In the prologue, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as

A. the unhappy hero, and the luckless heroine.

B. star-crossed lovers.

C. pampered children of the rich.

D. pictures of young love.

E. rebels against their parents' authority.

Romeo and Juliet meet

A. at a Capulet masquerade ball.

B. at a Montague masquerade ball.

C. at a royal dinner party.

D. in the public square.

E. in a garden.

As the play opens, Romeo is sad because

A. a good friend has just been killed.

B. he has not yet been able to speak with Juliet.

C. he is hopelessly in love with a woman who is not returning his love.

D. his parents have refused to lend him money.

E. his horse has escaped from the stable.

Of these supporting characters, who appears to be the most rational and level-headed?

A. Benvolio

B. Mercutio

C. Tybalt

D. the Nurse

E. Peter

The nurse is primarily interested in and seems to represent,

A. true love.

B. love of family.

C. courtly love.

D. sexual or vulgar love.

E. no love; she does not believe in it.

The nurse functions as

A. a figure to deliver soliloquies.

B. a symbol of romantic love.

C. Juliet's confidante.

D. the chorus.

E. Romeo's confidante.

The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because

A. he is fond of Romeo.

B. he hates their parents.

C. he is afraid of Romeo and his temper.

D. he believes that children have rights, too.

E. he thinks the marriage might put an end to the feud

Tybalt becomes furious with Romeo when

A. he hears of Romeo's marriage to Juliet.

B. he is told that Romeo climbed the wall into the Capulet garden.

C. he spots Romeo at the Capulet party.

D. Romeo calls him a villain.

E. Romeo kills Tybalt's friend.

Romeo believes

A. that dreams are presentiments of what is to come.

B. that fate has no influences in life.

C. that dreams are false and have no meaning.

D. that fortune is imagined.

E. that he has complete control over his own life.

When Mercutio says, "...'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door,..." he is referring to

A. the stab wound he receives.

B. the mouth on the Nurse.

C. the beautiful eyes of Juliet.

D. the burial crypt.

E. the Friar's cell

Mercutio fights with Tybalt because

A. Tybalt insults him.

B. he is irratible due to the heat.

C. Benvolio will not stand up to him.

D. Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt.

E. Tybalt is jealous of Romeo.

The prince feels some responsibility for the loss of life at the end of the play because

A. Mercutio is a kinsman of his.

B. he encourages Paris to seek Juliet's hand in marriage.

C. he does not keep a closer watch on the Friar.

D. he banishes Romeo.

E. he does not act forcefully enough to end the feud.

Mercutio is stabbed

A. by Romeo by mistake.

B. in the back by Tybalt.

C. even though Romeo holds Tybalt.

D. by Benvolio in the heat of anger.

E. and dies when he is poisoned.

A dialogue between servants or other lower class people that follows a dramatic peak is called

A. a soliloquy.

B. and aside.

C. a convention.

D. a confidant.

E. comic relief.

Romeo's treatment of the wounded Paris shows

A. great mdeical skill.

B. youthful insensitivity.

C. compassion and maturity.

D. immaturity and anger.

E. a lack of understanding of the human body.

Romeo and Juliet rendezvous at

A. a masquerade party.

B. Juliet's balcony.

C. a cousin's wedding.

D. church.

E. a fight in the square.

The potion that puts Juliet in a 48-hour coma is given to her by

A. the Nurse.

B. Friar Lawerence.

C. Romeo.

D. Paris.

E. her mother.

Juliet's life ends when she

A. takes poison.

B. stabs herself.

C. hangs herself.

D. is killed by mistake by Paris.

E. is killed by Romeo.

Friar Lawrence is aprehended as he

A. tries to leave the city of Verona.

B. leaves the safety of his monastery.

C. leaves the Montague home.

D. tries to leave the cemetery.

E. hides in burial vault.

Balthasar is Romeo's

A. brother.

B. servant.

C. friend.

D. enemy.

E. cousin.

"A plague on both your houses!"

A. Romeo

B. The Friar

C. Tybalt

D. The Prince

E. Mercutio

"Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here! Is Rosaline that thour didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."

A. the Nurse

B. The Friar

C. Lord Capulet

D. Mercutio

E. Paris

"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear;"

A. Juliet

B. The Nurse

C. Tybalt

D. Romeo

E. The Friar

"Good night, good night! parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night til it be morrow."

A. Juliet

B. Mercutio

C. Benvolio

D. Rosaline

E. The Friar

"See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love! And I, for working at your discords too, Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish'd."

A. Lord Capulet

B. The Prince

C. Romeo

D. Lord Montague

E. The Nurse