Title: Romeo&Juliet Sample Unit Quiz Archive (Lesli Smith)
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Archived Questions for Romeo and Juliet Unit

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Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"Oh, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes in shape no bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an alderman, drawn with a team of little atomies athwart men's noses as they lie asleep..."
- Mercutio to Romeo; begins a long speech to show Romeo how foolish he is being about his obsession for Rosaline
- Benvolio to Mercutio; shows how the friends make fun of each other and have a good time
- Benvolio to Romeo; said when he is trying to persuade Romeo to find someone else fairer than Rosaline
- Nurse to Juliet; when she is teasing Juliet about dreaming of Romeo
- Tybalt to Lord Capulet: when he is trying to persuade Capulet to let him fight Romeo at the part; shows his disrespect for his uncle
A: Mercutio to Romeo; begins a long speech to show Romeo how foolish he is being about his obsession for Rosaline

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion show in this; for saints have hands that pilgrim's hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss."
- Juliet to Romeo; is her answer to his first flirtatious move at the party; is part of their joint sonnet when they meet
- Romeo to Juliet; is his answer to Juliet's protests; shows he is persistent
- Nurse to Romeo; she says this when she catches him with Juliet, and she's trying to remind him to be a gentleman
- Paris to Juliet; he says this when he is first trying to woo her (according to her father's wishes)
- Father Laurence to Romeo; he says this as he is instructing Romeo how to pray
A: Juliet to Romeo; is her answer to his first flirtatious move at the party; is part of their joint sonnet when they meet

Q: Directions: Match the character names with the correct descriptions.
- Cousin of Juliet; challenges Romeo to a duel; described as having a "fiery" personality | Tybalt
- Is practical and cautious regarding love and marriage, but is impulsive at the same time | Juliet
- Relative of the prince, is her parents' preferred suitor for Juliet | Paris
- Knows Juliet best of all and wants her to be happy most of all; had a daughter named Susan, but now has no daughter or family | Nurse
- Friend of Romeo; relative of the prince and invited to the party where Romeo meets Juliet--is how Romeo is able to attend the party | Mercutio
- Dabbles in horticultural potions and advises Romeo | Friar Laurence
- Would rather face death than banishment | Romeo
- Although he refuses to take sides in the Montague/Capulet feud, he still loses two relatives as a result of the fighting. | Prince

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
Hold thy desperate hand! Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art; thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote the unreasonable fury of a beast.By my holy order, I thought thy disposition better temperd.Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed; ascend her chamber, hence, and comfort her.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Friar Laurence; This is just after Romeo killed Tybalt, and Romeo is now about to stab himself in front of the Friar; It shows that he is afraid to live apart from everyone; shows more of his rash, impulsive nature
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Friar Laurence; Mercutio; Prince
Gap 2 offers: This is just after Romeo killed Tybalt, and Romeo is now about to stab himself in front of the Friar; This is just after Mercutio gets stabbed; it shows that he forgives Romeo.; This is just before Tybalt and Mercutio fight; This is just after Prince finds Mercutio dead, and he is advising those with relationships worth saving to do so while they can
Gap 3 offers: It shows that Mercutio really did know the meaning of love, despite all his rantings against it.; It shows that Romeo is brave in the face of his punishment; It shows that he is afraid to live apart from everyone; shows more of his rash, impulsive nature; It shows that the Prince is a merciful ruler

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by, herself poised with herself in either eye. But in that crystal scales let there be weighed your ladys love against some other maid that I will show you shining at this feast, and she shall scant show well that now seems best.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Benvolio; Benvolio is advising Romeo to forget Rosaline and "play the field"; It is the "dare" that more or less sets in motion the circumstances that will allow Romeo and Juliet to meet.
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Lord Capulet; Benvolio; Lady Capulet
Gap 2 offers: Romeo is whining, here, about Rosaline; Benvolio is advising Romeo to forget Rosaline and "play the field"; Lord Capulet is advising Paris to be sure of his suit; She is telling Juliet how she will outshine all of the other girs at the party, even her rival, Rosaline
Gap 3 offers: It is the "dare" that more or less sets in motion the circumstances that will allow Romeo and Juliet to meet.; This speech shows that Romeo is a loyal devotee of Rosaline; It shows that he is very protective of his daughter; It shows that Lady Capulet thinks her daughter is beautiful

