Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scenes 1-3

Whose party has Mercutio and Romeo crashed?

• Queen Mab's
• the Montague's
• The Capulet's

According to Mercutio, who or what is Queen Mab, and what does she do?

• the fairy queen who acts as the fairy's midwife (delivers fairy babies) and who also brings men's dreams
• Queen of England during Shakespeare's day
• Juliet's mother

At the end of Act I.4, Romeo tells Mercutio that he's had a bad dream about something written in the stars, "But God, who steers my life, will direct my course." Celestial imagery in the play has to do with destiny/fate. What vocabulary word would apply?

• diatribe
• insipid
• visceral
• kismet

(Act I.4, 106-114) What does Romeo say about the value of dreams?

• They mean nothing.
• They mean you ate too late.
• He believes that dreams hold the secret of your fate.

In Act I. 5, 42-50, When Romeo first sees Juliet, what terms does he use to describe her? Choose the ONE that does not apply.

• torches look dim beside her
• she beautifies the night like a rich jewel in an Ethiopian's ear
• too valuable for the world
• like a dove among crows
• She seems hotter than the sun shining at noon day.

How does Tybalt recognize Romeo?

• Tybalt the trouble-maker sees him.
• Tybalt hears Romeo's voice & recognizes it.
• Mercutio starts another street fight and Romeo jumps in.
• Romeo takes off his mask.

When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party, what does Capulet say to Tybalt? (I.5, 58-72) Pages 69-70

• Do it!
• Down with yon villainous knave!
• Let him alone since he's behaving like a gentleman who has a good reputation in Verona..

How does Romeo find out Juliet’s last name? Act I.5, 110-113

• He gets arrested by the police and it's in his booking information.
• Romeo introduces himself.
• The Nurse tells him. (p. 73)

How does Juliet find out Romeo’s last name? Act I.5, 134 - (p. 74)

• He gets arrested by the police and it's in his booking information.
• Romeo introduces himself.
• The nurse tells her.

And how old is Juliet again? A marriage this young would be unusual even for Shakespeare's day. That Juliet goes along with her mother's insistence that she marry is due to great respect - notice the way she speaks so kindly to her mom even though it's the nurse who basically raised her.

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