Brian Baldowski
Prologue & 1.1

1. The Prologue of Romeo and Juliet (a) is a sonnet (b) summarizes the whole play (c) is metaphorically consistent with the theme of fate in the play (d) all of the above (e) none of the above

2. According to the Prologue, the play is supposed to last (a) 2 hours (b) 2.5 hours (c) 2 hours, 45 minutes (d) 3 hours (e) it doesn't say

3. The Prologue introduces which character(s)? (a) Romeo (b) Juliet (c) Montague (d) a and b (e) the Prologue does not introduce any characters

4. Samson and Gregory are (a) perverts (b) servants of the house of Montague (c) servants of the house of Capulet (d) both a and b (e) neither b nor c

5. Samson and Gregory are also (a) homosexual (b) trying to start a fight (c) wimps (d) both a and b (e) none of the above

6. The Montagues and Capulets are enemies because (a) they used to be related a long time ago and a tragic divorce put them apart (b) the Montague boys are always trying to get with the Capulet girls (c) they are from different neighborhoods (d) the play does not say specifically what caused their feud (e) the Montagues would not allow the Capulet sword and dagger inspectors into their chambers

7. In 1.1, Romeo is in love with (a) Juliet (b) all the hot Capulet chicks (c) his cousin (d) a, b, and c (e) an unnamed girl at this point
 

Shannon Gainey
1.2-1.3

8. Where does 1.2 take place? (a) outside Capulet's house (b) outside Mountague's house (c) outside Friar Lawrence's house (d) outside Friar John's house

9. How old is Juliet? (a) 12 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 15

10. Most of 1.2 is written in: (a) rhymed verse (b) blank verse (c) free verse (d) sprung verse

11. Who is Benvolio? (a) Mountague's nephew (b) Romeo's friend (c) Capulet's nephew (d) Juliet's friend (e) both A and B

12. The tone of 1.2 is: (a) serious (b) humorous (c) angry (d) sorrowful

13. Where does 1.3 take place? (a) Capulet's house (b) Mountague's house (c) Friar Lawrence's house (d) Friar John's house

14. Juliet's line "I'll look to like, if Looking Liking move." (1.3.97) is what figure of speech? (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) alliteration (d) paraphrase
 

Thomas Burton
1.4, 1.5

1.4

15. Mercutio?s name suggests that he is: (a) red-faced (b) quick-witted (c) a Gemini (d) running a fever

16. The repeated opposition of light and heavy in this scene helps to: (a) show the burden of being love-sick (b) explain Romeo's reluctance to dance (c) juxtapose the temperaments of Romeo and Mercutio (d) all of the above

17. Mercutio's soliloquy about Queen Mab (53-94) serves to reinforce all of the following except which: (a) his skill at word-play (b) his vivid imagination (c) his belief in the supernatural (d) his verbosity

1.5

18. The scene begins in prose form and then moves into rhymed couplets. What marks this transformation? (a) Romeo sees Juliet (b) Tybalt recognizes Romeo (c) Capulet addresses the masquers (d) Capulet rebukes Tybalt

19. Capulet will not let Tybalt challenge Romeo at the party because: (a) Romeo is a guest (b) Romeo has a good reputation in Verona (c) Capulet does not wish for the festivities to be disrupted by violence (d) all of the above

20. When Romeo and Juliet first speak with each other their speech is in the form of: (a) an Italian sonnet (b) a Shakespearean sonnet (c) a haiku (d) a rap song

21. In the preceding question, this form serves to: (a) give a lyric quality to their meeting (b) emphasize their love at first sight (c) foreshadow their forthcoming relationship (d) all of the above

Laura Carr
Act 2 Chorus, 2.1, 2.2

#22-28

Carla Clemons
2.3, 2.5, 2.6

2.3

29. Scene 2.3 has been mostly written in what form? (a) blank verse (b) prose (c)love language (d) couplets.

30. In the above scene 2.3.7-14 the description of the flowers and plants parallels what human process. (a) people drinking water (b)people being buried in a tomb (c) a mother giving birth to children and nurturing them (d) sucking on bosoms of natures fruit.

31. In the passage 2.3.67-68 what is the pun on lies when Friar Laurence says, "Young men's love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes"? (a) the fact that the eyes lie to young men about love/and that it does not preside (lies) in their heart, but in their eyes (b) there is no pun (c) Young men are fooling themselves (d) love is not in the heart but in the eyes (e) Young men are fooled by their eyes.

