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WorksheetsACT V "Romeo and Juliet"
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is Romeo feeling cheerful at the beginning of scene i?
a)
He had a good dream about Juliet kissing him
b)
He had a bad dream about dying with Juliet
c)
He received word that he can return to Verona
d)
He got Friar Lawrence's letter
2.
What news does Balthasar bring?
a)
Juliet is on her way to Mantua
b)
Friar Lawrence's plan
c)
Juliet is marrying Paris today
d)
Juliet is dead
3.
After hearing the news, where does Romeo plan to go?
a)
He plans to stay in Mantua forever
b)
He plants to jump off a cliff
c)
He plans to return to Verona to see Juliet
d)
He plans to return home to his parents
4.
What does the speed with which Romeo makes his decision tell you about his character?
a)
Romeo is irrational and impulsive
b)
Romeo is methodical and calm
c)
Romeo thinks his decisions out carefully
d)
Romeo loves to love
5.
How is Friar John prevented from going to Mantua to deliver Friar Lawrence's letter?
a)
His horse was injured and he had to turn back
b)
He was locked in a house because they thought he had the plague
c)
He was caught helping Romeo and arrested
d)
He hates Montagues and chose not to deliver the note
6.
Why does Paris go to the Capulet tomb?
a)
To go fight Romeo
b)
To make sure Juliet is really dead
c)
To mourn over his love, Juliet
d)
To go vandalize the monument
7.
How do you think Paris feels about Juliet?
a)
He hated her for loving Romeo
b)
He thought she was annoying
c)
He wanted her money
d)
He truly loved her
8.
What is Romeo's real reason for sending Balthasar away from the tomb?
a)
So he could kill himself
b)
So he could take Juliet's ring
c)
So he could vandalize the tomb
d)
So he could steal Juliet's body
9.
The theater was closed for a few years because of what disaster?
a)
The great flood of London
b)
WWII bombs
c)
The Bubonic Plague
d)
No one liked the plays
10.
Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the tomb?
a)
To fight him
b)
To steal Juliet's body
c)
To deface and vandalize the tomb
d)
To cry over his wife and tell her goodbye
11.
What does Friar Lawrence find when he enters the tomb?
a)
Paris and Romeo crying over Juliet's body
b)
Paris and Romeo dead, Juliet waking up
c)
Romeo and Juliet dead, Paris waking up
d)
Romeo, Juliet, and Paris all dead
12.
How does Juliet kill herself?
a)
She drinks poison
b)
She stabs herself
c)
Romeo actually kills her
d)
She does not die
13.
What causes Lady Montague's death?
a)
Poison
b)
Dagger
c)
Cancer
d)
Heartbreak
14.
Who tells the story of events to the Prince?
a)
Balthasar
b)
Paris
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Benvolio
15.
What does the Prince mean when he says, "All are punished."
a)
I will punish all who were involved
b)
Romeo and Juliet are punished
c)
Capulet and Montague are punished
d)
Everyone has suffered a loss
16.
At the conclusion of the play, what happens between the Capulets and the Montagues?
a)
They fight to the death
b)
They blame on another
c)
They are put to death
d)
They make up and become friends
17.
Who died in the play?
a)
Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio, Lady Montague, and Paris
b)
Romeo, Benvolio, Lady Montague, Mercutio, and Friar L
c)
Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, and Prince
d)
Lord Capulet, Balthasar, Friar L, and the Nurse
18.
Romeo killed
a)
Tybalt
b)
Paris
c)
Himself
d)
All of these
19.
Who killed Juliet?
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Herself
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
20.
Who killed Paris?
a)
He killed himself
b)
Tybalt killed him
c)
Romeo killed him
d)
Juliet killed him
21.
Which of the following did NOT die from a dagger wound?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Tybalt
d)
Mercutio
22.
Juliet died from...
a)
Heartbreak
b)
Poison
c)
Old age
d)
A Dagger
23.
Romeo died from...
a)
Heartbreak
b)
Poison
c)
Banishment
d)
A Dagger
24.
Lady Montague died from...
a)
Heartbreak from Romeo's banishment
b)
Heartbreak from Romeo's death
c)
Suicide - A dagger
d)
Suicide - poison
25.
Tybalt was killed by ____ with a _____.
a)
Mercutio; sword
b)
Romeo; sword
c)
Mercutio; poison
d)
Prince; hung
26.
Mercutio was killed by ____ with a _____.
a)
Tybalt; sword
b)
Romeo; sword
c)
Romeo; poison
d)
Prince; hung
27.
When was Shakespeare's birthday?
a)
April 23rd, 1564
b)
December 25, 1564
c)
April 23rd, 1954
d)
December 25, 1954
28.
When did Shakespeare die?
a)
April 23rd, 1998
b)
December 25, 1998
c)
April 23rd, 1616
d)
December 25, 1616
29.
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
a)
Natalie Portman
b)
Queen Elizabeth
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Emma Watson
30.
How old were Shakespeare and his wife when they got married?
a)
He was 24; she was 18
b)
He was 18; she was 14
c)
He was 20; she was 20
d)
He was 18; she was 26
31.
For what scandalous reason did Shakespeare and his wife get married?
a)
He was a criminal
b)
She was pregnant
c)
She was older
d)
His parents were dead
32.
Shakespeare had _____ kids.
a)
26
b)
18
c)
3
d)
6
33.
Shakespeare wrote what?
a)
plays
b)
poems/sonnets
c)
both of the above
d)
neither of the above
34.
What are the three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?
a)
Dramas, Romances, Tragedies
b)
Comedies, Tragedies, Histories
c)
Tragedies, Romances, Comedies
d)
Drama, Histories, Sonnets
35.
Shakespeare's theater was called ______________________________
a)
The Globe Theatre
b)
The Rose Theatre
c)
The Swan Theatre
d)
The Earth Theatre
36.
Which play is NOT one of Shakespeare's?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Macbeth
c)
Hamlet
d)
The Sound of Music
37.
Shakespeare wrote in a time period called ________
a)
The Renaissance
b)
The Victorian Age
c)
The Revolution
d)
The Medieval Age
38.
Who was the ruler of England when Shakespeare died?
a)
King James I
b)
Queen Mary I
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
Queen Anne Hathaway
39.
Who was the ruler of England when Shakespeare was born?
a)
Queen Elizabeth I
b)
Queen Mary I
c)
Queen Anne Bolyen
d)
Queen Anne Hathaway
40.
In Shakespeare's time-period the characters of women were played by whom?
a)
Old women
b)
young girls
c)
old men
d)
young boys
41.
What was Shakespeare's theater like?
a)
Indoors, cushioned chairs and a chandelier
b)
Round with brick walls and a domed roof
c)
Round with no roof and leveled seating
d)
Outdoors with no walls and leveled seating
42.
Which of the following is NOT a Shakespeare quote?
a)
"To be, or not to be, that is the question"
b)
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name , would smell as sweet"
c)
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
d)
"If music be the food of love, play on"
43.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
a)
37
b)
107
c)
7
d)
75
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