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romeo and juliet test Flashcards

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Which of these phrases best describes Romeo when we first meet him?

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Romeo is moody, impulsive, and romantic.

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Which of these phrases best describes Juliet when we first meet her?

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Juliet is young and dutiful.

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How does Romeo change in this act after meeting Juliet?

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He becomes more hopeful about the future.

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Why does Juliet say that her only love has sprung from her only hate?

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She loves someone from a family that is hated by her own family.

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What possible threats to Romeo and Juliet’s love does Act I contain?

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Tybalt had sworn to retaliate against Romeo for attending the Capulets’ feast.

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Which type of images are most prevalent in the famous love scene in Act II scene ii?

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Images of light and dark are most prevalent in Act II, scene ii.

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When Romeo first proclaims his love for Juliet, how does she react.

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She questions his feelings and fears for his safety.

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Which adjective best describes Juliet as she waits for Nurse to return?

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She is impatient.

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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to the marriage?

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He hopes that the marriage will put an end to the two families’ feud

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Why does Nurse help Romeo and Juliet carry out their plan to wed?

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She will do anything to make Juliet happy.

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Why does Romeo kill Tybalt?

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He feels he must avenge his friend Mercutio’s death.

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What does Romeo mean when he says, after killing Tybalt, “I am fortune’s fool”?

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He is a victim of fate.

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Why does the Prince banish Romeo for killing Tybalt instead of sentencing him to death?

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He knows that Tybalt has just killed Mercutio.

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As Romeo and Juliet are about to part, how do their attitudes differ?

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Juliet is pessimistic, but Romeo is hopeful.

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How does Juliet react to her father’s decision that she must marry Paris?

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She refuses to accept it.

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Why does the Friar Lawrence propose giving Juliet a potion that will put her in a temporary coma?

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He believes that others will think her dead and she will not have to marry Paris.

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How does Juliet react to Friar Lawrence’s plan?

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She at first expresses concerns but then agrees to it.

18
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In drinking the potion, what does Juliet reveal about herself?

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She is courageous enough to overcome her fears.

19
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How has Juliet changed since the beginning of the play?

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She is more mature.

20
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What seems to be Paris’s attitude toward Juliet?

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He is selfishly concerned only with his own happiness and cares little about Juliet’s.

21
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At the start of Act V, scene i, why is Romeo happy?

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He has had a pleasant dream and believes it to be a good omen.

22
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Which of these phrases best describes Friar Lawrences’s scheme?

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The scheme is overly elaborate and doomed to failure.

23
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Why does Paris fight with Romeo?

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He believes Romeo will desecrate Juliet’s tomb.

24
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Which word best describes Romeo’s decision to take his own life?

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The decision is impulsive.

25
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What does Romeo and Juliet show about love and hate?

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Hatred is often destructive.

26
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: Bilbo was the one (who/whom) went down the tunnel again.

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who

27
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: Suddenly, he said, “It is (I/me)! Let me in!”

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I

28
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: Bilbo wondered if he would come in as a bear and kill (them/they).

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them

29
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: With (who/whom) did you go?

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whom

30
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: It seems to Bilbo that (he/him) heard a sound like wind in the branches stirring in the rafters.

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he

31
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: Indeed for a long time, they could get nothing more out of (he/him).

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him

32
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Choose the correct pronoun for the sentence: The light of the torches and the fire flickered about (them, they).

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them

33
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Subjective pronouns are used as . . . (Click on all that apply.)

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predicate nouns, subjects

34
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What are the eight subjective pronouns?

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I you he she it we you they

35
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What are the eight objective pronouns?

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Me you him her it us you them

36
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Objective pronouns are used as . . . (Click on all that apply.)

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receive the action of the sentence and they replace personal nouns

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