32. In the same scene above what is the change of heart that has taken place? (a) Romeo's love for Rosaline (b) Romeo's love for Juliet (c) Romeo's desire to leave all women alone (d) Romeo's fatal attraction for the Nurse.

33.2.5.1-17 can be summarized as a passage about (a) motion (b) waiting (c) time (d) being held up by someone

34. Who is the "him" Juliet is referring to in the above scene when she says "Perchance she cannot meet him"? (a) nurse (b) Peter (c) Mercutio (d) cupid (e) Romeo

35. 2.6 What significance does the added bracket of Laurence play in the opening of the scene? (a) none b) let the audience know which Friar is speaking (c) to show they added a third person to the scene d) to provide a best man for Romeo

Sarah K. Crisp
2.4

36. Though there are no stage directions calling for such specific action, one can assume that Mercutio (in line 2.2.26 "passado! The punto reverso! The hay!"): (a) wipes his nose (b) executes fencing movements (c) takes a bow (d) slaps Benvoil on the back

37. In 2.4 Julia's Nurse is looking for Romeo, but doesn't recognize him. How does Romeo know the Nurse? (a) He was introduced to her at the Capulet's dinner party the night before (b) This seems to be an inconsistency, as it is not explained how Romeo knows she is Julia's Nurse. (c) Mercutio introduces them. (d) He met her on a previous voyage (see line 100 [guide words at the beginning and end of the passage, with reference to a particular line number?])

38. "Topgallant" in 2.4.186 ("Which to the high topgallant of my joy") is consistent with Romeo's: (a) mannerisms (b) use of sailing imagery in 2.4 (c) propensity to make grand plans (d) nothing in particular

39. In this scene Mercutio is the character who demonstrates the widest knowledge of languages. To support this statement one could refer to: (a) Mercutio's use of multiple languages and complex, witty banter (b) Romeo's admission that Mercutio is the wittier of the two (c) one is unable to justify Mercutio as the character with the widest knowledge of languages (d) Benvolio's lack of dialogue

40. Line 2.4.185 "And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair," is significant because: (a) Dr. Prinsky will be excited over its implied potential use of the stage's upper level (b) it calls for a specific prop in a later scene (c) one could connect the reference to Valentine's rope-ladder in "Two Gentleman of Verona" (d) all of the above (e) none of the above

41. Thematically and dramatically, the exchanges between Mercutio and Nurse are similar to those of: (a) Falstaff and Miss Quickly - "2 Henry IV" (b) Proteus and Julia - "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (c) Lucentio and Bianca - "The Taming of the Shrew" (d) Bassanio and Portia - "The Mechant of Venice

42. Mercutio's exclamation of "So ho!" in 2.4.128 is consistent with the scene's motif of: (a) food (b) love (c) hunting (d) French clothing
 

Amanda Ebersole
3.1

#43-49
 

Tristan Hart
3.2 & 5.1

#50-56
 

Tasha Mohler
3.3 & 5.2

57. According to Romeo [in which act and scene?; 3.3], What is worse than doomsday? (a) life (b) love (c) banishment (d) enslavement

58. Lines 131-133 [in act ] ("Thy wit…thine own ignorance") is an example of (a) metaphor (b) simile (c) personification (d) hyperbole

59. What is the purpose of the figure of speech referred to in the previous question (a) to convey a stronger meaning (b) to confuse the reader (c) to emphasize Romeo's state of mind (d) to show the Friar's intelligence

60. In this scene [in act ], Romeo is said to have the form of was, another gentlemen is also said to have this for in Act 1 Scene 3. Who was it? (a) Paris (b) the servingman (c) Master Capulet (d) the nurses deceased husband

61. Who or what is like a "mishaved and sullen wench" [in which act and scene?]? (a) Juliet (b) the nurse (c) blessings (d) happiness

62. Why does Romeo say he has spilt the blood of his Juliet [in which act and scene?]? (a) he has killed one of her kinsmen (b) he has pricked Juliet with his sword (c) none of the above (d) both a and b

63. What is the main purpose for 5.2? (a) to display a humorous interchange between Friars (b) to show how unreliable Friars can be (c) to let the reader know that Romeo has not received a very important letter (d) there is no purpose
 

Calderwood & Toliver trainee
3.5

64. In the first five speeches of 3.5, up to the first line of the fifth speech (Juliet's "It is, it is!"), comedy is intermingled with the tragedy through: (a) the rapidity of Juliet's change in ornithological identification (b) Romeo's allusion to the surprising intensity of Juliet's sexual proclivities (c) the revelation that Juliet, at her young age, is both myopic and hearing impaired (d) Romeo's and Juliet's preference for lucubration over osculation

