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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act 4 and 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
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1.
At the beginning of Act IV, Paris goes to Friar Laurence’s cell to
a)
search for Romeo.
b)
go to confession.
c)
make wedding plans.
d)
discuss Lord Capulet.
2.
In Scene 1, what does Juliet’s threat to harm herself reveal about her personality?
a)
She is spoiled and selfish
b)
She is very deliberate and careful.
c)
She reacts emotionally to situations.
d)
She often makes idle threats to get her own way.
3.
Friar Laurence suggests that Juliet take the potion because he
a)
intends to punish the Capulets for causing so much trouble.
b)
wants to help Romeo and Juliet be together.
c)
needs more time to develop a better plan.
d)
believes Romeo will be better off without her.
4.
The change in the wedding date affects Friar Laurence’s plan because
a)
Juliet must take even more of the potion.
b)
he will have to share his secret with the Nurse.
c)
he has another important event scheduled for that day.
d)
he will have less time to contact Romeo.
5.
In her soliloquy in Scene 3, Juliet says, “Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. / I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins / That almost freezes up the heat of life.” What does Shakespeare reveal in these lines?
a)
Juliet is afraid that the plan will not work.
b)
Juliet’s room is very cold.
c)
Juliet hopes that she will never see her parents again.
d)
Friar Laurence has tricked her into drinking poison.
6.
To ensure that she will never marry Paris, Juliet
a)
asks Friar Laurence to poison him.
b)
plans to hide in the forest until Romeo comes.
c)
intends to stab herself if the potion fails.
d)
decides to tell her parents that she is already married.
7.
The Nurse is in a good mood on Juliet’s wedding day because she
a)
believes that Juliet wants to marry Paris.
b)
has been joking with Lord Capulet.
c)
knows all about Friar Laurence’s foolish plan.
d)
enjoys the songs of the First and Second Musicians.
8.
Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding?
a)
Paris
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lord Capulet
9.
Why does Lord Capulet say, “Death is my son-in-law” (Scene 5, line 38)?
a)
He has just learned that Romeo, his mortal enemy, is married to Juliet.
b)
Death is like a “son-in-law” because it visits his family so frequently.
c)
He is describing a dream in which Paris dies soon after marrying Juliet.
d)
Juliet appears dead on her wedding day, as if she has “married” Death.
10.
What is the most likely reason that Shakespeare ends Act IV with a conversation between musicians and a servant?
a)
The conversation shows how others in the household feel about Juliet’s death.
b)
It mimics a servant’s conversation at the beginning of Act IV.
c)
The conversation provides comic relief and eases the tension.
d)
It allows for a seamless musical transition between Acts IV and V.
11.
Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead because
a)
Balthasar brings him news of her funeral.
b)
he receives a letter from the Nurse.
c)
he has dreamed about her death.
d)
Paris tells him in the graveyard.
12.
In Scene 2, Friar Laurence hurries to the Capulets’ tomb
a)
so that he can hide from the Prince.
b)
to stop Romeo from killing Paris.
c)
because Balthasar told him Juliet was dead.
d)
to reach Juliet before she wakes up.
13.
Why is Paris at the cemetery?
a)
He hopes to prevent the Capulets from killing the Montagues.
b)
He wants to place flowers on Juliet’s grave.
c)
He plans to attack Romeo when he arrives.
d)
He has discovered Friar Laurence’s plot and wants to confront him.
14.
When Paris sees Romeo, he says, “This is that banish’d haughty Montague / That murdered my love’s cousin—with which grief / It is supposed the fair creature died” (Scene 3, lines 49–51). This is an example of dramatic irony because
a)
the audience knows Romeo did not actually kill Tybalt, but Paris does not know this.
b)
Paris uses the word “haughty” ironically, but the audience does not know this.
c)
Paris knows Juliet did not die in the way she was “supposed” to, but the audience does not.
d)
the audience knows the truth about Juliet’s grief and her fake death, but Paris does not.
15.
What does Romeo beg Paris to do?
a)
kill him
b)
call out the guard
c)
leave him alone
d)
find Friar Laurence
16.
When Romeo enters the tomb, he notices that Juliet
a)
is still beautiful.
b)
has been poisoned.
c)
is not actually dead.
d)
has vanished.
17.
Why does Friar Laurence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
a)
She refuses to have anything more to do with him.
b)
He wants to teach her a lesson.
c)
The Prince has forbidden him from ever seeing her again.
d)
He is afraid of the guard.
18.
Juliet kisses Romeo in the tomb because she
a)
wants to prove to everyone that she will always love only Romeo.
b)
believes that kissing Romeo might bring him back to life.
c)
hopes to drain all the poison out of Romeo.
d)
thinks that Romeo has poison on his lips and the kiss will kill her.
19.
Why do Capulet and Montague stop their feud at the end of the play?
a)
They realize that their hatred has destroyed their own children.
b)
No one in either family is left to continue fighting for them.
c)
They have finally heeded Friar Laurence’s sound advice.
d)
The Prince will punish them severely if they do not end their feud.
20.
The play ends with the following lines: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Shakespeare probably ends the play with a rhyme because he wants to
a)
mock the Prince’s pomposity.
b)
demonstrate his formidable literary talents.
c)
make the ending more memorable.
d)
provide the audience with a little comic relief.
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