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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Juliet's last name?
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Escalus
d)
Dixson
2.
In what city did the play start?
a)
Rome
b)
Verona
c)
Mantua
d)
Venice
3.
To what city was Romeo banished?
a)
Rome
b)
Verona
c)
Mantua
d)
Venice
4.
Who married Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Nurse
b)
Friar Laurence
c)
Montague
d)
Tybalt
5.
Whom did Juliet send to meet Romeo?
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
the Nurse
c)
Benvolio
d)
Tybalt
6.
Whom does Capulet want Juliet to marry?
a)
Paris
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
7.
Whom was Romeo in love with at the start of the story?
a)
Juliet
b)
Verona
c)
Rosaline
d)
the Nurse
8.
How did Mercutio die?
a)
Tybalt hit him in the head and knocked him out.
b)
Romeo accidentally stabbed him,
c)
Tybalt stabbed him.
d)
A horse ran over him.
9.
Before the guys go  to Capulet's party, Mercutio speaks of the fairies' midwife.  What is her name?
a)
the Nurse
b)
Juliet
c)
Rosaline
d)
Queen Mab
10.
Who does Juliet trust with the secret of her and Romeo's marriage?
a)
Mercutio
b)
the Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lady Montague
11.
Why was Romeo banished?
a)
for killing Tybalt
b)
for marrying Juliet against her father's will
c)
for killing Mercutio
d)
for publicly admitting a church heresy
12.
What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is banished?
a)
follow her new husband to Mantua
b)
wait for Romeo in Verona
c)
act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris
d)
talk to her parents about the situation
13.
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
a)
the moon
b)
the stars
c)
a summer day
d)
the morning sun
14.
Who discovers Juliet after she takes Friar Lawrence's potion?
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Capulet
c)
Paris
d)
the Nurse
15.
Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona?
a)
Montague
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Paris
d)
Romeo
16.
To which powerful figure is Paris related?
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
the King
17.
Who is the last person to see Juliet before she commits suicide?
a)
Paris
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Tybalt
d)
Romeo
18.
Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo in Mantua?
a)
He is killed by a Capulet servant.
b)
He is killed by bandits on the road.
c)
He is held inside a quarantined house and is unable to leave.
d)
Romeo is stopped in Padua and never makes it to Mantua.
19.
How and where does Romeo commit suicide?
a)
with a dagger in the orchard
b)
with a rope in the public square
c)
with a sword in Juliet's room
d)
with poison in Juliet's tomb
20.
Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?
a)
He is poor and needs the money.
b)
He can see that Romeo is passionate.
c)
He is afraid that Romeo will hurt him if he refuses.
d)
He is a friend of Friar Lawrence.
21.
Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?
a)
the Montagues and Capulets
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Romeo and Tybalt
22.
What term does the Chorus use to describe the two lovers?
a)
ill-fated
b)
death-doom'd
c)
bad luck
d)
star-crossed
23.
Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?
a)
He is offended that Romeo loves his cousin.
b)
He is offended that Romeo showed up at a Capulet party.
c)
He is offended that Romeo bit his thumb at him.
d)
Why does he need a reason to fight?  He's Tybalt.
24.
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt 
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
25.
If you ever disturb our streets again/ your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt 
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
26.
If you ever disturb our streets again/ your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt 
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
27.
"Away from light steals home my heavy son/ And private in his chamber pens himself."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
28.
"But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; My will to her consent is but a part."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
29.
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, all Montagues, and thee."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
30.
"That which we call a rose/ By any other word would smell as sweet." 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Juliet
31.
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
32.
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
33.
"What light through yonder window breaks?/ ... O, that I were a glove upon that hand/ That I might touch that cheek!" 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
34.
"Young men's love then lies/ not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Juliet
35.
"I think it best you married with the county."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Juliet
36.
How does Juliet find out Romeo is a Montague?
a)
Her Nurse tells her
b)
A servant tells her.
c)
Her father tells her.
d)
Tybalt tells her
37.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Balthazar
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
38.
Who threatens to throw Juliet in the street?
a)
Romeo
b)
Paris
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lord Capulet
39.
When Juliet objects to marrying Paris, her parents are
a)
worried
b)
suspicious
c)
sad
d)
angry
40.
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
41.
Who recognizes first that Romeo is at the party?
a)
Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Peter
42.
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
43.
Who restrains Lord Capulet from joining the first street brawl?
a)
Juliet
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Romeo
44.
Why is Rosaline not interested in a relationship?
a)
She is already married
b)
She is waiting for a rich husband.
c)
She is becoming a nun
d)
She says this to avoid Romeo
45.
Why does Peter have trouble with the invitations?
a)
He loses the list.
b)
He is drunk.
c)
He is illiterate.
d)
He hates Lord Capulet.
46.
Who tells Juliet about Romeo's identity first?
a)
Nurse
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Mercutio
47.
What does Juliet use to take her own life?
a)
A bow and arrow
b)
Sleeping Pills
c)
Romeo's Dagger
d)
An Antique Shotgun
48.
Friar Lawrence agrees to perform the wedding of Romeo and Juliet because
a)
He hopes it will bring an end to the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
b)
The Prince has given his approval.
c)
He suspects that Juliet is already pregnant.
d)
He wants to help Romeo forget all about Rosaline.
49.
How does Tybalt recognize Romeo at the ball?
a)
His voice
b)
His clothing
c)
His servant informs him
d)
His face
50.
Who speaks the opening prologue?
a)
Chorus
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Hamlet