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Romeo and Juliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The chorus reveals the fate of Romeo and Juliet | True |
| When the play begins, the quarrel between the two families is already in existence | True |
| The quarrel is renewed when Sampson cleverly tires to start a fight in a way that will cause the other side to be blamed | True |
| Lord and Lady Montague know the reason for Romeo's depression | False |
| Romeo tells Benvolio that the woman he loves has sworn a vow of chastity | True |
| Capulet considers the marriage of his daughter Juliet to Paris | True |
| An illiterate servant invites Romeo to the Capulet party | True |
| Benvolio suggests that Romeo attend the party to meet women other than Rosaline | True |
| Paris is compared to a book lacking only a cover, or wife. | True |
| Juliet says that she has thought of marriage, but not Paris | False |
| Queen Mab is a midwife to humans in the sense that she helps give birth to dreams | True |
| Romeo fears that something will lead to his untimely death | True |
| Romeo compares Juliet to a rich jewel and a dove among crows | True |
| Capulet tells Tybalt that he can seek revenge against Romeo for intruding upon the feast at a later time | False |
| Romeo is compared to a pilgrim and Juliet a saint | True |
| Romeo kisses Juliet once | False |
| The Nurse reveals Juliet's identity to Romeo | True |
| Juliet disguises her interest in Romeo by asking about other men | True |
| Juliet has fallen so deeply in love with Romeo that she cannot bear to marry anyone else | True |
| Romeo leaps over the Capulet's orchard wall when he hears Juliet calling to him | False |
| In the line, "He jests at scars that never felt the wound," Romeo suggests that Mercutio laughs at the pain love can cause because he himself has never been in love. | True |
| Juliet first recognizes Romeo by his voice | True |
| Juliet stops Romeo when he offers to swear by the moon that he loves her | True |
| Juliet's mother calls for her to come in from the balcony | False |
| Juliet has a moment of doubt when she fears their marriage contract is too rash and hasty | True |
| The lovers part quickly from one another once they have made their plans | False |
| At the end of this scene Romeo plans to call on his "ghostly father" | True |
| The Friar has often scolded Romeo for loving Juliet | False |
| The Friar wonders how Romeo would so quickly forget someone for whom he shed so many tears | True |
| Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believes the marriage may end the feud | True |
| In speaking about Tybalt's challenge to Romeo, Mercutio says that romeo is "already dead" meaning that he had no chance of winning because of Tybalt's marksmanship. | False |
| Romeo's conversation with Mercutio shows that Romeo is no longer depressed | True |
| Juliet is to go to shrift at Friar Lawrence's cell and there be married | True |
| Juliet is impatient as she awaits the Nurse's return | True |
| The Nurse delays telling Juliet about her meeting with Romeo by complaining of breathlessness and aching bones | True |
| Friar Lawrence warns Romeo to love moderately | True |
| After they first meet, Romeo and Juliet marry the following day | True |
| By the end of the act, the only people who know about Romeo and Juliet's marriage are the Nurse and the Friar | True |
| Benvolio is a peacemaker who warns Mercutio about the possibility of trouble | True |
| Tybalt is about to accept Mercutio's challenge to fight when Tybalt sees Romeo, the real target of his anger | True |
| Tybalt hopes to insult Romeo into dueling by publicly calling Romeo a "villain" | True |
| Ironically, Mercutio is killed, when, by accident, he backs into Romeo's dagger | False |
| Mercutio turns to Benvolio to help him after he is mortally wounded | True |
| Romeo explains to Prince Escalus the events leading to the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt | False |
| The Prince sentences Romeo to death if he returns to Verona | True |
| When Romeo hears of his punishment, he is determined to win the Prince's pardon | False |
| Juliet is eager for night to come, for then she will see Romeo | True |
| Juliet's relationship with the Nurse changes drasticallywhen she blames Romeo for Tybalt's death | False |
| The Friar tries to comfort Romeo by telling him to seek comfort in philosophy | True |
| The Nurse stops Romeo from trying to kill himself | True |
| Capulet's financial problems make it necessary for Juliet to marry Paris | False |
| Both Romeo and Juliet foreshadow the other's death | True |
| Lady Capulet scolds Juliet for weeping so excessively for Tybalt | True |
| Lady Capulet threatens to have Romeo beheaded as a warning to other Montagues | False |
| Juliet surprises her mother by refusing to agree to the idea of marrying Paris | True |
| When Capulet hears of Juliet's reaction to the wedding, he calls Juliet names and threatens to disown her | True |
| At the end of Act 3 Juliet vows that she will join Romeo in Mantua | False |
| "Dove feathered raven! Wolfish-ravening lamb! are examples of puns. | False |