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1
What does the following line from Act 2, Scene 2 mean? “Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Why are you here Romeo?
Why are you Romeo
What did you do Romeo?
Where are you from Romeo?
2
Shakespeare was more popular with which group of people?
The high class
The middle class
The poor
He was popular in all economic groups.
3
Who was the ruler of England while Shakespeare lived?
King Henry IV
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VII
Queen Mary
4
What does Romeo imply Juliet to when he calls her "The sun"?
Neither Romeo never compared her to the sun
She is as bright as the sun but also like life
None of the above
She is not like the sun and is nothing like life
5
What was the setting of the play? Time, place, and atmosphere.
None of the above
Time:1400's Place: France Atmosphere: due to fued in two families
Time:1400's Place: Verona Italy Atmosphere: to people that had a happy end
Time:1300's Place:Verona Italy Atmosphere: due to fued in two families
6
Friar Laurence helped who with this plan?
Romeo
Aurora
Juliet
The nurse
7
In act 2, scene 2 What does Juliet want Romeo to swear by instead?
The moon
Their "love"
Himself
Her Life
8
After Romeo’s banishment, Friar Laurence reminds him he has 3 things to be grateful for. What were those things?
Tybalt wanted to kill him but he killed Tybalt instead
All the above
Juliet
That he is exiled and not executed
9
Where is Romeo planning on going when he leaves Verona?
He stays instead of leaving
He hides with Friar Laurence instead of leaving Verona
He full on leaves Italy
Mantua
10
Comedy used to relieve the tension in the story- The nurse
Soliloquy
Comic Relief
Aside
Foil
11
Author will reference something outside of the story that the reader is expected to know. -- Aurora
Allusion
Comic Relief
Foil
Tragic hero
12
Heroes whose flaws will lead to their demise.
Foil
Aside
Tragic hero
Dramatic Conventions
13
Shakespeare lived in England during the flowering of intellectual activity known as the?
Renaissance
The reign of Shakespeare
Greek Mythology
Beginning of literature
14
Which is NOT a phrase Shakespeare invented?
"laughing-stock"
"it's raining cats and dogs"
"for goodness' sake"
"dead as a doornail"
15
Which of the following would NOT describe Shakespeare's plays?
Beautiful costumes
Fast-paced humor
Vivid characters
Wise observations about human nature.
16
Which of the following is NOT a reason Shakespeare added comic relief to his tragedies?
So all the best actors could perform in his plays.
To relieve emotional intensity.
He enjoyed writing comedy more than tragedy.
To help the audience absorb the previous events.
17
Romeo dies by stabbing himself and Juliet dies by poisoning herself.
True
False
18
Juliet’s parents’ reaction to her refusal to marry Paris was?
They want her dead and want to disown her
They don't like Juliet's decision but they keep it to their selves
They accepted that she said no and moved on
They think that Juliet ment to say yes
19
Devices that the audience accepts as real, even though they don’t make sense in our world.
Dramatic Conventions
Foil
Allusion
Soliloquy
20
"these violent delights have violent ends" is foreshadowing something terrible might happen to Romeo and Juliet.
False
True
21
Shakespeare invented numerous amount of words we still use today. Which of the following was NOT created by Shakespeare?
Lovely
Lonely
Bump
Assassination
22
What is ironic about Juliet’s parents’ reaction to her “death”?
They thought she was playing dead
None of the above
They were not bothered
They were happy due to her declining to marry Paris
23
What would describe the Globe theater?
Owned by Shakespeare and The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Made out of wood, open air
Could hold 3,000 people
All the Above
24
Who says “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
Romeo
Tybalt
Paris
Juliet
25
Which is appropriate audience behavior during a show at The Globe Theater?
Cheering, booing, and throwing rotten vegetables
Audience members would sit quietly
Freeloaders that followed the traveling companies around from show to show.
Audience members that stand in the courtyard for a penny.
26
A drama that ends in a catastrophe-most often death- for the main character is called what?
A Shame
Dramatic convention
Allusion
Tragedy
27
How did people decide to get married during this time period?
Marriage is arranged by parents based on money and power.
Spouses are selected by power.
When they were in love
Marriage is decided at birth by a preacher.
28
Females were some of the greatest actors during the Elizabethan Era
True
False
29
When a character says something on stage that the others pretend not to hear-- Several examples
Aside
Allusion
None of the above
Tragic hero
30
In act 1 scene one, the consequences if the people got caught fighting again was
they were exiled
from Verona
True
False
31
Who helped Romeo with this Plan?
He came up with it himself
Juliet
Friar Laurence
Friar John
32
In the early 1590's, Shakespeare began acting and writing plays for what company?
Broadway's First Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Queen Elizabeth's Company
Shakespeare's Acting Company
33
Characters who have the opposite traits- Benvolio & Tybalt
Soliloquy
Dramatic Conventions
Tragic hero
Foil
34
Speech when a character is alone on stage revealing their inner thoughts- Romeo’s balcony speech
Aside
Soliloquy
Comic Relief
Foil
