
Romeo & Juliet: Act II Quiz
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- Q1In Scene 2, lines 10–12, Romeo says, “It is my lady; O, it is my love! / O that she knew she were!” Which sentence best paraphrases his meaning?I cannot find my lady [Rosaline] or my love [Juliet].I wish the woman I love could see me now.She [Juliet] really wishes that she were the one I love.She [Juliet] is the one I love, and I wish she knew it.30s
- Q2During Juliet’s soliloquy in Scene 2, Romeo asks, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” (line 37). Shakespeare uses this aside to show that Romeohas decided to ask Juliet to marry him.has heard quite enough from Juliet.does not know if he should reveal his presence to Juliet.does not understand the meaning of Juliet’s speech30s
- Q3In Scene 2, Juliet expresses the fear that her love for Romeois just a passing infatuation.is deeper than the ocean.has come too quickly.will lead to both their deaths.30s
- Q4Juliet tells Romeo that if he loves her, he willbring her fruit from the Capulet orchard.tell Lady Capulet to forget about Paris.marry herset her free.30s
- Q5In Scene 3, why is Friar Laurence concerned about Romeo’s request to marry Juliet?Romeo falls in love too quickly.He fears the wrath of the Prince.Romeo’s parents despise the Capulets.Romeo and Juliet are much too young.30s
- Q6Tybalt writes a letter to Romeothanking Romeo for being a good, though uninvited, guest at the Capulet’s banquet.inviting Romeo to another banquet at the Capulet house, where Romeo will be killed.warning him to stay away from Juliet.challenging Romeo to a duel because Romeo attended the Capulet’s banquet without an invitation.30s
- Q7What plan does Romeo share with the Nurse in Scene 4?Juliet will say that she is going to confession, but she will marry Romeo instead.Romeo and his friends will meet for dinner at the Capulets’ house while Juliet’s parents are visiting the Prince.The Nurse will pass on secret but respectful messages between Romeo and Juliet.Romeo and Tybalt have developed a plot to teach Mercutio a lesson for behaving so rudely30s
- Q8Which detail shows how Shakespeare uses the Nurse to provide comic relief?She uses the word confidence instead of conference when asking to speak with Romeo.She says she is offended after Mercutio treats her disrespectfully.She refuses to accept the money that Romeo offers for her service.She tells Romeo that Juliet becomes angry at the suggestion that Paris is a more appropriate husband.30s
- Q9In Scene 5, why does the Nurse delay telling Juliet about Romeo’s plans?Paris, she believes, would make a much better husband for Juliet.She enjoys teasing Juliet.She wants Juliet to sufferIn the confusion, she briefly forgets about the plan.30s
- Q10Friar Laurence says, “These violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which, as they kiss, consume” (Scene 6, lines 9–11). What might these lines foreshadow?The marriage kiss will put a final end to the feud between the two families.Love will triumph, and Friar Laurence will be rewarded for ending the violent feud.Romeo and Juliet’s love will not end happily.Gunpowder will cause the deaths of several characters30s