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What is a dramatic foil?
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A character who
contrasts with, or sets
off the personality, or
traits of another
character. Ex. Romeo
and Mercutio
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Which of the events in R & J
does the Prologue foreshadow?
A.The deaths of R&J
B.The marriage of R&J
C.The deaths of Paris and Romeo
D.The marriage of Paris and
Juliet
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A. The deaths of R&J
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What is the purpose of the opening
scene with Sampson and Gregory?
A.To show the respect that citizens
have for the law
B. To stress the turbulence of feuding
and civil discord
C. To underline the patience of Prince
Escalus and Benvolio
D.To contrast Benvolio and Tbalt
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B. To stress the
turbulence of feuding
and civil discord
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Which of the following is not true
about dialogue in a play?
A. It advances the action of the play
B. It reveals the personalities and
relationships of characters
C. It generally follows the name of
the speaker
D. It is always set off with quotation
marks
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D. It is always set off
with quotation marks
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Which of the following defines a
character’s motive?
A.The reason behind the
character’s thoughts or actions
B.The goal the character hopes to
achieve
C.The contrast between what the
character thinks and says
D. the individual’s characteristic
manner of speaking
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A. The reason behind
the character’s
thoughts or actions
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Which of the following statements
correctly describes a tragic hero?
A.The motives of a tragic heroes are
usually impossible to determine
B. The hero of a tragedy usually acts
from evil motives
C.The tragic hero, who is noble in
stature, meets great misfortune,
usually due to a character flaw, fate or
a combination of both
D. A tragedy always involves a hero who
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has some disastrous character flaw
C. The tragic hero, who is
of noble stature, meets
with disaster or great
misfortune, usually due to
fat, a character, or
combination of both
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What causes Friar Lawrence to go to
the churchyard in Act v?
A.His message to Romeo was not
delivered, so he has to assist Juliet
when she wakes
B. His visit to the churchyard is part of
his and Juliet’s original plan
C.He hears that Paris and Romeo are
due to fight a duel there
D.He is summoned to the churchyard
by the Prince
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A. His message to
Romeo was not
delivered, so he has to
assist Juliet when she
wakes
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Which of the following most
nearly expresses Romeo’s
character flaw?
A. Aggressiveness
B. Lack of logic
C. Impulsiveness
D. Snobbery
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C. Impulsiveness
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The plot events in Act IV are
mainly about:
A.Capulet’s plans for Juliet’s
wedding
B.Capulet’s plans for Juliet’s
funeral
C.Juliet’s plan to avoid marrying
Paris
D. Paris’s concern that Juliet does
not love him
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C. Juliet’s plan to avoid
marrying Paris
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Which of the following correctly
defines a pun?
A. An ingenious personification of a
nonliving thing or an abstract idea
B. A deliberate exaggeration of a
comic gesture or action
C. A timely and relevant quotation
D. A play on words involving a word
with multiple meanings
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D. A play on words
involving a word with
multiple meanings
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Which of the following best defines
a paraphrase?
A. A summary of the main points
B. A recitation of someone else’s
words
C. A translation from another
language
D. A restatement in your own words
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D. A restatement in
your own words
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Which of the following correctly defines
dramatic irony?
A. A subtle foreshadowing of events
leading up to the final outcome of a play
B. A humorous dialogue that interrupts an
otherwise serious scene and serves as
comic relief
C. A contradiction between what a
character thinks and says and what the
audience or reader knows is true
D. An extended metaphor that
persuasively conveys a speaker’s point
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C. A contradiction
between what a
character thinks and
says and what the
audience or reader
knows is true
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In Act III of R & J, the central
issue is a choice between:
A. Death and banishment
B. Obedience and
disobedience
C. Vengeance and forgiveness
D. Romantic love and family
loyalty
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D. Romantic love and
family loyalty
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What is the main purpose of Scene iv,
which shows Capulet, Lady Capulet and
Paris?
A.To show Juliet’s grief for the death of
Tybalt
B. To show that Capulet will pursue the
feud between the families indefinitely
C.To show Capulet’s decision that Juliet
will marry Paris the following Thursday
D.To stress Lady Capulet’s opposition the
marriage of Paris and Juliet
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C. To show Capulet’s
decision that Juliet will
marry Paris the following
Thursday
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At the beginning of Act III, scene ii,
Juliet is alone in Capulet’s orchard.
She delivers a long speech in which
she eagerly anticipates Romeo’s
arrival at nightfall. Which of the
following correctly describes this
speech?
A. Aside
B. Monologue
C. Metaphor
D. Soliloquy
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D. Soliloquy
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Choose a line from the Prologue that
is not in iambic pentameter
A. Now old desire doth in his
deathbed lie…
B. And young affection gapes to be
his heir…
C. Young Abraham Cupid, he that
shot so true…
D. With tender Juliet matched is
now not fair…
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C. Young Abraham
Cupid, he that shot so
true…
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In Shakespearean drama,
characters who do not speak
in verse are likely to be:
A. Important
B. Minor or comic
C. Noble or aristocratic
D. Heroic
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B. Minor or comic
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Which of the following best compares or
contrasts Benvolio’s personality with
that of Mercutio?
A.Benvolio is more playful that Mercutio
B. Benvolio is more serious that
Mercutio
C. Benvolio is more romantic that
Mercution
D.Benvolio is more talkative that
Mercutio
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B. Benvolio is more
serious than Mercutio
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The contrasts between Romeo’s
character and those of both Friar
Lawrence and Mercutio help to
emphasize Romeo’s attitude
about which of the following?
A. Love
B. Death
C. Dueling
D.Dancing
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A. Love
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In Act II, Benvolio’s and
Mercutio’s sociability helps to
emphasize Romeo’s:
A. Moodiness
B. Sense of humor
C. Talkativeness
D. Temper
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A. Moodiness
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In agreeing to marry Romeo and
Juliet, Friar Lawrence shows that
he:
A. Makes independent judgments
B. Favors young lovers
C. Dislikes the Capulets
D. Looks beyond the immediate
event
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D. Looks beyond the
immediate event
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When you summarize a piece of
writing, which of the following do
you do?
A. Explain the difficult words in a text
B. Briefly state the main points in a
piece of writing
C. Use your own words to list all the
main ideas and details in a text
D. Explain a writer’s allusions, or
reference to mythology in literature
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B. Briefly state the
main points in a piece
of writing
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In Act II, which of the following
best describes the personality of
Mercutio?
A. Love-sick
B. Arrogant
C. Fanciful
D. Withdrawn
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C. Fanciful
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In Act II, which of the following is
the most important development in
the plot of R & J?
A.The search for Romeo by Benvolio
and Mercutio
B. The arrival of Tybalt’s letter at
Montague house
C. The decision by Romeo to get
married to Juliet
D. Friar Lawrence’s discovery of an
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unusual plant
C. The decision by
Romeo to get married
to Juliet
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What obstacles to Romeo and Juliet’s
relationship are already apparent in Act
I?
A.The families’ rivalry and Lady Capulet’s
refusal to allow Juliet to marry so young
B. The families rivalry and Capulet’s desire
for Juliet to marry Paris
C. Monatgue’s refusal to allow the
relationship and Benvolio’s affection for
Juliet
D.The princes' refusal to allow the families
to mix and Romeo’s affection for Rosaline
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B. The families’ rivalry
and Capulet’s desire for
Juliet to marry Paris
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In Act IV, what does
Paris try to get Juliet to
say and she refuses to
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Paris tries to get Juliet
to say that she loves
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