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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 33mins
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1.
Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "Star Crossed Lovers". What does that mean?
a)
Lovers whose relationship is doomed to fail, because those who believe in astrology claim that the stars control human destiny.
b)
Lovers who use Cross Bows to kiss each other.
c)
Lovers who are physically intimate out under the stars
d)
--------------------------------------------------------------Lovers that are cross with each other
2.
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
3.
Did Friar Lawrence do for Juliet?
a)
He taught them about gardening.
b)
He helped them marry and plot Juliet's fake death.
c)
Baptized their baby.
d)
Confirmed her.
4.
Who were the Montagues and Capulets?
a)
Romeo and Juliet's cousins that were killed.
b)
Romeo and Juliet's families that were fueding with each other.
c)
The two friars-one that helped Romeo and Juliet.
d)
The morgue and the grocery store.
5.
Who were the Montagues and Capulets?
a)
Romeo and Juliet's cousins that were killed.
b)
Romeo and Juliet's families that were fueding with each other.
c)
The two friars-one that helped Romeo and Juliet.
d)
The morgue and the grocery store.
6.
Why did Romeo kill himself?
a)
He was in love with Rosaline and she didn't love him.
b)
He was in love with Juliet and her family did not approve.
c)
His wife was to marry Paris.
d)
He thought Juliet was dead.
7.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Homer
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
8.
How does Lady Capulet feel about Paris' proposal?
a)
She is excited for Juliet and wants her to consider marriage to Paris.
b)
She thinks Juliet is too young and should wait two more years.
c)
She would prefer that Juliet marry Prince Escalus or his cousin Mercutio.
d)
She is surprised because Juliet is beyond marrying age and is considered to be an old maid.
9.
When Juliet says, "It is an honor that I do not dream of," to what is she referring?
a)
Dating
b)
Having babies
c)
Marriage
10.
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.
11.
How does the nurse deliver news to Juliet from Romeo?
a)
quickly and immediately, she doesn't want to keep Juliet waiting
b)
slowly and after a while, she is teasing Juliet by making her wait
c)
not at all, she decides that she hates Romeo
12.
What does Romeo do after the party?
a)
runs away because he can't betray Rosaline
b)
sneaks into Juliet's backyard and waits under her balcony
c)
goes home to take a nappy
13.
Who dies in Act III?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Romeo
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Tybalt
14.
Who else dies in Act III?
a)
Peter
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Mercutio
15.
A character standing alone speaking their inner thoughts and feelings is...
a)
an aside
b)
a soliloquy
c)
a sign of loneliness
d)
an allusion
16.
Romeo used a ____ to visit Juliet on their wedding night.
a)
rope ladder
b)
hoverboard
c)
the stars
d)
he climbed the wall
17.
How does the Prince punish Romeo?
a)
death
b)
throws him in prison
c)
banishment
d)
he did nothing
18.
What disturbing vision does Juliet have about Romeo as he is leaving her chambers?
a)
She sees him drinking poison
b)
She sees him with Rosaline
c)
She sees him dead in a tomb
d)
She sees him in a prison cell
19.
What does Romeo say he would rather do than be banished?
a)
Serve a prison sentence
b)
Pay a fee
c)
Apologize
d)
Die
20.
At the end of Act 3, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for what reason?
a)
To go to confession
b)
To divorce Romeo before marrying Paris
c)
To get advice.
d)
To get medicine to sleep better.
21.
Juliet gives the Nurse something to give to Romeo. What was it?
a)
a rope
b)
a bird
c)
her ring
d)
poison
22.
What day did Lord Capulet set for Paris and Juliet's wedding?
a)
Thursday
b)
Monday
c)
Sunday
d)
Wednesday
23.
What argument does Friar Lawrence use to prevent Romeo from killing himself?
a)
He will not be able to see Juliet again if he kills himself.
b)
It will hurt really bad.
c)
He will be disappointing his family.
d)
It will bring satisfaction to the Capulet family. Do not let them have it.
24.
As Romeo is leaving in scene 5, what argument does Juliet use to convince him to stay?
a)
She tells him that the bird singing is actually a Lark not a Nightingale.
b)
She tells him that the bird singing is actually a Nightingale, not a Lark.
c)
She tells him if he stays, she will run away with him.
d)
She orders him to stay.
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
What happened right after Romeo took the poison?
a)
Juliet's eyes opened and Romeo handed her the sword to kill herself.
b)
He died.
c)
The Friar walked in.
d)
His parents tried to give him stomach thrusts to save him.
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