Romeo and Juliet Review 10th grade

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

• Shakespeare
• Orwell
• Mejia
• Dr. Seuss

What is the name of the two families that are fighting in Romeo and Juliet?

• Capulets and Montegues
• Bloods and Crips
• Chargers and Raiders
• Winston and Julia

According to the prologue of Romeo and Juliet, where does the play take place?

• inside two houses
• Verona
• England
• in an unspecified location

Shakespeare shows the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• The prologue mentions the grudge between the two families
• Benvolio promises Lord and Lady Montague that he will find out why Romeo is sad
• The Capulet servants, Sampson and Gregory, pick a fight with Montague servants
• The Prince stops the fight with a speech, threatening death to anyone who beings yet another public disturbance

Which of the following events is an example of situational irony? (the opposite of what you expect)

• Capulet's servant cannot read the list of names that he is supposed to invite to the party
• Romeo and Juliet fall in love with one another even though they are supposed to be enemies
• Lady Capulet thinks Juliet should marry Paris because he is wealthy and good-looking
• The Prince wants everyone to stop fighting

When Romeo first sees Juliet in her balcony window, he uses a number of metaphors (comparisons) to describe her, from the sun to starts to an angel. What does he mean by these metaphors?

• That Juliet looks better in the light
• That Juliet needs more light in her chamber
• That Juliet's beauty outshines everything around her
• The Juliet's mansion is brightly lit and fate enables him to see her better

Romeo states in Act II sc ii 67-68 "stone walls can't keep love out. Whatever a man in love can possibly do, his love will make him try to do it. Therefore your relatives are no obstacle" Which theme is supported by Romeo's lines?

• Being brace despite overwhelming odds
• Recklessness in the face of danger
• A lack of respect for the Capulets
• Love is stronger than any obstacle

Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

• He knows that Romeo acts on his emotions and hopes that Juliet's voice of reason will help balance him out
• He hopes that the marriage will bring an end to the feud
• Juliet's nurse asks him to help
• Because his church is poor, he cannot afford to refuse the money that Romeo will pay him

Which event leads Tybalt to challenge Romeo to a duel?

• Capulet scolded Tybalt at the party, embarassing Tybalt infront of his friends
• There was no reason; Tybalt just hates the Motagues so much that he wants to kill the Montagues'' only son
• Romeo came to the Capulet party uninvited, which Tybalt saw as an insult to the Capulet family
• He wants to marry Juliet

What does Benvolio's advice at opening of Act III scene i suggest about his character? "I'm begging you, good Mercutio, let's call it a day. It's hot outside, and the Capulets are wandering around. If we bump into them, we'll certainly get into a fight. When it's hot outside, people become angry and hot-blooded"

• It suggests that he is ready to fight at the slightest provocation
• It suggests his fear of Tybalt because Benvolio knows no one can beat him a duel
• It suggests that he wants to go inside and cool off with a drink because he is lazy
• It suggests he understands the mood created by the heat and the intensity of the mood in Verona between the two families