WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers?
a)
They will marry.
b)
They will die.
c)
They will be forced apart.
2.
When the servants of the 2 houses are fighting, and Capulet enters, he calls for his sword, but Lady Capulet tells him he needs a
a)
crutch
b)
knife
c)
gun
3.
What does Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?
a)
Put them in jail.
b)
Make them live together.
c)
Punish them with death.
4.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask her to marry him
c)
Force himself on her
5.
In Scene 2, who is asking Capulet to marry Juliet?
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Paris
6.
Why does the servant ask Romeo to read the list of guests invited to the party?
a)
He wants to tease Romeo with the list
b)
He can't read
c)
He can't pronounce some of the names
7.
What makes Romeo decide to go to the party?
a)
Because his friends pressure him to go
b)
Because Rosaline will be there
c)
Because he wants to fight the Capulets
8.
In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?
a)
Not quite 14
b)
14
c)
Almost 15
9.
When Juliet says, "It is an honor that I do not dream of," what is she referring to?
a)
Dating
b)
Having babies
c)
Marriage
10.
How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identity at the Capulet's party?
a)
Wearing masks
b)
Painting their faces
c)
Nothing, no one will recognize them
11.
How does Mercutio feel about dreams?
a)
They are the product of a brain that's doing nothing
b)
They keep you up at night
c)
They are the gatekeeper to the future
12.
When Romeo says, "I have a feeling this party tonight will be the start of something bad, something that will end with my own death..." what figurative language is being used?
a)
Simile
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Foreshadowing
13.
Who recognizes first that Romeo is at the party?
a)
Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Peter
14.
When Tybalt tells Capulet that Romeo is at the party, Capulet tells Tybalt to _____.
a)
calm down
b)
kill him
c)
throw him out
15.
What does Juliet compare love to when she realizes who Romeo is?
a)
A monster
b)
A serpeant
c)
A flower
16.
Count Paris is a....
a)
Poor man
b)
Man with fine estate and education
c)
Man who wants to marry the nurse
d)
Made up person
17.
What is a feud?
a)
A family gathering
b)
A state of prolonged mutual hostility
c)
A love for someones family
d)
None of the above
18.
Friar Lawerence is the character that
a)
Follows the prince
b)
Marries Romeo and Juliet
c)
Stops Tybalt and Mercutio fighting
d)
Reads the prologue at the beginning
19.
To what does Juliet not want Romeo to swear his love?
a)
a light in the dark
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a rose
20.
What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day?
a)
a message with a love poem
b)
a message about his love
c)
a message when and where to meet
d)
a message with a marriage proposal
21.
At the beginning of scene 3, what is Frair Lawrence doing?
a)
gathering herbs and flowers
b)
praying to pilgrims
c)
reading a book about herbology
d)
eating and drinking with pilgrims
22.
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
a)
They are in love.
b)
Juliet is pregnant.
c)
Romeo is going to war.
d)
The families will stop fighting.
23.
How does Mercutio treat Nurse?
a)
He makes rude jokes about her.
b)
He mistakenly thinks that she is Rosaline.
c)
He adores her and wants her to be his mom.
d)
He mistakes her for Juliet's mom.
24.
What was the purpose of Tybalt's note to Romeo?
a)
to challenge him to a duel
b)
to forbid him to see Juliet
c)
to be friends for Juliet's sake
d)
to tell him to leave Verona
25.
How long had the Nurse been gone on her errand to find Romeo?
a)
half an hour
b)
an hour
c)
an hour and a half
d)
three hours
26.
What happens at the end of Act 2, scene 6?
a)
Romeo and Juliet kiss
b)
Romeo and Juliet get married
c)
Romeo and Juliet argue
d)
Romeo and Juliet pray
27.
After Sampson starts the fight, ______ tries to stop it by drawing his.
a)
Abram
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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
45.
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
46.
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
47.
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
48.
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
49.
Who is described in this quote, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
50.
The ring Juliet sends to Romeo is a(n)______ of her love for him
a)
oxymoron
b)
metaphor
c)
symbol
d)
simile
51.
"...and to't they go like lightning"
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
pun
52.
A pair of contradicting terms is called a(n)
a)
analogy
b)
epithet
c)
oxymoron
d)
pun
53.
The fact that two sworn enemies have fallen in love is an example of
a)
irony
b)
euphemism
c)
epithet
d)
an oxymoron
54.
"The Grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night"
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
pun
55.
A word/phrase used to replace other words/phrases that may not be considered socially acceptable
a)
irony
b)
euphemism
c)
epithet
d)
oxymoron
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