Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Quiz

In Act V, Scene 3, Paris tells Romeo, "It is supposed the fair creature (Juliet) died! And here is come to do some villainous shame. To the dead bodies! I will apprehend him." In this context, apprehend mostly means what?

• Arrest

• Carry

• Appreciate

• Disown

In Act V, Scene 1, Balthasar tells Romeo, "Then she (Juliet) is well and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capel's monument. And her immortal part with angels lives. I saw her laid low in her kindred's vault. And presently took post to tell it you." What does this infer?

• Juliet does not want to see Romeo.

• Juliet is feeling great about her wedding day.

• Juliet is waiting to meet Romeo at the Capulet's household.

• Juliet has been presumed dead.

Why doesn't Romeo know that Juliet is not truly dead?

• The message was never delivered to him.

• He was in another town.

• Friar John didn't want to deliver the news to Romeo.

• Romeo had a heart attack.

What prevents Friar John from delivering his message to Romeo?

• He is jumped by a group of Capulets during his trip to Mantua.

• He is quarantined in a house believed to be infected with the plague.

• He isn't prevented from delivering his message to Romeo.

• He falls off his horse while on his way to Mantua.

Why does Paris confront Romeo next to Juliet's tomb?

• He thinks that Romeo has come to disrespect the tomb due to the family feud.

• He is angry about Juliet's death and wants to fight someone.

• He knows that Romeo and Juliet are married and wants to extend his sympathies to Romeo for his loss.

• Paris doesn't confront Romeo near Juliet's tomb.

At the end of the play, Friar Lawrence admits his role in this tragedy. What piece of evidence is provided to Prince Escalus that supports Friar Lawrence's story?

• The Nurse steps forward as a witness.

• Juliet confesses everything to the prince and two families.

• Balthasar provides a letter that Romeo has written.

• Friar Lawrence has nothing to support his side of the story.

"Money is a worse poison to men's souls than these poor poisons that you're not allowed to sell."

The underlined words from the apothecary's quote above is are an example of .................?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• soliloquy

Why has Romeo broken into the Capulet's burial chamber?

• He wants steal Juliet's valuables to sell to the local pawn shop.

• He wants to poison himself next to his wife's body to join her in death.

• He wants to take Juliet's body back to Mantua with him for a proper burial.

• He was told to get her when she wakes up and run back to Mantua.

Who else do we learn has died (offstage) from sadness during the final scene?

• Lady Capulet

• Benvolio

• The Nurse

• Lady Montague

When Juliet awakens to find Romeo and Paris dead, how does she decide to take her own life?

• She drinks the remaining poison next to Romeo's body.

• She slides the lid of her tomb back on to trap herself inside.

• Juliet doesn't die.

• She stabs herself with a dagger.