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LD ELA ACT II TEST
LD ELA ROMEO & JULIET ACT II TEST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Romeo compares Juliet to all the following while staring at her on the balcony? | Sun in the east, eyes are brighter than Stars, would like to be a Glove on her hand so he could touch her cheek and a bright Angel from the heavens. |
| Romeo has forgotten about his old love? | Rosaline |
| What does Romeo do to get away from his friends? | The Orchard Wall |
| What do Romeo's friends do to try and get Romeo to tell them where he is hiding? | They say rude things about Rosaline, but he is not in love with her any more, so it does not work. |
| Why is Romeo afraid that Juliet will not accept him? | Because his last name is Montague. |
| What is Juliet afraid her cousin will do? | She is afraid that they will find Romeo and kill him. |
| Why does Juliet ask Romeo to do? | Wants Romeo to announce his love for her. |
| Why does Juliet change her mind? | Thinks their actions are "too rash, too unadvisable, & too sudden." |
| What do they agree to do instead? | Juliet will send a messenger to Romeo at 9 o'clock the next day, and Romeo will send word to Juliet if he intends to marry her. |
| What is Laurence doing at the beginning of Scene 3? | He is gathering plants and herbs |
| What does Friar Laurence say about the weak plants? | Have both evil and good in them, just like people, who have both grace and rude will. |
| What does Romeo tell Friar Laurence? | That he wants to marry Juliet. |
| What does Friar Laurence agree to perform the ceremony? | Because it may turn two families who hate each other to love. |
| What do Benvolio and Mercitio learn about Tybalt? | Sent a letter to Romeo challenging him to a duel. |
| What is Tybalt good at? | Swordsman |
| Who does Romeo argue with? | Mercutio |
| What does the Nurse warn Romeo not to do? | To not seduce Juliet |
| After Romeo tells the Nurse, he wants to marry Juliet, what does she tell him? | That Paris wants to marry Juliet, but that she prefers Romeo. |
| Why does Juliet become impatient? | Because the Nurse has been gone for over three hours. |
| What does the Nurse tell Juliet when she returns? | She's out of breath and that her back and head hurt. Finally tells Juliet that she will become a bride. |
| What does the Nurse fetch for Juliet? | Ladder so Romeo can climb to Juliet's balcony for the honeymoon. |
| Why is Friar Laurence worried about? | That Romeo and Juliet's love is too passionate and will be brief. Feels that they are rushing into things. |
| Who does Juliet send as the messenger? | Nurse |
| What analogy does Friar Laurence make of Romeo and Juliet? | Their love is like the explosion when fire and gunpowder "kiss" |
| What advice does he give Romeo and Juliet? | To love moderately. |
| What happens between Act II and Act III? | Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet |
| What does Juliet say is not really part of a person and should not define who you are? | Name |
| What does Juliet do because she doesn't think anyone is around? | Professes her love to Romeo |
| Which character trait of Mercutio is revealed when teasing Romeo? | Rude because he is making fun of Romeo for something he does not care about. |
| What does Benvolio mean by the following? "Go then for 'tis in vain/to seek him there that means not be found'? | It is useless to look for him if he does not want to be found |
| Where is Juliet located when Romeo sees her? | Balcony outside her room |
| When Romeo speaks aloud to himself as he gazes upon Juliet, he is using what dramatic device? | Soliloquy |
| What happens when Romeo first reveals himself to Juliet? | Thinks he is a criminal and hurries to tell someone until she realizes it is Romeo |
| Why does Juliet not want Romeo to swear his love by the moon? | Because it changes every day and wants him to love her always. |
| What do we learn about Friar Laurence from his speech? | He is a very moderate and wise person. |
| What does Friar Laurence mean by calling Romeo a waverer? | Changeable young man |
| What do we learn from Mercutio and Benvolio's discussion in the beginning of the scene? | Tybalt has challenged Romeo to a duel. Tybalt is a very skilled fighter. |
| How does Mercutio describe Tybalt's ability as a swordsman? | Compares it to beautiful music. Also, comes from the best school for fencing. |
| The lively banter exchanged between Mercutio and Romeo, Mercutio and the Nurse is known as what type of device? | Comic Relief |
| What does Romeo tell the nurse is their plan? | Juliet will meet him at Friar Laurence's and will receive absolution and they will be married. |
| What is an example of Juliet's soliloquy that shows her anxiety? | Fear that she won't be able to find him. |
| What is an example of how the nurse teases Juliet? | Says she has to rest because she is out of breathe. |
| What is meant when Friar Laurence warns Romeo and Juliet that "violent delights have violent ends"? | Means that sometimes when you rush into things bad things happen. |
| What literary element is meant by Friar Laurence's words "violent delights have violent ends"? | Foreshadowing |