65. Romeo's "More light and light . . . our woes" (3.5.36) exemplifies the figure of speech: (a) paradiastole (b) personification (c) parale(i)psis (d) paradox

66. The figure of speech referred to in the immediately preceding question helps point to the theme or subject of the: (a) restrictiveness of religion (b) dominion of time (c) importance of sex (d) necessity of money (e) inescapability of legality

67. Juliet's reference to her "ill-divining soul" (3.5.54) echoes: (a) Benvolio's words in 1.1.117 ff. ("Madam, an hour before the worshiped sun") (b) Capulet's words in 1.2.13 ff. ("And too soon marred are those") (c) The nurse's words in 1.3.16 ff. ("Even or odd, of all days in the year") (d) Romeo's words in 1.4.50 ("I dreamt a dream") and 1.4.106 ff. ("I fear, too early")

68. The echo referred to in the immediately preceding question helps convey the theme or subject of: (a) money or riches (b) nature or the natural world (c) fate or destiny (d) illness or sickness

69. The specific means that Capulet's wife contemplates for murdering Romeo ("We will have vengeance for it, fear thou not" [3.5.88 ff.]), relative to how Romeo actually dies in 5.3, is: (a) ironically accurate (b) naturalistically unrelated (c) ironically inaccurate (d) all of the above

70. As emphasized by Juliet's single-word exclamatory response to the Nurse's reasoning about Romeo versus Paris ("Faith, here it is . . . beshrew them both" [3.5.214-229]), along with other highly connotative words in the passage, the Nurse is: (a) impractical (b) irreligious (c) insincere (d) irreproachable (e) ineffable
 

Brandy Smith
4.1 - 4.3

#71-77
 

William Smith - Bevington 4.4/4.5

4.4

78. What is Capulet's mood in 4.4? a) worried b) hesitant c) giddy d) sorrowful

79. Capulet comments in the end of 4.4-"The bridegroom he is come already. considering what Friar Laurence already knows, we may find this statement what? a) sarcastically motivated towards Friar Laurence b) ironic c) untrue d) a case of Capulet's senile ramblings

4.5

80. Looking into the preceding question and considering Capulet's remarks in 4.5 38-39, "Death is my son-in-law...I will die", we can find triple meaning in the word _bridegroom_ involving all the following except: a) Romeo b) heaven c) death d) Paris

81. Paris' lines in 4.5 55-58, "Beguiled, divorced...but love in death!" would probably, or at least also, be best suited for whom? a) Tybalt b) Rosaline c) Capulet d) Romeo

83. Taking into account the correct answer for the preceding question and the difficulties and obstacles that would prevent such an action on the part of Juliet's parents, what conclusions can we draw? a) her parents were ignorant of her true feelings b) a little honesty on Juliet, Friar Laurence, or Romeo's parts would have been nice c) her parents were to selfishly involved in their own prejudices d) all the above

Alice Wynn
5.3 1st 250 lines

85. During the course of 5.3, Romeo, Juliet, and Paris all meet their untimely ends. What other character do we learn had died as well? (a) Friar John (b) Balthasar (c) the Nurse (d) Montague's wife

86. Why would Shakespeare have much of the action in 5.3 taking place in a tomb? (a) because it is where Juliet's body is laid (b) it would make for easier stage direction (c) It contributes to the motif of death within the scene (d) it is a symbolic representation of the star-crossed lovers

87. In 5.3.45 the word "maw" may best be defined as a(n): (a) mouth (b) gullet (c) stomach (d) esophagus

88. Why does Balthasar hide himself instead of leaving as instructed? (a) he is worried of Romeo's actions (b) he is awaiting Friar Laurence (c) he is purposely defying Romeo (d) he is frightened by the darkness of the church yard

89. Romeo's soliloquy in 5.388-115 [guide words at the beginning and end of the passage?] he: (a) speaks of Juliet and her beauty (b) uses language to personify death (c) speaks of his never-ending love of Juliet (d) a and b (e) a only

90. Friar Laurence's actions concerning Juliet may be viewed as: (a) him sympathizing with her in his position as a holy man, therefore coming to her aid (b) him playing God in a sense, as she is "resurrected" (c) him becoming the culprit in the death of both Romeo and Juliet (d) neutral, he was only trying to help her, their deaths were brought on by their own actions

91. The comments made by Capulet's wife in 5.3.206-207 [guide words at the beginning and end of the passage?] show that: (a) she is reminded of her age (b) she is reminded of her mortality (c) she is remorseful of the entire situation (d) a and b (e) none of these