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Romeo and Juliet
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English
9th Grade
05/26/2011

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To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona?
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Mantua
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Why is Romeo exiled?
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he killed Tybalt
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Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?
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Friar Lawrence
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Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo in dreams?
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Queen Mab
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What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?
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Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris
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Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
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At Capulet's ball
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Who kills Mercutio?
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Tybalt
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Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the ball?
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Benvolio
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What, at first, does Juliet claim that Romeo hears the morning after their wedding night?
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a nightingale
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To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
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the morning sun
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Who discovers Juliet after she takes Friar Lawrence’s potion
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The Nurse
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Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona
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Montague
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To which powerful figure is Paris related?
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Prince Escalus
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How and where does Romeo commit suicide
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with poison in Juliet's tomb
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Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead?
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Friar Lawrence
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Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s message to Romeo in Mantua?
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He is held inside a quarantined house, and is unable to leave
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Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo poison?
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he is poor, and needs the moneyOn what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?
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On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?
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Sunday
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With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two scenes of the play?
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Rosaline
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In what decade was Romeo and Juliet written?
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1590's
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Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?
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The Montagues and Capulets
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In what area is Friar Lawrence an expert?
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plants and herbs
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What term does the Chorus use to describe the lovers?
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star-crossed
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Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?
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He is offended that Romeo shows up at the Capulet ball
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