Juliet is able easily to leave her house by explaining that she must visit Friar Laurence for confession. What would have made this excuse less plausible if the play had been set in Elizabethan England, rather than Italy?
  • Girls and young women were never allowed to leave the house alone in Elizabethan England
  • England was no longer Protestant
  • England was no longer Catholic
  • Confession had never been practiced in England
When was written?
  • Around 1555
  • Around 1595
  • Around 1625
  • Around 1675
In the play, what is meant by the title "nurse"?
  • A wet nurse
  • A medical nurse
  • A governess
  • All of the above
Shakespeare was not the first author to write the story of . Which of the following is true?
  • The story of Romeo and Juliet was written in English as a poem by Arthur Brooke
  • The story of Romeo and Juliet had first been written in Italian
  • There was already a French version of Romeo and Juliet before Shakespeare wrote his play
  • All of the above
Which of the following is specifically associated with the play's Italian setting?
  • Christianity and romantic love
  • Hot-headed violence and death by poison
  • Impulsive love and pragmatic servants
  • Controlling parents and arranged marriages
Around the time he was writing , Shakespeare also wrote another play which included as a comic sub-plot the tragic love affair of Pyramus and Thisbe. What is the name of this play?
  • Pyramus and Thisbe
  • Twelfth Night
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • Much Ado About Nothing
Father Laurence suggests Juliet escape and hide from her parents in which of the following?
  • The Montague house
  • The Prince's palace
  • Mantua
  • A convent
For aristocratic families in Elizabethan England, what was the primary purpose of marriage?
  • To recognize the passionate love between a couple
  • To ensure that a couple would live in happiness and harmony
  • To contain passionate love within social structures
  • To forge and consolidate alliances
Who ruled England at the time the play was written?
  • King Henry VIII
  • Queen Elizabeth I
  • King James I
  • King Charles I
Which of the following is the full title of the play?
  • The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
  • Romeo and Juliet: A Tragedy in Five Acts
  • Romeo and Juliet: A Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers
  • The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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