Question 1
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Which themes appear in "Romeo & Juliet"?
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Fate
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Friendship
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Tyranny
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Ambition
Question 2
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What does Romeo say when he first sees Juliet?
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O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright.
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Did my heart love til now?
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Parting is such sweet sorrow.
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Thus from my lips thy sin is purged.
Question 3
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Why does Tybalt swear revenge on Romeo?
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He has fallen in love with Juliet
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He has intruded on the Capulet's party
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He dislikes Romeo's friend, Mercutio.
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Romeo started a fight with him earlier in the play
Question 4
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Which of the following is an example of foreshadowing in the play?
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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
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Two households, both alike in dignity.
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He jests at scars that never felt a wound
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My mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Question 5
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Romeo and Juliet fall in love and, straight after this, Tybalt declares he will seek revenge on Romeo. Which technique is used here?
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Pun
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Juxtaposition
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Ambiguity
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Oxymoron
Question 6
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"Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man." Which technique is this and who says it?
Question 7
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"Thus from thy lips my sin is purged." This is an example of religious imagery - what does is mean?
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When Juliet kisses Romeo, she is so saintly that his love becomes pure.
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When she speaks to Romeo, Juliet is taking away his sins.
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He feels closer to God when he is close to Juliet.
Question 8
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Which of the following is another word for "Turning Point"?
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Denouement
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Prologue
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Peripateia
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Exposition
Question 9
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Which of the following words best describes Romeo?
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Rational
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Agressive
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Considerate
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Impulsive
Question 10
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What type of society is the play set in?
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Christian, patriarchal
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Jewish, autocratic
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Christian, democratic
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Pagan, patriarchal
Question 11
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Which of the following quotations contains hyperbole?
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"A plague o' both your houses"
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"This intrusion shall, now seemin sweet, convert to bitter'st gall."
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"Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear."
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"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life."
Question 12
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"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo..." What is the next line?
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"Parting is such sweet sorrow"
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"What light through yonder window breaks?"
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"Deny thy father and refuse thy name."
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"That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet."
Question 13
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Which character's name means justice?
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Benvolio
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Escalus
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Romeo
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Tybalt
Question 14
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When Mercution is fatally wounded, what does he call his injury?
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A scratch
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A cut
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Wormsmeat
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Nip
Question 15
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How many lines are there in a sonnet?
Question 16
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Which of the following best describes Juliet's relationship with her nurse?
Question 17
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How long does Lord Capulet suggest Paris waits before marrying Juliet?
Question 18
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How did Tybalt end up killing Mercutio?
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He made a clear aim at his chest
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He struck when Mercutio's back was turned
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Mercutio fell to the ground, giving Tybalt the advantage
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He caught him accidentally under Romeo's arm
Question 19
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"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life". This is ambiguous, with one possible meaning being that the young lovers kill themselves. What is the other meaning?
Question 20
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What does poison symbolise in the play?