Mr. Fornnarino's Literature and Composition Quiz for the Week of 4-11-11

What is iambic pentameter?
1. a certain type of poem used by Shakespeare
2. lines that rhyme together in sequence
3. five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
4. Shakespeare’s wit expressed in puns
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
1. Kinsey Millhone appears in I is for Innocent.
2. Cadfael solves murders in A Morbid Taste for Bones.
3. Banishment will be the result of more feuding.
4. Hitchcock did The Man who Knew too Much.
What threat does the Prince make to Lords Capulet and Montague?
1. They will be thrown in jail for fighting.
2. The penalty for disturbing the peace is death.
3. Banishment will be the result of more feuding.
4. Fines will be imposed on any rule breakers.
Why is Romeo sad in Scene 1, and what does Benvolio suggest?
1. Romeo can’t go to the Capulet party; Benvolio suggests that they sneak in.
2. Romeo wants to be with Juliet; Benvolio suggests that they secretly get married.
3. Romeo is upset over Rosaline; Benvolio suggests looking at other girls.
4. Romeo failed a class in school; Benvolio suggests dropping out.
How does Lord Capulet respond to Paris’s request of Juliet’s hand in marriage?
1. He says that Juliet isn’t old enough.
2. He says that Paris isn’t good enough for Juliet.
3. He says that he’s for it happening immediately.
4. He says Juliet isn’t good enough for Paris.
Which of following is closest to what Mercutio would say to Romeo about Rosaline?
1. “There are hotter girls than her in Verona.”
2. “Quit being a dreamy idiot and get over her!”
3. “You really messed up—she’s amazing!”
4. “Do you mind if I start dating her?”
Why doesn’t Tybalt attack Romeo at the Capulet party?
1. He mistakes Romeo for someone else.
2. He wants Romeo to meet Juliet.
3. His uncle (Lord Capulet) forbids him.
4. His courage leaves him at the crucial moment
What is Juliet doing when she says, “My grave is like to be my wedding bed” (I.v.l.151)?
1. saying she wants to commit suicide
2. explaining that she loves a dead man
3. expressing her desire to get married in a graveyard
4. foreshadowing her own death
Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
1. Can you give me the notes to the story Holidays in the Sun and I'll give you my summary of the novel Give Me Wine and Roses?
2. Can you give me the notes to the story “Holidays in the Sun"? I’ll give you my summary of the novel Give Me Wine and Roses.
3. Can you give me the notes to the story "Holidays in the Sun," and I'll give you my summary of the novel "Give Me Wine and Roses?"
4. Can you give me the notes to the story Holidays in the Sun, and I'll give you my summary of the novel Give Me Wine and Roses?
What is meant by “star-cross’d lovers”? Why are Romeo and Juliet described this way?
1. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet are fated to be together and, perhaps, die together at the end of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Their love and deaths are thereby written in the stars.
2. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet are fated to be together only briefly. Their love is like fast-moving stars crossing in the sky.
3. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that Romeo and Juliet plans cross each other. Their plans are irregular like the paths of stars.
4. ”Star-cross’d lovers” refers to the idea that the love Romeo and Juliet feel is bright like the light of two stars. Their earthly love matches the beauty of the heavens.