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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet review Acts 1-3
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 42mins
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Class
Date
1.
Act 1: Why is Romeo so sad?
a)
He is in love
b)
He has been rejected by his love
c)
He loves a girl named Rosaline
d)
All of the above
2.
Act 1: Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage. What is Capulet's reply?
a)
Yes, he can marry her
b)
No, he cannot marry her
c)
She would be lucky to have a man like him
d)
She is too young for marriage, try to pursue her at the party
3.
Act 1: Why does Romeo decide to go to the Capulet's party even though he is not invited?
a)
To see his love, Rosaline
b)
To see his love, Juliet
c)
To cause trouble
d)
To join in on the fun
4.
Act 1: What does Romeo mean when he says, "O dear account! My life is my foe's debt"?
a)
He has to repay someone
b)
He has learned that Juliet is a Capulet and that he loves his enemy
c)
Rosaline loves him back
d)
He meets Juliet
5.
Act 3: What is Capulet's reaction when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
a)
He is happy she is so strong-willed
b)
He is excited for her to remain unmarried
c)
He says she is ungrateful for her dad selecting Paris as a husband and is upset with her
d)
He is kind of upset
6.
Act 1: Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague's men?
a)
They were biting their thumbs at them
b)
They are Capulets and the Capulets and Montagues are feuding families
c)
They are of the same family and do not get along
d)
They are rivals
7.
Who is Mercutio related to?
a)
Romeo
b)
The Prince
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
8.
Who is Lord Capulet's nephew?
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Mercutio
9.
Who are the people that helped Romeo and Juliet get married?
a)
The Friar and the Nurse
b)
Paris and Lord Capulet
c)
Benvolio and Mercutio
d)
Bert and Ernie
10.
What was Friar Lawrence talking about when he was speaking to himself in scene 3?
a)
the love of Romeo and Juliet
b)
the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
c)
the positive and negative uses of herbs
d)
the future of the Catholic church
11.
After Sampson starts the fight, ______ tries to stop it by drawing his.
a)
Abram
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Paris is invited to Capulet's party so he can
a)
meet and compare Juliet to other girls
b)
meet and compare Rosaline to other girls
c)
kill Romeo
d)
find a girl to marry other than Juliet
20.
Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that
a)
Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
b)
Juliet is a widow
c)
Romeo is a fugitive
d)
The lovers from two feuding families will die
21.
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
22.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
John Steinbeck
c)
Harper Lee
d)
George Orwell
23.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Romeo's mother
a)
the Nurse
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Rosaline
25.
Father of Romeo
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Lord Montague
26.
Mother of Juliet
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Lady Montague
c)
the Nurse
d)
Rosaline
27.
Person who sets the death penalty for fighting
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Mercutio
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Prince Escalus
28.
The man Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry
a)
Mercutio
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
29.
The woman Romeo loves at the beginning of the play
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
the Nurse
d)
Lady Capulet
30.
Juliet's companion and advisor
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Rosaline
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
the Nurse
31.
Performed Romeo and Juliet's wedding
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Friar Lawrence
32.
Killed Mercutio
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Paris
33.
Exiled for the death of Tybalt
a)
Romeo
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
34.
Juliet misunderstands the Nurse's news of the days tragedy and thinks that _____ is dead.
a)
Romeo
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Tybalt
d)
Paris
35.
What is dramatic irony?
a)
The characters know something the audience doesn't.
b)
The audience knows something main characters don't.
c)
Irony that is extra dramatic
d)
A drama that is ironic
36.
What is an example of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Juliet is in a deep sleep when Romeo believes her to be dead.
b)
Friar Lawrence runs away from danger.
c)
Romeo kills himself next to Juliet.
d)
Juliet kills herself because Romeo is dead.
37.
What literary device is being used? "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
38.
What poetic form is the prologue?
a)
Free Verse
b)
Sonnet
c)
Haiku
d)
Couplet
39.
