Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Composition
Practice Quiz 28
for
English 1
“...O sweet Juliet, / Thy beauty hath made me effeminate...” (III.i.120-1) is an example of the use of what poetic device?
metaphor
apostrophe
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
“…civil night / Thou sober-suited matron all in black…” (III.ii.11) is an example of the use of what poetic device?
metaphor
apostrophe
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
“A damned saint, an honorable villain.” (III.ii.85) is an example of the use of what poetic device?
metaphor
apostrophe
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
“And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead!” (III.ii.149) is an example of the use of what poetic device?
metaphor
apostrophe
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
“…he enters the confines of a tavern, claps me his sword upon the table…” (III.i.6-7) is an example of the use of what poetic device?
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onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
Why does Mercutio keep repeating, “A plague o’ both your houses” (III.i.l.95)
He knows that both the Capulets and the Montagues are sick with the plague.
He blames the feud between the Capulets and Montagues for his mortal wound.
He thinks that threats will finally bring peace between the feuding families.
He believes that Romeo conspired with Tybalt to have him killed.
What piece of news upsets Juliet the most in III.ii, and what does she threaten to do?
Tybalt is dead and she will kill Romeo.
Mercutio is dead and she will scold Tybalt.
Romeo is banished and she will kill herself.
Juliet is banished and she will defy the Prince.
What does the Friar say to Romeo (III.iii) to keep him from killing himself?
He says that he should be thankful.
He explains that suicide will send him to Hell.
He suggests that Juliet will kill herself.
He tells him that Juliet will marry Paris.
What does Capulet tell his wife to say to Juliet in III.iv?
She has been disowned.
She should kill herself.
She can marry whomever she chooses.
She will marry Paris in three days.
Which of the following quotes is
not an example of death foreshadowing?
“…thou art below / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.” (III.v.56-7)
“…make the bridal bed / In that dim monument where Tybalt lies.” (III.v.228-9)
“Things have fallen out…unluckily / That we have had no time to move our daughter.” (III.iv.1-2)
“More honorable state, more courtship lives / In carrion flies than Romeo.” (III.iii.37-8)
Why does Capulet get angry with Juliet (III.v)?
He learns that she has married Romeo.
She says she won’t go along with his wishes.
She tells him that she is pregnant.
He hears that she never liked Tybalt.
Which sentence is written correctly?
Neither the girls or Bob has seen the movie
Double Jeopardy said Randy, but I enjoy "Life and its Meaning for the World."
“Neither the girls nor Bob have seen the movie
Double Jeopardy,” said Randy, “but I enjoyed Life and Its Meaning for the World.”
“Neither the girls nor Bob has seen the movie
Double Jeopardy,” said Randy, “but I enjoyed Life and Its Meaning for the World.”
Neither the girls or Bob have seen the movie
Double Jeopardy said Randy, but I enjoy life and its meaning for the world.
For what reason does Lady Capulet think that Juliet is crying in III.v, and why is Juliet really crying?
Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet is crying for the death of her cousin, Tybalt, but she’s really crying because Romeo has been banished from Verona.
Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet is crying for the death of her cousin, Mercutio, but she’s really crying because Romeo has been banished from Verona.
Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet is crying because her father is insisting that she marry Paris, but she’s really crying because she hasn't heard from Romeo.
Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet is crying because she hasn't heard from Romeo, Mercutio, but she’s really crying because her cousin has been killed.