Romeo and Juliet Act III Questions – Flashcards
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Which of the following correctly defines an aside?
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a brief remark by a character revealing his or her true thoughts or feelings, unheard by other characters
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After he is wounded in Scene i, Mercutio says to Romeo, "Why the devil came you between u s? I was hurt under your arm." Which of the following is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
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Why did you interfere? Why did you interfere? Your arm allowed him to stab me.
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After Tybalt's death, the Prince sentences Romeo to which of the following punishments?
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banishment
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At the end of Act III, what does Juliet decide to do?
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visit Friar Lawrence to seek his advice
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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?
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soliloquy
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Read the following speech by the Nurse to Juliet in Scene ii: There's no trust, No faith, no honestly in men; all perjured, All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this speech?
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Men are not to be trusted. Unfaithful and dishonest, they are all liars and hypocrites.
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By the end of Act III, how has Juliet come to regard the Nurse?
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with resentment
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In scene v, Lady Capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of Tybalt, tells her, "Therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love But much of grief shows still some want of wit" What is the best paraphrase of this passage?
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So stop grieving. Some mourning is natural result of love, but too much grief is foolish
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In Act III, Scene iii, when Romeo learns about the Prince's decree, which of the following best expresses his reaction as he talks with Friar Lawrence?
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self-pity
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What is the main purpose of Scene iv, which shows Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Paris?
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to show that Capulet will pursue the feud between the families indefineitly
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When Benvoio announces Mercutio's death, Romeo replies, "this day's black fate on moe days doth depend; This but begins the woe others must end" Which of the following best describes Romeo's emotional reaction to Mercutio's death?
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grief and fear of the future
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Juliet loses trust in the Nurse at the end of Act III because the Nurse
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advises Juliet to marry Paris
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Which of the following speeches is a soliloquy?
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In Scene ii, Juliet, alone in her room, expresses her impatience and anxiety
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Choose the item that is the best paraphrase of these lines from the opening of Act III, Scene i?
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Please, Mercutio, let us go in. It is not and the Capulets are out and about.
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Which of the following best defines a paraphrase?
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a restatement in your own words
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Choose the statement that best describes the circumstances of a monologue.
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In scene iii, Friar Lawrence speaks sternly to Romeo about his feeling sorry for himself.
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What event do Benvolio's lines from the opening of Act III, Scene i hint at, or foreshadow?
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the which in which Mercutio and Tybalt are killed
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In Act III, Scene i, Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has...
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killed Mercutio
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Which statement is the best paraphrase of the following passage in scene ii? Nurse: Hie to your chamber. I will find Romeo TO comfort you. I wot well where he is. Hark ye, your Romeo will be here at night. I will to him; he is hid at Lawrence's cell.
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Go to your bedroom, I will find Romeo for you. I am sure I know where he is. Romeo will be here tonight. I will go to him at Friar Lawrence's cell.
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In Act III of Romeo and Juliet, the central issue is a choice between
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romantic love and family loyalty
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In an aside, a character speaks to
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the audience while other characters are on state
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In Act III, Scene ii, Juliet addresses the Nurse in a monologue that begins: "O serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?" She goes on to say... "Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st A damned saint, an honorable villain!" Juliet is responding to the news of which event?
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Tybalt's death by Romeo's hand
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The Prince declares that he will exile Romeo for the murder of Tybalt. Which of the following is the best synonym for exile?
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banish
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In Act III, Scene i, Benvolio exclaims to Romeo that Mercutio had a gallant spirit. The word gallant means which of the following?
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brave and noble