What is the setting of the play?
a)
Mantua
b)
Verona
c)
Venice
d)
Rome
40.
Which of the following are character foils?
a)
Tybalt and Benvolio
b)
Nurse and Juliet
c)
Romeo and Juliet
d)
Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet
41.
What do we learn from the Prologue before the play even starts?
a)
Two lovers will take their own lives
b)
Romeo will kill Juliet
c)
Romeo and Juliet will get married
d)
Two families own competing businesses
42.
What causes a fight between the Montagues and Capulets at the beginning of the play?
a)
Sampson bites his thumb at Abraham
b)
Abraham steps on Tybalt's foot
c)
Sampson calls Benvolio a swine
d)
Gregory calls Sampson weak
43.
What do Romeo and Juliet plan while speaking at her balcony?
a)
They will get married the next day
b)
They will kill their own parents
c)
Go for a swim and kiss very loudly
d)
They will leave Verona so nobody will keep them apart
44.
Why did Tybalt come looking for Romeo in Act III, Scene 1?
a)
Romeo was at the Capulet party, which angered Tybalt
b)
Tybalt was angered by Romeo's marriage to Juliet
c)
Tybalt wanted to settle the feud between both families
d)
Tybalt wanted Romeo's help to kill his swarn enemy Mercutio
45.
What does Juliet plan to do after hearing of Romeo's banishment?
a)
Immediately kill herself
b)
Go see Friar Lawrence to come up with a plan to be with Romeo
c)
Tell the Montagues about their secret marriage
d)
Poison her parents so Romeo can live with her forever
46.
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
47.
"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
48.
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
49.
"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
50.
"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
51.
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, all Montagues, and thee."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
52.
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
53.
"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
54.
"Young men's love then lies/ not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Juliet
55.
Do the citizens side with the Montagues or the Capulets?
a)
Montagues
b)
Capulets
c)
Neither
56.
What remedy does Benvolio suggest for Romeo's problem?
a)
Try to marry her
b)
Try to convince her parents
c)
To forget about her and examine other beauties
57.
How many lines are in a sonnet?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
58.
Two back-to-back lines of poetry that rhyme are a(n) ___________.
a)
sonnet
b)
couplet
c)
pun
d)
oxymoron
59.
A(n) __________ is a play on words based on the similarity of sound between two words with different meanings.
a)
pun
b)
aside
c)
prologue
d)
simile
60.
An unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his/her innermost thoughts and feelings is a(n) _________.
a)
monologue
b)
metaphor
c)
soliloquy
d)
oxymoron
61.
A remark made by one character that other characters on stage do not hear is a(n) _________.
a)
couplet
b)
metaphor
c)
soliloquy
d)
aside
62.
A lengthy speech made by one character in a play that is addressed to other characters is a(n) _________.
a)
monologue
b)
metaphor
c)
soliloquy
d)
prologue
63.
Character A is light-hearted and positive while Character B is glum and negative. These characters are an example of a ___.
a)
aside
b)
prologue
c)
dramatic foil
d)
pun
64.
Which device is demonstrated below?
“A damned saint…”; “honourable villain”; “Loving hate…”
“A damned saint…”; “honourable villain”; “Loving hate…”
a)
oxymoron
b)
aside
c)
foil
d)
pun
65.
Comic relief is...
a)
humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot.
b)
A group of people who talk together on stage.
c)
A writer who creates fiction.
d)
All nonfiction.
66.
A or an _______ is a reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event in another work or literature or in history, art, or music.
a)
Scene
b)
Analogy
c)
Allusion
67.
(adj.) – highly offensive
a)
villain
b)
vile
c)
exile
d)
rapier
68.
What is it called when one is forced to leave their home or country and go live in a foreign country?
a)
gallant
b)
martial
c)
exile
69.
What is it called when one can speak or write well?
a)
eloquence
b)
gallant
c)
disposition
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