Question 1

What does Paris think has upset Juliet so much?

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Tybalt's death

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Romeo being banished

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Mercutio's death

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Romeo's death

Question 2

Paris comes to the Friar’s cell in order to

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arrange for his imminent marriage to Juliet.

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receive confession for his sins before he marries.

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get advice from the Friar for dealing with Juliet’s grief

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get a cure for an illness.

Question 3

Juliet threatens to commit suicide unless the Friar

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can tell her how to prevent the marriage to Paris

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can convince her that God means for her to marry Paris

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has made arrangements for her to join Romeo in Mantua

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has a message for her from the exiled Romeo

Question 4

What is Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s apology for her behavior?

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He is so delighted that he moves up the marriage date

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he is still angry with her for her previous wayward attitude.

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He accepts it as only fit and proper in a daughter

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He presents her with a casket containing valuable jewels.

Question 5

After receiving Friar Laurence’s instructions, what does Juliet do?

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the night before the wedding she is to  drink the potion alone in her room

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She writes a note apologizing to Paris for taking her life.

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She packs her belongings for her flight to Mantua.

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She suggests that the Nurse help Lady Capulet so that she, Juliet, can be alone.

Question 6

Juliet’s lifeless body is discovered by a. Paris
b. the Nurse
c. Lady Capulet d. Lord Capulet

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the Nurse

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Paris

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Lady Capulet

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Lord Capulet

Question 7

Juliet’s thoughts before she drinks the contents of the vial

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If it doesn't work she will for sure stab herself with her knife

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she doesn't drink the potion

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She has complete faith it will work

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she will drink it and then jump off her balcony

Question 8

What happened to the letter Friar Laurence wrote to Romeo at the end of Act 3?

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The messenger was quarantined and had no could not deliver it.

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Friar Laurence decided it was too dangerous for him to send it.

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The messenger could not find Romeo in the busy city of Mantua.

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The messenger decided it was against God’s will for Romeo to receive it

Question 9

Why was Paris at Juliet's tomb

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To place flowers

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to steal her body

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to make sure she was really dead

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to give her his ring

Question 10

Why does Paris try to arrest Romeo?

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he fears that Romeo will defile Tybalt’s body.

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He has sworn vengeance on all Montagues as directed by Prince Escalus.

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He sees him taking the ring that Paris gave Juliet.

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He always wanted to be a policeman, so he often tries to arrest people who do wrong.

Question 11

How does Juliet die?

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She stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger.

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She kisses Romeo’s lips and the poison on them kills her.

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She suffers a relapse from the Friar’s potion.

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The shock of finding the bloody body of Romeo beside her frightens her to death. e. Juliet does not die.

Question 12

Why isn't Lady Montague at the tomb with  her husband?

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She has killed herself  from the grief of Romeo’s exile

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She lies gravely ill at home.

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She has gone to Mantua to be with Romeo.

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She was having a fight with her husband

Question 13

According to Lord Capulet in the last scene, what will he do in memory of Juliet?

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a gold statue of Juliet to be erected in Verona.

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punishment of everyone involved in the feud between the families.

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peace between the Montagues and the Capulets.

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the poison that Romeo bought from the apothecary.

Question 14

How does Romeo die?

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he drinks poison

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He stabs himself

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Paris kills him

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Tybalt kills hims

Question 15

Who delivered the bad news to Romeo in Manuta

Accepted Answer

Balthasar

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Benvolio

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Friar John

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Friar Laurence

Question 16

What does Romeo stop and purchase on the way back to Verona

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poison

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a sandwich

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a gun

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a knife

Question 17

Why does the Prince spare the life of Friar Laurence?

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The Prince thinks that the Friar was doing what he thought was best to stop the families from fighting

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The Friar falls to the ground, dead of a heart attack.

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he feels that he has no authority over the Friar’s life.

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The citizens prevail upon the Prince to spare the Friar’s life

Question 18

Why must the Friar be the character who tells the Prince what has happened?

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He is the only character who knows almost the entire story.

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He is the only character who is in control of his emotions.

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he was caught with a bloody dagger in his hand.

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He is the most truthful character.

Question 19

What does Romeo leave with Balthasar?

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a letter to his father explaining the things that led to his death

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his ring

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a letter cursing the Capulets

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his dagger

Question 20

How much does Romeo pay the poor pharmacist

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45 pieces of gold

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25 pieces of gold

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25 pieces of gold

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45 pieces of silver

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