Question

11. What does loathsome mean as it is used in the following lines from Act IV, Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?

Juliet: Or, if I live, is it not very like
The horrible conceit of death and night,
Together with the terror of this place,--
As in a vault, an ancient receptacle,
Where, for this many hundred years, the bones
Of all my buried ancestors are pack’d;
Where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth
Lies festering in his shroud; where, as they say,
At some hours in the night spirits resort;--
Alack, alack, it is not like that I,
So early waking,--what with loathsome smells,
And shrieks like mandrakes torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad;
(1 point)
horrible
different
sharp
aromatic
12. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.

The child’s wild behavior marred the quiet dinner for the guests. (1 point)
enabled
hindered
shamed
spoiled
13. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.

Because of fickle customers, the store did not make many sales for the month of June. (1 point)
abundant
average
few
inconsistent
14. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.

After the team lost the game, the players found solace at their dinner together at the restaurant. (1 point)
consolation
discomfort
interest
optimism
15. What does tarry mean as it is used in the following lines from Act IV, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?
Peter: O, I cry you mercy; you are the singer: I will say
for you. It is ‘music with her silver sound’
because musicians have no gold for sounding:--
‘Then music with her silver sound
With speedy help doth lend redress.’

[Exit.]

1 Musician: What a pestilent knave is this same!

2 Musician: Hang him, Jack!--Come, we’ll in here; tarry for / the mourners, and stay dinner.
(1 point)
cook
show respect
wait
watch
16. What does semblance mean as it is used in the following lines from Act I, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet: Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone,
He bears him like a portly gentleman;
And, to say truth, Verona brags of him
To be a virtuous and well-govern’d youth:
I would not for all the town
Here in my house do him disparagement:
Therefore be patient, take no note of him,--
It is my will; the which if thou respect,
Show a fair presence and put off these frowns,
An ill-beseeming semblance for a feast.
(1 point)
appearance
dishonor
motive
reason
17. Which word or phrase means the same as revel as it is used in these lines from Act III, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet: Monday! ha, ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon,
Thursday let it be;--a Thursday, tell her,
She shall be married to this noble earl.--
Will you be ready? do you like this haste?
We’ll keep no great ado,--a friend or two;
For hark you, Tybalt being slain so late,
It may be thought we held him carelessly,
Being our kinsman, if we revel much:
Therefore we’ll have some half a dozen friends,
And there an end. But what say you to Thursday?
(1 point)
celebrate
elaborate
miss him
plan ahead
18. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.

The hikers packed extra food and a well-stocked first aid kit for their perilous journey up the mountain. (1 point)
diligent
exciting
uneventful
hazardous
19. Choose the word that best matches the word in italics.

Evan as a small boy, Zack had quite a prodigious appetite, eating seven meals a day. (1 point)
enormous
healthy
small
strange

Answer 1

11. horrible

In this scene Juliet is talking about waking in the vault after the drugs that help her fake her death wear off. She describes the tomb as a scary place with ghosts and terrible smells.

12. spoiled

A child behaving wildly is not good for a quiet dinner. The behavior would ruin, or spoil, it.

13. inconsistent

The sentence shows that there were not any sales in June, so any indication that there were a consistent number of customers doesn't work.

14. consolation

The team is upset because of their loss, but they feel better at dinner with each other. Being together helps to console them.

15. wait

The musicians were setting him for the wedding but then find out that Juliet has "died". Instead, they wait for the mourners to gather and dinner.

16. appearance

Capulet is telling Tybalt that his grumpy face is not the correct look for the party. Tybalt is grumpy because Romeo and his friends have chosen to attend the party in the Capulet's house.

17. celebrate

In this conversation Capulet is trying to decide when Juliet will marry Paris. Because of Tybalt's death, he wants to be respectful and not have a big wedding during a time of mourning.

18. hazardous

They are packing a well-stocked first aid kit and extra food in case anything bad happens. This would indicate the journey is dangerous.

19. enormous

Zack eats 7 meals a day. Most people only eat 3 meals. This means that he must have a huge appetite.