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WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
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1.
Paris is invited to Capulet's party so he can
a)
meet and compare Juliet to other girls
b)
meet and compare Rosaline to other girls
c)
kill Romeo
d)
find a girl to marry other than Juliet
2.
Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that
a)
Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
b)
Juliet is a widow
c)
Romeo is a fugitive
d)
The lovers from two feuding families will die
3.
After Sampson starts the fight, ______ tries to stop it by drawing his.
a)
Abram
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
4.
The prince states that whoever starts the next fight will be
a)
banished
b)
executed
c)
sent to jail
d)
made to pay a heavy fine
5.
Juliet expresses several concerns to Romeo about her new feelings of love, EXCEPT
a)
Romeo will forget about her in the morning
b)
Their love is moving to quickly
c)
Her relatives will find Romeo in the garden
d)
This new love will result in their deaths
6.
When Friar Laurence agrees to marry the couple, his chief motive is to
a)
please the lovers
b)
prove that Romeo is sincere
c)
prevent them running away together
d)
end the feud between their families
7.
Romeo goes to the Capulet's party because
a)
he want to see Juliet
b)
he want to see Rosaline
c)
he wants to find a girl to date
d)
he was invited
8.
Mercutio can be described as a foil to Romeo because
a)
he comes from a different social class
b)
he is much older than Romeo
c)
he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague
d)
unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously
9.
Paris's last request is to
a)
be laid beside Juliet in death
b)
be allowed to marry Juliet once Romeo is dead
c)
have his friends visit him
d)
kiss Juliet one last time
10.
Romeo ends up fighting Tybalt because
a)
Tybalt insulted Juliet
b)
Tybalt killed Mercutio
c)
Tybalt has insulted Romeo by calling him a "villain"
d)
Benvolio tells him to defend himself
11.
When Juliet goes to marry Romeo, she uses the excuse that she is going to
a)
take care of a sick friend
b)
shrift
c)
buy some new clothes
d)
help Friar Laurence
12.
On Monday afternoon, Tybalt is looking for Romeo because he
a)
wants to question him about Rosaline
b)
is concerned about his friendship with Mercutio
c)
wants to challenge him to a duel
d)
knows that Romeo is married to Juliet
13.
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt at first?
a)
Romeo is a coward
b)
Romeo is now related to Tybalt by marriage
c)
Romeo thinks that Mercutio has a better chance of beating Tybalt
d)
Romeo is on his way to marry Juliet
14.
Before Mercutio dies, he
a)
curses both the Capulets and Montagues
b)
asks Benvoliio to get him to a doctor
c)
tells Romeo to avenge his death
d)
forgives Tybalt
15.
After Juliet realizes Romeo has killed Tybalt, she does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
worry that she won't get to see Romeo that night
b)
grieve over Romeo's banishment
c)
curse Romeo for killing Tybalt
d)
cry because Romeo has decided to divorce her
16.
The prince punishes Romeo by
a)
sentencing him to death
b)
annulling his marriage
c)
making him leave Verona forever
d)
sentencing him to jail
17.
Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he should be grateful because
a)
he is only banished from Verona
b)
he has a second chance with Rosaline
c)
he is only sentenced to three years in jail
d)
Lord Capulet will kill him quickly
18.
Capulet's response to Juliet's refusal to marry Parris is to
a)
tell Lady Capulet to talk to Juliet
b)
tell Paris they will put the wedding off until Juliet is ready
c)
tell Juliet she will obey or he will disown her
d)
threaten to put Juliet in a convent
19.
The nurse's advice to Juliet is for her to
a)
run away with Romeo
b)
marry Paris and forget about her marriage to Romeo
c)
ask Friar Laurence to get her into a convent
d)
tell her father she is already married to Romeo
20.
Friar Laurence believes Juliet is brave enough to take the sleeping potion because
a)
she is unwilling to marry Paris and lose Romeo
b)
she has said that lying in a tomb is better than life without Romeo
c)
it is her only hope of escaping marriage to Paris
d)
if she is brave enough to die, she is brave enough to fake death
21.
In her soliloquy before drinking the potion, Juliet worries about all of the following EXCEPT
a)
she might have to use a dagger to kill herself
b)
Friar Laurence might tell the family what she has done
c)
she might suffocate because of the bad air
d)
she might play with her ancestors' bones
22.
Act V begins when Romeo receives news that
a)
Juliet has married Paris
b)
it is safe for him to return to Verona
c)
Juliet has been laid in Capulet's vault.
d)
Juliet will soon be coming to Mantua
23.
Romeo buys the poison from the apothecary
a)
to kill Lord Capulet
b)
so that the man will finally get a good meal
c)
because Friar Lawrence needs it to kill rats
d)
to kill himself once he sees Juliet
24.
How does "heaven" or fate punish the Capulets and the Montagues for their feud?
a)
each family has lost two kinsmen
b)
their children have kept secrets from their parents
c)
both families are disgraced by their children's behavior and actions
d)
the prince will force both families to move to another town
25.
Some of the characters who die in Romeo and Juliet are
a)
Mercutio, Benvolio, Paris, and the nurse
b)
Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, and the prince
c)
Mercutio, Peter, Paris and Juliet
d)
Lady Montague, Mercutio, Paris and Tybalt
26.
Who is described in this quote, "Through his face be better than any man's, yet his leg excels all men's: and for a hand and a foot, and a body they be not to be talked on, yet they are past compare."
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Romeo
d)
Mercutio
27.
Who is described in this quote, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
28.
Who is described in this quote, "Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death, And therefore have I little talked of love; For Venus smiles not in a house of tears."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Mercutio
29.
Who is described in this quote, "He fights as you sing prinksong-keeps time, distance, and proportion; he rests his minim rest, one, two, and the third in your bosom! The very butcher of a silk button, a duelist, a duelist!"
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
30.
Who is described in this quote, "Her mother is the lady of the house And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous. I nursed her daughter that you talked withal."
a)
Nurse
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Juliet
d)
Lady Montague
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