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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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

• Lady Capulet

• Benvolio

• The Nurse

• Lady Montague

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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.

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