Romeo & Juliet Review

What city does the play take place?

• Verona

• Vicenza

• Bologna

• Genoa

What are the name of the two rival families?

• Capulet & Montagues

• Corleonesi & Milan

• Colombo & Buffalo

• Cuntrera-Caruana & DeCavalcante

Which major events occur in Act 1?

• Juliet is offered to Paris for marriage

• Romeo and Juliet meet at the ball

• The Friar agrees to wed Romeo and Juliet

• The Nurse hides Juliet's plan to run away with Romeo

Which major events occur in Act 2?

• The balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet

• Tybalt discovers Romeo's plan to marry Juliet

• The Friar agrees to wed Romeo and Juliet

• The Nurse agrees to help Juliet marry Romeo

Which major events occur in Act 3?

• Mercutio is killed by Tybalt in a sword fight

• Tybalt is killed by Romeo in a sword fight

• The Friar agrees to hide Juliet

• Lord and Lady Capulet command Juliet to marry Paris

Which major events occur in Act 4?

• Juliet takes poison to avoid marrying Paris

• Romeo kills himself because he is heartbroken by Juliet's death

• Benvolio tries to prevent Romeo from fighting Paris

• Paris and Romeo fight in the cemetery

Which major events occur in Act 5?

• Juliet takes poison to avoid marrying Paris

• Romeo kills himself because he is heartbroken by Juliet's death

• The feud between the families are resolved after their children's death

• Paris and Romeo fight in the cemetery and Paris dies

What is likely the best literary definition of "soliloquy" ?

• an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.

• a part of a play involving a soliloquy, or sequel

• the part in a play where one character's voice is heard at the end of the sequel.

What is likely the best literary definition of "aside" ?

• a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

• a remark that is not directly related to the main topic of discussion.

• used to indicate that one is dismissing something from consideration, or that one is shifting from one topic or tone of discussion to another.

What is likely the best literary definition of "pun"?

• a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

• a literary term that utilizes metaphors or similes to help conceptualize a subject

• an punctuation mark intended to bring definite awareness to the conclusion of a sentence.