1.
Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion. Which of the following items is not part of his plan?
Correct Answer
C. Juliet will wake up alone in the family vault.
Explanation
In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence's plan involves Juliet drinking a vial of liquid that will make her appear dead, allowing her to escape her arranged marriage and be with Romeo. The plan also includes Romeo and Juliet being reunited in Mantua. However, waking up alone in the family vault is not part of Friar Laurence's plan.
2.
In her soliloquy, Juliet does not admits that
Correct Answer
C. Death is better than losing Paris.
Explanation
The correct answer is "death is better than losing Paris." This is evident from Juliet's soliloquy in which she expresses her fear of waking up in the tomb alone and losing Paris. She contemplates the idea of faking her own death to avoid marrying Paris and ultimately decides that death is preferable to the thought of losing him.
3.
Which of the following is not a fear of Juliet’s?
Correct Answer
C. Romeo will not find the vault in the night.
Explanation
Juliet's fears are mentioned in the question, and the correct answer is the one that is not a fear of Juliet's. The other options, such as the potion not working, suffocating in the tomb, and Friar Laurence poisoning her, are fears that Juliet has expressed or implied. However, the fear of Romeo not finding the vault in the night is not mentioned as one of Juliet's fears.
4.
Which of the following statements provide the best paraphrasing of the following passage from Act IV?
"What if it be a poison which the friar
Subtly hath ministered to have me dead,
Lest in this marriage he should be dishonored
Because he married me before to Romeo?"
Correct Answer
B. What if the friar gave me real poison? Maybe he wants me dead because he is afraid his reputation will be ruined. Since the friar has married me to Romeo, how can he marry me to someone else?
Explanation
The correct answer paraphrases the passage by expressing Juliet's suspicion that the friar may have given her real poison in order to kill her. She believes that the friar is concerned about his reputation being ruined because he married her to Romeo, and therefore he may not want her to marry someone else.
5.
Because the audience knows that Juliet is alive, the scene in which the Capulets, the Nurse, and Paris bemoan her death is an illustration of
Correct Answer
A. Dramatic irony
Explanation
The given correct answer is "dramatic irony". This is because dramatic irony occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the play or story are not. In this case, the audience knows that Juliet is alive, but the Capulets, the Nurse, and Paris believe she is dead and are mourning her. Therefore, the scene is an illustration of dramatic irony.
6.
The messenger being quarantined and unable to deliver the message to Romeo is
Correct Answer
B. A complication in the plot
Explanation
The fact that the messenger is quarantined and unable to deliver the message to Romeo creates a complication in the plot. This event adds tension and conflict to the story, as it prevents Romeo from receiving important information. It also creates suspense and uncertainty, as the audience knows something that the characters do not. This complication further drives the narrative forward and adds depth to the overall storyline.
7.
Balthazar telling Romeo that Juliet is dead is
Correct Answer
C. Dramatic irony
Explanation
This answer is correct because dramatic irony refers to a situation in which the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not. In this case, Balthazar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead, but the audience knows that she is actually alive. This creates a sense of tension and suspense, as Romeo's tragic decision to take his own life is based on false information. The use of dramatic irony adds depth and complexity to the plot, making it a fitting explanation for the given answer.
8.
Who said it?
"My poverty, but not my will, consents."
Correct Answer
D. Apothecary
Explanation
In Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," the character of the Apothecary utters the line, "My poverty, but not my will, consents." This line is spoken by the Apothecary when Romeo approaches him to buy poison. The Apothecary is hesitant to sell the poison due to its illegal nature, but his poverty compels him to do so. The line reflects the Apothecary's inner conflict between his desperate need for money and his moral reservations about selling a deadly substance.
9.
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty."
This passage is
Correct Answer
B. Personification
Explanation
The passage personifies death by attributing the ability to "suck the honey of thy breath" and have power over beauty. This means that death is being portrayed as a living entity with the ability to take away life and beauty.
10.
O happy dagger!
This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.
This passage is
Correct Answer
A. A metapHor
Explanation
The passage is a metaphor because it compares the dagger to a sheath and the speaker's death to rusting. The speaker is using the dagger as a symbol for their own death, suggesting that they want to die and be at peace. The comparison emphasizes the finality and acceptance of death.