ACT II - Scene VI Quiz — Romeo and Juliet

Where does Act 2, Scene 6 take place?

• The Capulet garden
• Friar Laurence's cell
• The Montague house
• A public square in Verona

What does Romeo declare at the beginning of the scene?

• That he fears the consequences of the marriage
• That no future sorrow could outweigh the joy of being with Juliet
• That he wants to postpone the wedding
• That he has told his parents about the marriage

To what does Friar Laurence compare the lovers' passion?

• A calm river flowing to the sea
• Fire and gunpowder that consume each other
• Two stars colliding in the night sky
• A flower blooming in spring

What advice does Friar Laurence give Romeo about love?

• Love boldly and without restraint
• Love moderately, for lasting love does so
• Love secretly to avoid the families' anger
• Love patiently and wait for the right time

How does Juliet respond when Romeo asks her to express her joy?

• She recites a love poem she has written
• She says true love is too rich for words
• She weeps with happiness and cannot speak
• She lists all the reasons she loves Romeo

What does the Friar say about Juliet when she arrives?

• That she looks troubled and afraid
• That she moves so lightly she could walk on gossamer
• That she resembles an angel from heaven
• That she is dressed too richly for a secret wedding

What is the primary literary device used throughout this scene?

• Alliteration
• Foreshadowing
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the line "It cannot countervail the exchange of joy," what does "countervail" mean?

• Increase
• Counterbalance or offset
• Predict
• Celebrate

When Juliet greets Friar Laurence as her "ghostly confessor," what does "ghostly" mean in Elizabethan English?

• Frightening or spectral
• Pale and sickly
• Spiritual or relating to the soul
• Quiet and reserved

What does "gossamer" refer to in the Friar's speech about Juliet's arrival?

• A type of silk fabric
• Fine cobweb threads floating in the air
• Morning dew on flowers
• A thin layer of clouds