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she, she is the hopeful lady of my earth.My will to her consent is but a part; an she agree, within her scope of choice lies my consent and fair according voice. This night I hold an old accustomed feast, whereto I have invited many a guest such as I love, and you among the store, one more most welcome, makes my number more.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Lord Capulet; He is talking to Paris and is asking him to come to the party in order to compare Juliet to other girls there--just to be sure; It shows that he wants his daughter to be happy, so long as she respects his authority.
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Lord Capulet; Mercutio; Lady Capulet
Gap 2 offers: Romeo is once again going on and on about his love for Rosaline; Mercutio is making fun of Romeo again.; He is talking to Paris and is asking him to come to the party in order to compare Juliet to other girls there--just to be sure; This is just after she finds her daughter "dead," and she now faces planning her funeral
Gap 3 offers: It shows Romeo's determination to continue to pursue Rosaline.; It shows that he wants his daughter to be happy, so long as she respects his authority.; It is what sets the plot in motion as now Romeo can go to the party as Mercutio's guest; It shows that Lady Capulet has remorse for forcing her daughter to marry Paris

Q: Directions: Correctly identify the literary terms used in each line.

1.) "Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health." [...]

2.) "O anything, of nothing first create!"
[...]

3.) Oh, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies midwife, and she comes in shape no bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an alderman, drawn with a team of little atomies athwart mens noses as they lie asleep
[...]

4 & 5.) This passage is the beginning of a long [...] by Mercutio in which he entertains his friends with clever puns about love. It is where he and Romeo's attitudes about love show how they become [...] for each other.

6.) Contrast it to Juliet's [...] later in the play as she addresses the Romeo in her mind:
"O serpent heart hid with a flowring face!
Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical!
Dove-feathered raven, wolvish-ravening lamb!
Despised substance of divinest show!
Just opposite to what thou justly seemst."

7.) Which also, incidentally, shows how Romeo has become himself one of the [...] regarding love that he outlined in his musings to Benvolio above.
A: oxymoron; paradox; allusion; monologue; foils; soliloquy; oxymorons
Gap 1 offers: paradox; oxymoron; allusion; foil
Gap 2 offers: paradox; oxymoron; allusion; foil
Gap 3 offers: paradox; oxymoron; allusion
Gap 4 offers: soliloquy; monologue
Gap 5 offers: paradoxes; oxymorons; foils
Gap 6 offers: monologue; soliloquy
Gap 7 offers: monologues; oxymorons; allusions

Q: Directions: Choose the correct answer for the following questions about this passage.

"If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this
My lips, two blushing pilgrims ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion show in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers kiss."

1) This passage is part of a [...] and it occurs [...].

2) It is written in [...].
A: shared sonnet by Romeo and Juliet; when they first meet; iambic pentameter
Gap 1 offers: soliliquy by Juliet; shared sonnet by Romeo and Juliet; monologue by Romeo
Gap 2 offers: in the middle of the play; when they first meet; just before Romeo takes the poison
Gap 3 offers: blank verse; iambic pentameter; trochaic tetrameter; anapestic trimeter

Q: {1:MULTICHOICE:%0%Lord Capulet#Feedback for this wrong answer~%0%Mercutio#Feedback for the correct answer~%0%Nurse#Feedback for the wrong answer~%100%Friar Laurence#Feedback for the correct answer}
- Lord Capulet (Feedback for this wrong answer)
- Mercutio (Feedback for the correct answer)
- Nurse (Feedback for the wrong answer)
- Friar Laurence (Feedback for the wrong answer)

