Comprehension
Why does Romeo ultimately kill Tybalt in Act III, Scene I?
a. Tybalt calls Romeo a villain.
b. Tybalt threatens Benvolio.
c. Tybalt kills Mercutio.
d. Tybalt is a Capulet.
c. Tybalt kills Mercutio.
What is the most likely meaning of exile as it is used in this sentence?
After long consideration, the queen chose to exile her former advisor to another country for his part in the crime.
a. reward someone for courageous support of a nation's leader
b. punish someone by forcing the person to leave a place permanently
c. forgive someone for a criminal act because the act was unintentional.
d. send someone to prison for committing a crime against the government.
b. punish someone by forcing the person to leave a place permanently
After he is wounded in Act III, Mercutio says, "A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms' meat of me." Which of these statements is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
a. Curse both the Capulets and the Montagues. Their feud has killed me.
b. My wounds are like a plague spreading in people's houses. They will kill me.
c. I am too weak to enter any of the houses. Tybalt and his friends have killed me.
d. The feud between the two families is like a plague whose germs are like fat worms.
a. Curse both the Capulets and the Montagues. Their feud has killed me.
What is the main purpose of Act III, scene iv, in which Juliet's parents speak with Paris?
a. to prove that jUliet is grieving over the death of Tybalt
b. to stress Lady Capulet's opposition to the marriage of Paris and Juliet
c. to show that Capulet will pursue the feud between the families indefinitely
d. to show Capulet's decision that Juliet will marry Paris the following Thursday
d. to show Capulet's decision that Juliet will marry Paris the following Thursday
If the President were to grant a pardon to someone who has been convicted of a crime and sent to prison, which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of pardon.
a. The person would be set free.
b. The person would serve a longer sentence.
c. The person would be forced ed to leave the country.
d. The person would not be allowed to testify in his or her defence.
a. The person would be set free.
In these lines from Act III, Scene v, to whom is Juliet speaking?
Lady Capulet. That same villain Romeo.
Juliet. [Aside] Villain and he be many miles asunder. -
God pardon him! I do, with all my heart;
And yet no man like he doth grieve my heart.
a. Lady Capulet
b. the audience
c. the Nurse
d. Romeo
b. the audience
In Act IV, what is the true reason Friar Lawrence does not encourage Paris in his plan to marry Juliet?
a. The wedding plans are too rushed.
b. Juliet is already married to Romeo.
c. Friar Lawrence does not like Paris.
d. Juliet will be dead before the wedding.
b. Juliet is already married to Romeo.
What is the most likely meaning of lamentable in the following sentence?
The lamentable occasion of his grandfather's death left Davin wondering if his grandmother would be okay.
a. expected
b. regrettable
c. surprising
d. forgettable
b. regrettable
In this passage from Act IV, Scene III, what fear is Juliet expressing?
What if it be a poison which the friar
Subtly hat minist'red to have me dead,
Lest in this marriage he should be dishonored
Because he married me before to Romeo?
a. Friar Lawrence has accidentally given her a poison that will kill her.
b. Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.
c. Her marriage was poisoned because Friar Lawrence performed it secretly.
d. Friar Lawrence will reveal her secret marriage, and Romeo will be dishonored.
b. Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.
In Act IV, Scene Ii, what decision does Capulet make after Juliet seems to agree to the wedding with Paris?
a. to hold the wedding the next day
b. to buy Juliet a special wedding dress
c. to invite more guests than he had planned.
d. to ask Friar Lawrence to perform the wedding.
a. to hold the wedding the next day
What is the meaning of the word melancholy?
a. tired and sleepy
b. happy and joyful
c. sad and depressed
d. hopeful and positive
c. sad and depressed
Which of the following best describes the situation as Romeo speaks these lines in Act V, Scene III?
Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,And death's pale flag is not advanced there.
a. Romeo hopes against hope that Juliet may still be alive.
b. Romeo associates death with a pale flag rather than a black one.
c. Romeo takes Juliet's physical beauty as a sign that she is not dead.
d. Romeo believes Juliet is dead but notes she is as beautiful as when alive.
d. Romeo believes Juliet is dead but notes she is as beautiful as when alive.
In Act V, Scene I, what message does Balthasar report to Romeo?
a. The Prince has pardoned Romeo and will allow him to return to Verona.
b. Juliet is dead and has been laid to rest in the Capulet's tomb.
c. Friar Lawrence is on his way to Mantua.
d. Juliet will definitely marry Paris.
b. Juliet is dead and has been laid to rest in the Capulet's tomb.
Which of the following best describes a person who is meager in appearance?
a. The person is thin and gaunt.
b. The person is broad and heavy.
c. The person is muscular and strong.
d. The person is slender and graceful.
a. The person is thin and gaunt.
Read the following lines spoken by Prince in Act V, Scene iii
See what scourge is laid up on your hate
That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.
And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.
Which of the following themes is most clearly suggested by the Prince's words.
a. All's well that ends well.
b. Children should obey their parents.
c. Feuds and vengeance bring Tragedy.
d. The punishment should fit the crime.
c. Feuds and vengeance bring Tragedy.