An Introduction to Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet, Part 1 Answers

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Read the line from Hamlet cited in Behind the Curtain.Barnardo: Who's there?

A
It takes place in a foreign land because Barnardo does not know everyone.
B
It is dark because Barnardo has trouble seeing the other guard.
C
It takes place in a castle because Barnardo is a guard.
D
It is early in the morning because Barnardo arrives first on the scene.
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Which line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet reveals the ending of the play?

A
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
B
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
C
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
D
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life
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Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;

A
understand why Romeo and Juliet kill themselves in the play.
B
know which characters act as enemies of Romeo and Juliet.
C
predict that Romeo and Juliet do not survive at the end of the play.
D
wonder what finally happens to the characters of Romeo and Juliet.
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Read these lines from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.And the continuance of their parents’ rage,Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,

A
Even their children’s deaths could not end the parents’ rage.
B
Nothing but their children’s deaths could stop the parents’ anger.
C
The parents continued their feud even after their children died.
D
The parents tried to make peace before their children died.
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The purpose of paraphrasing Shakespeare’s text is to

A
change the setting to modern day.
B
make the language easier to understand.
C
correct possible mistakes in the original plays.
D
outline the relations among the characters.
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climaxrising actionfalling actionproblem

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climax
B
rising action
C
falling action
D
problem
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Based on the prologue, what is the main conflict in Romeo and Juliet?

A
Romeo and Juliet live in different cities.
B
Romeo kills himself by accident.
C
Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are enemies.
D
Romeo and Juliet take their own lives.
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Read the last line of the prologue of Romeo and Juliet.What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.

A
What is lacking in this description is lacking in our play.
B
This prologue does not disclose all the juicy details of the story.
C
The play we are about to read will fill in the details of this story.
D
A prologue is merely an introduction; it cannot tell the whole story.

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