to
a tell him whether someone is coming
.
b wait and hide in the cemetery
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c get the Prince and the guard
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d take a letter to Romeo's father
.
____ 22. What does Romeo beg Paris to do?
a kill him
.
b find the guard
.
c leave him alone
.
d get Friar Laurence
.
____ 23. When Romeo enters the tomb, he notices that Juliet
a is still beautiful
.
b has been stabbed
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c has been poisoned
.
d knows Romeo is there
.
____ 24. Why does Friar Laurence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
a She wants to go to a convent.
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b He wants her to get in trouble.
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c Dead bodies disturb him.
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d He is afraid of the guard.
.
____ 25. Friar Laurence's monologue at the end tells you that Friar Laurence is
 a honest
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b angry
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c nervous
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d confused
.
____ 26. What do the Montagues and Capulets do at the tomb?
a threaten Friar Laurence
.
b call for revenge
.
c end their feud
.
d yell at the Prince
.
____ 27. What does Friar Laurence hurry to the Capulets' tomb to do?
a hide from the Prince in fear
.
b stop Romeo from killing Paris
.
c kill Romeo before Juliet wakes up
.
d reach Juliet before she wakes up
.
____ 28. Why is Paris at the cemetery?
a He hopes to talk to the Capulets and stop the fighting with the Montagues.
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b He is upset about Juliet's death and wants to put flowers on her grave.
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c He waits there to attack Romeo because he knows that Romeo is coming.
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d He is looking for Friar Laurence because he heard about the friar's plots.
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____ 29. How does Paris believe Juliet died?
a Juliet's grief over Tybalt killed her.
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b Juliet died peacefully in her sleep.
.
c Romeo killed her after killing Tybalt.
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d Juliet killed herself to avoid marrying Paris.
.
____ 30. When Romeo sees Juliet in the tomb, he notices that she
a wears Paris's wedding ring
 .
b is warm and full of color
.
c seems afraid to be in the tomb
.
d has been a victim of bad luck
.
____ 31. What does Juliet hope to accomplish by kissing Romeo in the tomb?
a Juliet wants to prove that she will always love only Romeo.
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b Juliet thinks that if she kisses Romeo, he will come back to life.
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c Juliet wants to drain all the poison from Romeo's body with her kisses.
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d Juliet hopes that Romeo has poison on his lips so that their kiss will kill her.
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____ 32. Why do Lord Capulet and Lord Montague stop their feud at the end of the play?
a They understand that their hate destroyed their children.
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b No one in either family is left to continue the feud for them.
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c They are tired of feuding and have been planning to stop.
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d The Prince will kill them if they do not end their feud.
.

33. Challenge Did true love or immaturity play the more significant role in the events of The Tragedy of Romeo
and Juliet? Use examples from the text to support your responses.