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, that almost freezes up the heat of life. I'll call them back again to comfort me--My dismal scene I needs must act alone.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Juliet; This is just after Juliet gets the potion; she is saying goodbye to her mother.; It shows Juliet's determination even though she fears the potion might kill her; last time she talks to her mother.
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Mercutio; Juliet; Lady Capulet
Gap 2 offers: This is Romeo addressing Benvolio after he kills Tybalt; This is just after Juliet gets the potion; she is saying goodbye to her mother.; This is just before Tybalt and Mercutio fight; This is just after she finds her daughter "dead," and she now faces planning Juliet's funeral
Gap 3 offers: It shows Juliet's determination even though she fears the potion might kill her; last time she talks to her mother.; It shows that Romeo is brave in the face of his punishment; It shows that he isn't afraid to die; It shows that Lady Capulet has remorse for forcing her daughter to marry Paris

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
I have an interest in your hates proceeding, my blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding; but Ill amerce you with so strong a fine that you shall all repent the loss of mine.Bear hence this body and attend our will. Mercy but murders, pardoning those who kill.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Prince; This is just after Tybalt and Mercutio fight, when both die, Mercutio by Tybalt and Tybalt by Romeo; It shows the Prince's determination to end the feud and his regret for past lenience.
Gap 1 offers: Prince; Lord Montague; Lord Capulet; Friar Laurence
Gap 2 offers: This is just after the first fight in Act 1; This is in the tomb at the end; This is just after Tybalt and Mercutio fight, when both die, Mercutio by Tybalt and Tybalt by Romeo; This is just after they find Juliet "dead"
Gap 3 offers: It shows the Prince's determination to end the feud and his regret for past lenience.; It shows that Romeo is brave in the face of his punishment; It shows that he regrets helping Romeo and Juliet; It shows that Lord Capulet is going to keep his family in line; he will end the feud.

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Friar Laurence; This is just after Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet; he is speaking to Romeo; It reveals Romeo's fatal flaw and foreshadows his future
Gap 1 offers: Lord Capulet; Mercutio; Nurse; Friar Laurence
Gap 2 offers: This is Mercutio advising Romeo just before the party as the boys are on their way there.; This is just after Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet; he is speaking to Romeo; This is Lord Capulet advising Paris on his conduct with Juliet; This is when she tells Juliet what Romeo's plans are for how they are to be married
Gap 3 offers: It reveals Romeo's fatal flaw and foreshadows his future; It shows that Lord Capulet already sees himself as Paris' father-in-law; It shows how Romeo is led around by his friends, particularly Mercutio; It shows that the Nurse is wise and patient

Q: Speech Identification
Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
The reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villain am I none, therefore farewell. I see thou knowst me not.

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Romeo; This is when Romeo tries not to fight Tybalt; It shows that Romeo is calm in the face of his challenger, but his desire for peace only angers his enemy more.
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Juliet; Benvolio; Tybalt
Gap 2 offers: This is when Romeo tries not to fight Tybalt; This is just after Benvolio gets between the two sides and tries to stop the first fight.; This is when Juliet tries to talk Tybalt out of dueling her husband; This is during the party when Tybalt confronts Romeo despite his uncle's command to leave him alone
Gap 3 offers: It shows Juliet's determination to save Romeo; It shows that Romeo is calm in the face of his challenger, but his desire for peace only angers his enemy more.; It shows that Benvolio isn't afraid to die; It shows that Benvolio is a peacemaker

If a picture says a thousand words, what does this painting show regarding irony in Romeo and Juliet?

Hint: Look at the title first and start there.  Your answer should be between 250 and 500 words.

[Image: IronyEssayQuestionImage]

In class we discussed how the architecture and design of Shakespeare's Globe Theater impacted the way action was written and/or interpreted in the script.  Use the following images to discuss the challenges Shakespeare's acting troop faced in staging their plays.  Your response should be a minimum of five sentences and should discuss at least three key factors that impacted how the plays were written.