Multiple Choice Test: Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet

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What literary device does Romeo use to describe Juliet’s beauty in his soliloquy?

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Metaphor

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Juliet's primary concern about Romeo in Act 2, Scene 2 of her soliloquy?

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His family name (Montague)

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What does Juliet propose as a solution to the obstacle of their feuding families?

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Romeo denies his name, or she denies hers

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Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

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End the feud between the Montagues and Capulets

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Which character warns Romeo about the dangers of loving too intensely?

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Friar Laurence

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What does Juliet compare Romeo to when they part after the balcony scene?

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A captive bird

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How does Juliet’s attitude toward marriage change from Act 1 to Act 2?

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She becomes eager and passionate

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What does Romeo mean when he says, “Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized”?

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He will abandon his family

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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole in Romeo’s soliloquy? a) “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?” b) “Juliet is the sun.” c) “Her eyes in heaven would stream so bright that birds would sing.” d) “O, speak again, bright angel!”

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“Her eyes in heaven would stream so bright that birds would sing.”

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What does Friar Laurence mean by “These violent delights have violent ends”?

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All of the above