ACT IV - Scene IV Quiz — Romeo and Juliet

What time does Capulet say it is when he enters the scene?

• Midnight
• One o'clock
• Three o'clock
• Five o'clock

What does Lady Capulet ask the Nurse to fetch at the beginning of the scene?

• Fresh flowers
• Juliet's wedding dress
• More spices
• Wine for the feast

What does the Nurse call Capulet when she tells him to go to bed?

• A loggerhead
• A mouse-hunt
• A cot-quean
• A whoreson

What does Lady Capulet imply when she calls her husband a "mouse-hunt"?

• That he is an excellent hunter of vermin
• That he once chased women in his younger days
• That he is timid and quiet like a mouse
• That he hunts for food at night

By what personal name does Capulet address the Nurse in this scene?

• Margaret
• Angelica
• Rosaline
• Beatrice

What signals to Capulet that Paris has arrived?

• A servant announces him
• He hears musicians playing
• Paris knocks at the door
• Lady Capulet tells him

What is the servant's joke about finding logs?

• He says he will buy them at market
• He says he has a head that can find logs without Peter's help
• He says Peter already gathered them
• He says there are no dry logs available

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In Elizabethan English, what does "baked meats" refer to?

• Roasted game such as venison and pheasant
• Pies, pastries, and other oven-baked dishes
• Meat preserved by salting and drying
• Bread loaves baked with meat filling

What does "loggerhead" mean as Capulet uses it in this scene?

• A skilled woodcutter
• A type of fireplace tool
• A blockhead or fool
• A trusted servant

What does "pastry" refer to in the line "They call for dates and quinces in the pastry"?

• A type of sweet dessert
• The room where baked goods are prepared
• A baker's shop in the marketplace
• The wedding cake itself