Unit 5 Test

The author of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is

• William Shakespeare

• Christopher Marlowe

• John Milton

• Geoffrey Chaucer

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet takes place in the city of

• Milan

• Florence

• Verona

• Venice

The main conflict in the story involves an ancient feud between the

• The Montagues and the House of York

• The Montagues and the House of Lancaster

• The Capulets and the House of York

• The Capulets and the Montagues

In the beginning of the story, Romeo is in love with

• Juliet

• Rosaline

• Mercutio

• Tybalt

In Act 1 of the play, Lord Capulet throws a party in order to

• celebrate Juliet's birthday

• announce Juliet's engagement

• introduce Juliet to Paris

• arrange a marriage for Juliet

Romeo finds out about Capulet's party by

• reading an invitation list carried by a Capulet servant

• overhearing a conversation between two Capulet servants

• seeing an announcement posted in the town square

• being told by a friend who was invited

Benvolio suggests that Romeo should attend the party in order to

• find a way to get revenge

• check out other girls

• make peace with his enemies

• forget about his troubles

Romeo wants to attend Capulet's party in order to

• Propose marriage to Juliet

• Seek revenge against Tybalt

• see Rosaline

• Make friends with Mercutio

When Romeo sees Juliet at the party, he

• shouts to her from across the room

• puts the middle finger up to Tybalt

• becomes angry at Benvolio

• instantly falls in love with her

Even though Romeo meets and falls in love with Juliet at the party, he creates a conflict with Juliet's cousin Tybalt who

• starts a fight with Romeo

• feels insulted that Romeo crashed the party

• tries to convince Juliet to leave with him

• offers Romeo a place in his family