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- A character is part of every main event of the play. What kind of character is this?
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- B. Major
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- In Romeo and Juliet, act 4, scene 5, what literary element is contained in the following lines?
- "Death lies on her like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower of all the field."
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- D. Simile
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- In "Pyramus and Thisbe," when the lovers agree to meet at the Tomb of Ninus, this is what literary device?
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- C. Foreshadowing
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- What obstacle divides the lovers, Pyramus and Thisbe?
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- C. Parents
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- In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, what is the relationship of Tybalt to Romeo?
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- D. Enemies
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- In act 2, scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet does not know that Romeo can hear her as she speaks about him, but the audience knows he is listening. What kind of irony is this?
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- B. Situational irony
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- What is foreshadowing?
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- D. Subtle hints that tell the audience what will happen later
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- What type of line serves as a reminder for another line or some bit of stage action?
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- C. Monologue
- Question Number 9 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What type of comedy is characterized by ridiculous and physical humor?
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- A. Farce
- Question Number 10 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What are the primary sources of information on which we base our knowledge of the man Shakespeare?
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- D. The plays and legal documents
- Question Number 11 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet is what part of the plot of the play?
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- A. Climax
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- What does the following line from the prologue to act 1 of Romeo and Juliet indicate?
- "Doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
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- B. The deaths of Romeo and Juliet is what kills the feud.
- Question Number 13 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What are Romeo and Juliet’s attitudes toward the marriage?
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- A. Nothing is going to stand in their way, not family, the Friar, or fate.
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 4, scene 1, which of the following is NOT part of the Friar's plan?
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- C. Give your consent to the marriage with Paris
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 2, scene 3, in Friar Laurence's soliloquy, what does he compare to men?
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- A. Animals
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- What type of wordplay does Shakespeare use in the following quote from Romeo and Juliet?
- Juliet: Oh serpent heart hid with a flowering face! / Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
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- D. Verbal irony
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- What literary device is the following an example of?
- Rowers wait in the river, paddles ready. The gun goes off, they strike hard at the water, and the rest of the scene shows the series of events that leads to who becomes the ultimate winner.
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- B. Imagery
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- What type of wordplay does Shakespeare use in the following quote from Romeo and Juliet?
- Lady Capulet: Marry, that "marry" is the very theme / I came to talk of.
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- D. Verbal irony
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 1, what literary element is in these lines?
- "Hast thou no letters to me from the friar? / No, my good lord. / No matter: get thee gone."
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- C. Motif
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- Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the prologue to act 1 of Romeo and Juliet?
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- D. It summarizes the action.
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- The audience sees excessive pride in the protagonist: he cannot let go of his need for approval from his followers. Unfortunately, this leads him to make choices that cause him to ultimately lose his crown. What is this character's excessive pride called?
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- C. Hubris
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- A character remains a loyal friend throughout the whole play despite being betrayed by other characters. What kind of character is this?
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- D. Static
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 3, what literary element is in these lines? "O, here / Will I set up my everlasting rest, / And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars / From this world-wearied flesh."
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- C. Motif
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- Which of the following is the usual pattern of a metaphor?
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- C. [An object or person] is [something unrelated].
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 3, what kind of irony is shown in these lines?
- "Beauty's ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, / And death's pale flag is not advanced there."
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- A. Dramatic
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 2, what is Juliet's first reaction to the news that Romeo has killed Tybalt?
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- D. Juliet wonders if she has been wrong about Romeo.
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 2, what do we learn about Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo?
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- D. The letter was never delivered.
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 3, who says the following lines?
- "See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love."
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- D. Prince Escalus
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- A real estate mogul enjoys a happy life with his wife and children, thrives from the challenges of his job, and gives to charities generously. But in a moment of rage, he kills one of his business associates, disrupting his life forever. What is the change in this character's situation called?
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- D. Peripateia
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- What is unrhymed iambic pentameter called?
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- A. Blank verse
- Question Number 31 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What type of wordplay is the following?
- "I am presently employed," said the gift wrapper.
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- C. Pun
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- Why do some people doubt that Shakespeare is the actual author of the plays attributed to him?
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- D. There were too many plays for one person to have written them all.
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- What kind of wordplay does Romeo use in act 1 of Romeo and Juliet to express the contradictory nature of love?
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- A. Metaphors
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 4, scene 1, what does Juliet do that convinces Friar Laurence that she is desperate to avoid marrying Paris?
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- B. Threatens to kill herself
- Question Number 35 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 1, who says the following line?
- "Is it even so? Then I defy you stars!"
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- D. Romeo
- Question Number 36 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 4, scene 1, who says the following lines? "Give me, give me! O, tell not me of fear!"
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- B. Juliet
- Question Number 37 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, who is the Prince of Verona?
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- B. Escalus
- Question Number 38 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What is imagery?
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- D. Using sensory description
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- In act 2 of Romeo and Juliet, what kind of wordplay is Juliet using when she says, "Parting is such sweet sorrow"?
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- D. Sarcasm
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- Which of the following situations in act 1 of Romeo and Juliet is the best example of dramatic irony?
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- A. Benvolio and Romeo find Rosaline's name on an invitation list for the Capulet party.
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- What literary device is Shakespeare using in Romeo and Juliet, Act II when Romeo describes Juliet in the following lines: "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
- It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
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- C. Metaphor
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 3, scene 1, what motivates Benvolio to say these lines?
- "I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire: / The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, / And, if we meet, we shall not scape a brawl."
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- D. Benvolio wants to avoid any fights.
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 2, scene 2, what do the lovers agree to do by the end of the scene?
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- B. Get married
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- In act 3 of Romeo and Juliet, which character is most helpful to the two lovers?
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- B. Friar Laurence
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- In Romeo and Juliet act 5, scene 3, who first finds the bodies of Romeo and Paris?
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- B. Friar Laurence
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