Q.1
Hearing that Tybalt has been killed by Romeo, Juliet laments, "Was ever book containing such vile matter / So fairly bound?" Which of the following lines does NOT express the same sentiment?
  • "Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st —"
  • "Shall I speak ill of him that is my husband?"
  • "O that deceit should dwell / In such a gorgeous palace!"
  • "Thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend / In mortal paradise of such sweet flesh?"
Q.2
"O brother Montague, give me thy hand. / This is my daughter's jointure, for no more / Can I demand." Which words indicate Capulet's change of heart?
  • Brother, thy, hand
  • Montague, daughter, demand
  • Hand, daughter, more
  • Daughter, jointure, demand
Q.3
"O sweet Juliet, / Thy beauty hath made me effeminate, / And in my temper softened valor's steel." What does Romeo imply here?
  • Romeo's reflexes have been dulled and he is not capable of fighting Tybalt
  • Juliet's beauty is not as great as that of a good swordfighter
  • Loving Juliet has made Romeo less of a fighter
  • All of the above
Q.4
"Why, is not this better now than groaning for love? Now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo, now art thou what thou art by art as well as by nature." Mercutio's words relate most closely to which of the following lines?
  • "His name is Romeo, and a Montague, / The only son of your great enemy"
  • "Why, Romeo, art thou mad?"
  • "O Romeo, Romeo, / wherefore art thou Romeo?"
  • "'Tis he, that villain Romeo"
Q.5
"I would have thee gone — / And yet no farther than a wanton's bird, / That lets it hop a little from his hand." Juliet compares Romeo to which of the following?
  • A free bird of prey
  • A farmyard animal
  • A bird intended for roasting
  • A captive bird
Q.6
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life, / Whose misadventured piteous overthrows / Doth with their death bury their parents' strife." How is the word "bury" used here?
  • To refer to their buried love
  • To refer to the lovers' ill fate
  • As a simile
  • Metaphorically
Q.7
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine..." - Romeo. Which of the following is true?
  • Romeo compares himself to a pilgrim and the Capulet home to a shrine
  • Romeo compares Juliet to a pilgrim and himself to a saint
  • Romeo compares himself and Juliet to pilgrims
  • Romeo compares himself to a pilgrim and Juliet to a saint
Q.8
"Within the infant rind of this weak flower / Poison hath residence, and medicine power." Why are these lines spoken by Friar Laurence significant?
  • Love, like the medicinal flower, can also be deadly
  • The small and the weak can also be powerful, as the younger members of the feuding families reveal themselves to be
  • Friar Laurence foreshadows the later use of the potion which feigns death and the actual poison used by Romeo
  • All of the above
Q.9
CAPULET'S WIFE: So shall you share all that he doth possess By having him, making yourself no less. NURSE: No less, nay, bigger. Women grow by men. To what does Nurse refer?
  • Pregnancy
  • Increased wealth
  • Increased love and affection
  • Illness
Q.10
"Call me but love and I'll be new baptized. / Henceforth I never will be Romeo." What does Romeo mean by being "new baptized" here?
  • He will become a Christian
  • He will take a new name
  • He promises to be a good man if Juliet overlooks his hateful name
  • He hints that he wishes to get married as quickly as possible
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