1.
William Shakespeare wrote comedies, histories, _________________, and _________________. (1 point)

* novels . . . plays
* tragedies . . . sonnets
* tragedies . . . fables

2.
Shakespeare’s theater was called _______________. (1 point)

* the Swan
* the World
* the Globe

3.

Romeo and Juliet follows the structure of *_____________ and is considered to be __________.
(1 point)

* plot; a history
* tragedy; nonfiction
* a five-act play; a tragedy

4.
Read this excerpt from Mercutio’s monologue about Queen Mab, bringer of dreams:

“She comes / In shape no bigger than an agate stone / On the forefinger of an alderman, / Drawn with a team of little atomi / Over men’s noses as they lie asleep.”

These lines are an example of _________________.
(1 point)

* metaphor
* simile
* imagery

5.
Read this excerpt from Romeo’s speech to Juliet from Act I, Scene 5.

[taking Juliet’s hand]“If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this . . .”

These lines are an example of _________________.
(1 point)

* metaphor
* simile
* imagery

6.
Identify all the characters who die in the course of the play. (1 point)

* Benvolio, Tybalt, Romeo, Juliet, Paris, and Lady Capulet
* Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague
* Mercutio, Tybalt, Benvolio, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague

7.
Why didn’t Friar Lawrence’s letter concerning Juliet’s supposed death reach Romeo? (1 point)

* The letter-bearer was detained because of an outbreak of the plague.
* The letter-bearer died of the plague.
* It was intercepted by the Prince.

8.
Identify the elements of blank verse. (1 point)

* unrhymed lines, set meter, set foot (usually trochaic quatrameter)
* rhymed lines, set meter, set foot (usually iambic pentameter)
* unrhymed lines, set meter, set foot (usually iambic pentameter)

9.

Choose the best description of the character of the Nurse.
(1 point)

* loyal, maternal, caring, and serious
* fickle, maternal, overly dramatic, and loving
* faithful, daring, kind, and tragic

10.
Why does Romeo end up in Mantua? (1 point)

* He killed Benvolio, and the Prince exiled him.
* He killed Tybalt, and ran away to escape the punishment of death.
* He killed Tybalt, and the Prince exiled him.

Vocabulary
11.
Romeo sojourned in Mantua. What does this mean? (1 point)

* He fled there.
* He journeyed there.
* He temporarily stayed there.

12.
“With tears augmenting the fresh morning’s dew . . .” What does this mean? (1 point)

* Tears replaced the dew.
* Tears diminished the dew.
* Tears added to the dew.

13.
What does Romeo do to his visage at the Capulet party in Act I, Scene 4? (1 point)

* He changes it by dressing for the party.
* He covers it by wearing a mask.
* He injures it and bandages it.

14.
Complete the analogy: Perjuries is to dissemblers as jokes is to __________. (1 point)

* comedians

* serious
* liars

15.
Why does Capulet call Juliet headstrong? (1 point)

* He believes she is tough.
* He believes she is stubborn.
* He believes she is smart.

16.
One might find _________ in a charnel house. (1 point)

* corpses
* meat
* animals

17.
Romeo should have learned to tarry because _____________________. (1 point)

* a little patience could have saved many lives
* love is powerful
* society is against the minority

18.
Presage means all of the following EXCEPT ____________. (1 point)

* foreshadow
* predict
* premeditate

19.
What does Romeo mean when he promises the slain Paris to sunder “his that was thine enemy”? (1 point)

* He is promising to kill himself.
* He is promising to bury him with Juliet.
* He is promising to get his ring back from Juliet.

20.
What was the scourge “laid upon [the two families’] hate”? (1 point)

* punishment by the Prince
* the deaths of their dear ones
* the peace brought about by Romeo and Juliet