When Romeo tries to swear by the moon that he loves Juliet, she objects becasue

the moon is constantly changing, making it unreliable

"Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field."

both simile and personification

Romeo and Mercutio are foils as characters because

Romeo is overly dramatic, while Mercutio is a jokester

In Act 1 of the play, Lord Capulet refuses to Paris's request to marry Juliet because

he claims his daugher is too young for marriage

"Death, that hath suck'd the honey of they breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty..." contains Dramatic Irony why

Romeo believes Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she is still alive

What is friar explaining when saying,"and where the worser is predominant, full soon the canker death eats up that plant

people have the power to manipulate nature for both good and evil purposes

After both of her parents turn their backs on Juliet, what advice does her Nurse offer her?

to forget her marriage to Romeo and marry Paris

How is "..with Cupid's shaft to soar with his light feathers, and so bound, I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe" a pun

it plays on the two meanings of a single word

Friar is trying to warn of what when he says, "These violent delights have violent ends..."

that passion, even when delightful, can be dangerously destructive

Romeo and Juliet share this reaction to hearing of his banishment from Verona:

they both say they'd rather die than be apart

Romeo's and Juliet's first meeting contains dramatic irony because

the audience knows he is a Montague and she is a Capulet, but they do not

Which of the following is NOT a fear that Juliet mentions before drinking the potion the friar gives her?

what if my mother or nurse walks in and finds me drinking this

In Act 1 of the play, Romeo is heartbroken over a woman named Rosaline because

she has sworn to be a virgin for the rest of her life

If Romeo and Juliet share the same tragic flaw, it is that

they act on passion and impulse rather than being reasonable

Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet secretly because

he thinks their marriage could end the feud between the families

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1
"I have no joy in this contract tonight...It is too rash, too unadvis'd, too sudden; too like lightening..."
personification
metaphor
pun
simile
2
"My lips, two blushing pilgrims..."
metaphor
pun
simile
personification
3
When Romeo tries to swear by the moon that he loves Juliet, she objects becasue
the goddess of the moon, Diana, hated men and marriage
it was considered irreligious to swear on moons or stars
the moon is constantly changing, making it unreliable
none of the above
4
In addition to plays, Shakespeare also wrote
Books
all the above
Sonnets
Music
5
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field."
personification
both simile and personification
pun
simile
6
Romeo and Mercutio are foils as characters because
Romeo is religious while Mercutio is superstitious
Mercutio does not believe in fighting, while Romeo loves violence
Romeo is overly dramatic, while Mercutio is a jokester
Mercutio believes in the power of love, while Romeo is skeptical of love
7
In Act 1 of the play, Lord Capulet refuses to Paris's request to marry Juliet because
he claims his daugher is too young for marriage
Paris is a commoner, while he Capulets are aristocrats
Lady Capulet has protested against Juliet marrying Paris
he has another husband in mind for his daughter to marry
8
"Death, that hath suck'd the honey of they breath, hath had no power yet upon thy beauty..." contains Dramatic Irony why
Romeo has just killed Paris, who did not know the truth of their marriage
none of the above
Romeo believes Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she is still alive
Romeo's own death is only moments away, but Juliet does not know it
9
What is friar explaining when saying,"and where the worser is predominant, full soon the canker death eats up that plant
kings must possess grace, because rudeness can kill like a poisonous herb
if people eat the wrong kinds of herbs they will die of rudeness and canker
people have the power to manipulate nature for both good and evil purposes
none of the above
10
In Act 3, Lord Capulet's decision to let Paris marry Juliet to help ease her grief contains dramatic irony because
neither of the above
Juliet is already married to Romeo, which her father doesn't know
he thinks she is grieving over Tybalt when she's grieving over Romeo
both of the above
11
After both of her parents turn their backs on Juliet, what advice does her Nurse offer her?
to run away to Mantua to reunite with Romeo
to go to Friar Lawrence and get his advice
to pray for heavenly guidance on what to do next
to forget her marriage to Romeo and marry Paris
12
How is "..with Cupid's shaft to soar with his light feathers, and so bound, I cannot bound a pitch above dull woe" a pun
it plays on the two meanings of a single word
Cupid's bow cannot literally injure a person
it personifies the roman god Cupid
none of the above
13
Friar is trying to warn of what when he says, "These violent delights have violent ends..."
that violence is never the way to solve problems
that passion, even when delightful, can be dangerously destructive
not to play with fire and gunpowder because they are so dangerous together
that even triumph is empty when it comes from having destroyed something
14
Moments before dying, "Mercutio says, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." This quote uses
metaphor
simile
pun
personification
15
Romeo and Juliet share this reaction to hearing of his banishment from Verona:
they both turn to their fathers for comfort
they both pray to God to ease their suffering
they both say they'd rather die than be apart
they both regret ever having married each other
16
Romeo's and Juliet's first meeting contains dramatic irony because
the audience knows he is a Montague and she is a Capulet, but they do not
Romeo went to the party not to fall in love with Juliet but to see Rosaline
they both lied to their parents about where they were going that night
Juliet went to the party not to fall in love with Romeo but to see Paris
17
Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron
wolvish ravening lamb
dove-feathered raven
honest gentleman
honorable villain
18
Friar Lawrence's plan fails because
his letter was never delivered to Romeo
someone misinforms Romeo that Juliet has died
he arrives at the Capulet tomb too late
all of the above
19
Nearly every line of the play, as in all of Shakespeare's plays and poetry, is written in this form of poetic meter
trochaic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
anapestic hexameter
dactylic trimeter
20
Along with fellow actor, James Burbage, Shakespeare built the ___ theatre.
London
Globe
Shakespeare
all the above
21
Which of the following is NOT a fear that Juliet mentions before drinking the potion the friar gives her?
what if my mother or nurse walks in and finds me drinking this
what if he has given me a poison instead of just a sleeping potion
what if the potion doesn't work and I have to marry Paris
what if I wake up trapped in the tomb and die of suffocation
22
In Act 1 of the play, Romeo is heartbroken over a woman named Rosaline because
his best friend, Mercutio, is in love with her too
she has sworn to be a virgin for the rest of her life
she is a Capulet, and Romeo is a Montague
her father has refused to let her marry Romeo
23
"It is some meteor that the sun exhal'd to be to thee this night a torchbearer and light thee on they way to Mantua"
metaphor
personification
pun
simile
24
If Romeo and Juliet share the same tragic flaw, it is that
both of the above
they put their families before everything else in their lives
they act on passion and impulse rather than being reasonable
neither of the above
25
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet secretly because
the Nurse comes to his cell and begs him to do it
he thinks their marriage could end the feud between the families
he knows if he doesn't marry them, they will sleep together anyway
Romeo pays him a huge sum of money to do it

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