Tragedy and Drama Unit Test Review 100%
Read the sentence. Alma plans to visit London and Paris, where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple. What best describes the underlined part of the sentence, and why?
D. It is a nonrestrictive relative clause because it begins with a relative pronoun, has both a subject and a verb, and is not necessary to the meaning of the sentence.
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Capulet: And too soon marr'd are those so early made. 15 Earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she,She is the hopeful lady of my earth:But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart,My will to her consent is but a part;An she agree, within her scope of choice 20 Lies my consent and fair according voice.This night I hold an old accustom'd feast,Whereto I have invited many a guestSuch as I love; and you, among the store,One more, most welcome, makes my number more. 25 Which lines from the excerpt support the inference that Capulet loves his daughter? Select 2 options.
Earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she, She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
Read Romeo's dialogue from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. How fares my Juliet? That I ask again;For nothing can be ill if she be well. Which of Romeo's tragic flaws does this dialogue reveal?
He has juvenile ideas about love.
Which sentences are punctuated correctly? Select 3 options.
The nurse, who was kind and compassionate, bandaged my thumb. The coach with the red jacket just paid my brother a huge compliment. Leonardo da Vinci—painter and sculptor—was part of the Renaissance.
Contrast the characters in this excerpt from Act I, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet: This is the matter. Nurse, give leave awhile.We must talk in secret: nurse, come back again;I have remember'd me, thou's hear our counsel.Thou know'st my daughter's of a pretty age. Nurse: Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour. Lady Capulet: She's not fourteen. Nurse: I'll lay fourteen of my teeth—And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four—She is not fourteen. What does this passage convey about these two characters?
Lady Capulet is Juliet's mother but Nurse knows Juliet best.
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun 80 Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun. Which is the best paraphrase of Romeo's lines?
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Capulet: O brother Montague! give me thy hand:This is my daughter's jointure, for no moreCan I demand. Which theme of Romeo and Juliet is best supported by this excerpt?
Tragedy can cause people who are enemies to forgive each other.
Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does the character of Paris represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet?
an outside pressure that escalates a conflict
Which are purposes of comic relief? Select 3 options.
easing the tension an audience may be feeling emphasizing the seriousness of the previous moment balancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast
Read the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father, and refuse thy name;Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,And I'll no longer be a Capulet. Shakespeare uses this soliloquy to portray Juliet's
hopefulness and longing.
To paraphrase a text from Shakespeare, one must restate the text in ______________________.
in modern language
Romeo and Friar Laurence discuss Romeo's new love in this dialogue from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet Romeo: I pray thee, chide not; she, whom I love nowDoth grace for grace and love for love allow;The other did not so. Friar Laurence: O! she knew wellThy love did read by rote and could not spell.But come, young waverer, come, go with me,In one respect I'll thy assistant be;For this alliance may so happy prove,To turn your households' rancour to pure love. Romeo: O! let us hence; I stand on sudden haste. Friar Laurence: Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast Which words best describe the mood of this conversation? Check all that apply.
optimistic excited cautious
Rereading and ________ a text can help readers understand difficult passages.
paraphrasing
Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. Is now the two hours' traffick of our stage; Which best paraphrases "two hours' traffick"?
performance
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet reveals that the play's setting is a(n) ________________________.
pretty city called verona.
