WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which character matches this description?
"The male heir to the Capulet fortune who is most interested in the feud with the Montague family and wants to fight Romeo."
"The male heir to the Capulet fortune who is most interested in the feud with the Montague family and wants to fight Romeo."
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
Friar
2.
Which character matches this description?
"Cousin to the Prince and Romeo's best friend who took his place in the fight against Tybalt."
"Cousin to the Prince and Romeo's best friend who took his place in the fight against Tybalt."
a)
Benvolio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Mercutio
d)
Lord Montague
3.
Which character matches this description?
"He is peace loving, but will fight
when he pushed. He is
honest and reliable and a
good friend to Romeo and
Mercutio."
"He is peace loving, but will fight
when he pushed. He is
honest and reliable and a
good friend to Romeo and
Mercutio."
a)
Benvolio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar
4.
Which character matches this description?
"The woman who raised Juliet from birth like her own daughter, and helped her marry Romeo."
"The woman who raised Juliet from birth like her own daughter, and helped her marry Romeo."
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Friar
d)
The Nurse
5.
Which character matches this description?
"Cousin of Juliet who Romeo was 'in love' with first at the beginning of the play."
"Cousin of Juliet who Romeo was 'in love' with first at the beginning of the play."
a)
Juliet
b)
Carolyn
c)
Rosaline
d)
Tybalt
6.
The Friar says he will help Romeo and Juliet get married because he thinks it will..
a)
give him more work
b)
stop the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues
c)
get Romeo to stick to one girl
7.
Based on how he acts in the play, Tybalt likes to...
a)
do the right thing
b)
flirt with all the girls
c)
fight
8.
How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?
a)
He duels Mercutio
b)
He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.
c)
He interferes with the fight to break it up and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.
d)
He holds back Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.
9.
Who kills Tybalt?
a)
Romeo
b)
Mercutio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
10.
How did Romeo die?
a)
He stabbed himself
b)
He was stabbed
c)
He drank poison
d)
He did not eat
11.
How did Juliet die?
a)
She stabbed herself
b)
She drank poison
c)
She was murdered
d)
Juliet didn't die
12.
What did the families do after they discovered the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
a)
They continued their feud.
b)
They ended their feud.
c)
They decided to leave town.
d)
They decided to go to the Prince for justice.
13.
Who are the tragic heroes in Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Mercutio and Benvolio
c)
Tybalt and Lord Capulet
d)
Benvolio and Lord Montague
14.
What does Romeo consistently compare Juliet to?
a)
the moonlight
b)
fire
c)
light
d)
angels
15.
What is the conflict in the play?
a)
Juliet does not want to marry Paris.
b)
Nurse refuses to help Juliet.
c)
The Capulets and Montagues are in a feud that prevents Romeo and Juliet from expressing their love.
d)
Juliet is in love with Tybalt, which is forbidden by her parents.
16.
What poetic form is the prologue?
a)
Sonnet
b)
Haiku
c)
Free Verse
d)
Couplet
17.
What literary device is being used? "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Allusion
d)
Hyperbole
18.
What makes Romeo and Juliet a tragedy by definition?
a)
The protagonists die in the end and the family is left to deal with their guilt.
b)
The play is sad.
c)
Many characters die by the end of the play.
d)
Two young lovers take their own lives.
19.
What characteristic does Tybalt have?
a)
hot-headed and good fighter
b)
lazy and unmotivated
c)
polite and well-mannered
d)
quiet and reserved
20.
Whom does Capulet want Juliet to marry?
a)
Paris
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Mercutio
21.
Why was Romeo banished?
a)
for killing Mercutio
b)
for marrying Juliet against her father's will
c)
for killing Tybalt
d)
for publicly admitting a church heresy
22.
What is the Rhyme Scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
a)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
b)
ABCD EFGH IJKL MM
23.
Who wrote The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
a)
JK Rowling
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Adrienne Meade
24.
What is a story that ends in the downfall of its main character and that arouses fear or pity in the reader.
a)
Comedy
b)
Historical
c)
Tragedy
25.
Who does Juliet marry?
a)
Paris
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
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