ACT III - Scene II Quiz — Romeo and Juliet

What is Juliet doing at the very beginning of Act III, Scene II?

• Arguing with her parents about marrying Paris
• Delivering a soliloquy longing for nightfall and Romeo
• Speaking with the Nurse about Tybalt's challenge
• Writing a letter to Romeo at Friar Laurence's cell

Why does Juliet initially believe Romeo is dead?

• A messenger from the Prince tells her
• The Nurse says "he's dead" without specifying who
• She witnesses the fight from her balcony
• Friar Laurence sends a letter with the news

Which literary device is most prominent in Juliet's lines "Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! / Dove-feather'd raven! wolvish-ravening lamb!"?

• Simile
• Oxymoron
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia

What triggers Juliet to stop criticizing Romeo and start defending him?

• The Nurse tells her Romeo acted in self-defense
• Friar Laurence arrives and explains the situation
• The Nurse says "Shame come to Romeo!"
• Juliet reads a letter from Romeo

According to Juliet, what is worse than Tybalt's death?

• The discovery of her secret marriage
• Romeo's banishment from Verona
• Her parents' grief over Tybalt
• The Prince's threat to execute Romeo

What mythological figure does Juliet reference in her opening soliloquy?

• Icarus, who flew too close to the sun
• Phaeton, who crashed the sun god's chariot
• Prometheus, who stole fire from the gods
• Orpheus, who traveled to the underworld

What does Juliet give the Nurse to bring to Romeo?

• A letter explaining her feelings
• The rope ladder
• Her ring
• A vial of poison

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "garish" mean in Juliet's line "And pay no worship to the garish sun"?

• Dim and fading
• Excessively bright and showy
• Warm and comforting
• Distant and unreachable

When the Nurse says "I swounded at the sight," what does "swounded" mean?

• Screamed in horror
• Ran away quickly
• Swooned or fainted
• Became violently ill

What is a "cockatrice" as referenced in Juliet's speech?

• A type of poisonous flower
• A mythical serpent whose gaze could kill
• An ancient weapon used in duels
• A kind of venomous snake native to Italy