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Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.Is now the two hours’ traffick of our stage;

A
performance
B
opening
C
intermission
D
conclusion
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Read the dialogue between the two main characters in Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest handThis holy shrine, the gentle sin is this;My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,Which mannerly devotion shows in this;For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch,And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.

A
heartbroken over Rosaline.
B
feeling shy around a Capulet.
C
impulsive and affectionate.
D
reserved and introspective.
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A
unromantic
B
realistic
C
enchanting
D
ordinary
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A paradox is a literary device often used to

A
emphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
B
provide hints or clues about events that occur later in a story.
C
explain a character’s reason for doing or saying something.
D
help readers draw a conclusion based on information provided.
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Which lines spoken by Romeo in Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet best support the inference that Romeo desires future peace between the Montagues and Capulets?

A
Romeo: Tybalt, the reason that I have to love theeDoth much excuse the appertaining rageTo such a greeting; villain am I none,
B
Romeo: Courage, man; the hurt cannot be much.
C
Romeo: Alive! in triumph! and Mercutio slain!Away to heaven, respective lenity,And fire-ey’d fury be my conduct now!
D
Romeo: This day’s black fate on more days doth depend;This but begins the woe others must end.
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What is revealed through dialogue about the women’s feelings toward Paris? Select 3 options.

A
Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
B
Nurse thinks Paris is too old for Juliet.
C
Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
D
Lady Capulet feels Paris is too young and impoverished for Juliet.
E
Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.
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In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a protagonist because he is a

r
romantic character from the 1700s.
d
devoted friend to the play’s main character.
s
sympathetic main character facing a challenge.
f
frustrating character who creates conflict in the play.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun80Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.

A
I would never love a girl as much as I love the fair Rosaline.
B
I would love to meet a girl who is more beautiful than Rosaline.
C
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
D
There are many girls in the world more beautiful than Rosaline.
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imaginary city in Englandpretty city called Veronastage in an ancient theaterhouse of the Verona family

A
imaginary city in England
B
pretty city called Verona
C
stage in an ancient theater
D
house of the Verona family
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Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.

A
Two feuding families shed blood over an ancient grudge.
B
Two families fight over whom pretty Verona shall marry.
C
Two feuding families in Verona have an ancient grudge.
D
Two old families in Verona fight and get themselves dirty.
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Contrast the characters in this excerpt from Act I, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Lady Capulet: This is the matter. Nurse, give leave awhile.We must talk in secret: nurse, come back again;I have remember’d me, thou’s hear our counsel.Thou know’st my daughter’s of a pretty age.Nurse: Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour.Lady Capulet: She’s not fourteen.Nurse: I’ll lay fourteen of my teeth—And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four—She is not fourteen.

A
Nurse wants to build a stronger relationship with Lady Capulet.
B
Nurse resents Lady Capulet’s great wealth and power.
C
Lady Capulet is jealous of Nurse’s strong love for Juliet.
D
Lady Capulet is Juliet’s mother but Nurse knows Juliet best.
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in modern languageto revise the pointto capture the soundin the author’s style

A
in modern language
B
to revise the point
C
to capture the sound
D
in the author’s style
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Read the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father, and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

A
overwhelming shyness.
B
unbearable sadness.
C
hopefulness and longing.
D
scheming nature.
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Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun80Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.

A
I would never love a girl as much as I love the fair Rosaline.
B
I would love to meet a girl who is more beautiful than Rosaline.
C
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
D
There are many girls in the world more beautiful than Rosaline.
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plotfoildialoguesonnet

A
plot
B
foil
C
dialogue
D
sonnet
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A
imaginary city in England
B
pretty city called Verona
C
stage in an ancient theater
D
house of the Verona family
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What is revealed through dialogue about the women’s feelings toward Paris? Select 3 options.

A
Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome.
B
Nurse thinks Paris is too old for Juliet.
C
Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter.
D
Lady Capulet feels Paris is too young and impoverished for Juliet.
E
Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.
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in modern languageto revise the pointto capture the soundin the author’s style

A
in modern language
B
to revise the point
C
to capture the sound
D
in the author’s style
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unromanticrealisticenchantingordinary

A
unromantic
B
realistic
C
enchanting
D
ordinary

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