Read the excerpt from Act II, scene vi of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: These violent delights have violent ends,And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite:Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

A

And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,

B

Which, as they kiss consume:

C

the sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness

D

Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;

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Read Romeo’s comment after killing Tybalt in Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: O! I am Fortune’s fool.

A

Romeo will give up on his marriage to Juliet.

B

Romeo will be forced to flee the city of Verona.

C

the lovers will find a way to outsmart their fates.

D

the lovers have no control over their destinies.

3

What literary device consists of a pair of contradictory words or ideas?

A

hyperbole

B

oxymoron

C

metaphor

D

synecdoche

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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene vi of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: These violent delights have violent ends,And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite:Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

A

Only love has the ability to overcome obstacles.

B

Nothing good ever comes from truly loving another.

C

Loving with restraint is the key to long-lasting love.

D

True love causes one to lose the ability to reason.

5

greedangerdespairjealousy

A

greed

B

anger

C

despair

D

jealousy

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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene vi of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: These violent delights have violent ends,And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite:Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

A

excitement

B

chaos

C

hopefulness

D

seriousness

7

What effects does the foreshadowing in Friar Laurence’s warning to Romeo have? Select 3 options.

A

It keeps the audience engaged in the plot by suggesting more potential conflict in the story.

B

It explains to the reader why Romeo and Juliet will never find the happiness they seek together.

C

It creates suspense as the reader wonders why Friar Laurence would utter this warning.

D

It characterizes Friar Laurence as a man who believes he has the ability to predict the future.

E

It provides a clue that something tragic will happen to the lovers later as the story progresses.

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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene vi of Romeo and Juliet.Friar Laurence: These violent delights have violent ends,And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite: 15Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

A

knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers.

B

feels that Romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married.

C

enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can help others.

D

wants to caution Romeo about the consequences of his actions.

9

In Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet, Tybalt returns to the scene after he has killed Mercutio and fled. What motivates his return?

A

the anger he feels about the marriage

B

his desire to make peace with Romeo

C

the guilt he feels about killing Mercutio

D

his hatred for the entire Montague family

10

Read the excerpt from Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.Mercutio: No, ’tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door; but ’tis enough, ’twill serve: ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man. I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. A plague o’ both your houses! ’Zounds, a dog, a rat, a mouse, a cat, to scratch a man to death! a braggart, a rogue, a villain, that fights by the book of arithmetic! Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm.

A

Mercutio’s death

B

Mercutio’s attitude

C

Mercutio’s revenge

D

Mercutio’s curse

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