WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet Test Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Homer
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
2.
Hints/clues of what may happen later in the story are called
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
c)
suspense
d)
symbolism
3.
A soliloquy is best defined as --
a)
a long speech by a character alone on stage giving their inner thoughts
b)
the character crazy and talking to themself
c)
a silly joke on stage
d)
two characters having a conversation
4.
What is a simile?
a)
An indirect reference to another work
b)
Comparing 2 things using like or as
c)
Comparing 2 things not using like or as
d)
A dominant, repeated idea in a literary work
5.
What is imagery?
a)
A recurring thematic elements
b)
A visually descriptive or figurative language
c)
A way to compare two things not using like or as
d)
The time or place the story takes place
6.
What is personification?
a)
A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work
b)
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
c)
A false illustration of something, a deceptive impression, or a false belief
d)
A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces
7.
A character speaks directly to another character or to himself or herself.
a)
monologue
b)
sililoquy
c)
aside
d)
speech
8.
Romeo and Juliet is what type of story?
a)
Tragedy
b)
Comedy
c)
Epic Poem
d)
Long One
9.
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
10.
Why are the two families feuding?
a)
One family stole from the other
b)
No one remembers
c)
They own rival businesses
d)
Their children fall in love
11.
Son of Lord and Lady Montague
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Mercutio
12.
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play?
a)
Flip off with the middle finger
b)
A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
c)
The gesture of cutting the throat.
d)
The gesture of biting the thumb.
13.
Daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet
a)
Rosaline
b)
the Nurse
c)
Julia Capulet
d)
Juliet
14.
Benvolio's personality is best described as ...
a)
hot-headed
b)
angry
c)
a fighter
d)
peaceful
15.
What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?
a)
Put them in jail.
b)
Make them live together.
c)
Punish them with death.
d)
banish them from Verona
16.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning?
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline
d)
Rosaline
17.
In his conversation with Benvolio in Scene 1, Romeo appears _____________.
a)
happy and pleasant
b)
sad and moody
c)
rough and angry
d)
sarcastic and rude
18.
What makes Romeo decide to go to the party?
a)
His friends pressure him to go
b)
Rosaline will be there
c)
He wants to fight the Tybalt
d)
He has to spy on the Capulets for his father
19.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask Rosaline to marry him
c)
Force Rosaline to be with him
d)
Become a priest
20.
When Tybalt tells Lord Capulet that Romeo is at the party, Lord Capulet tells him to _____.
a)
calm down
b)
go kill Romeo
c)
throw Romeo out of the party
d)
Call for the Prince
21.
At the end of scene one, what advice does Benvolio give his cousin Romeo
a)
Talk to Rosaline and tell her how he feels
b)
Go find Juliet
c)
Forget about girls in general and have fun with the boys
d)
Forget about Rosaline by meeting other girls
22.
Who is Queen Mab?
a)
The Prince of Verona's mother
b)
the queen of fairies
c)
Mercutio's imaginary friend
d)
Juliet's sister
23.
What happened to Romeo's love for Rosaline?
a)
The love flew away on a dove's wing.
b)
The love was hidden under the cloak of night.
c)
The love is dead and buried.
d)
The love was conjured by a magician.
24.
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.
25.
What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day?
a)
a message with a love poem
b)
a message about his love
c)
a message when and where to meet
d)
a message with a marriage proposal
26.
How will Romeo get into Juliet’s room on their wedding night?
a)
through a trap door in the basement
b)
by a rope ladder to climb the balcony wall
c)
through the front door while everyone is asleep
d)
through the Nurse's bedroom window
27.
Who said:"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Nurse
d)
Benvolio
28.
What does Tybalt's message to Romeo say
a)
to ask about his impending marriage to Juliet
b)
to invite him to a feast
c)
to challenge him to a fight
d)
to apologize for hurting him
29.
How does the Nurse feel when she returns to the Capulet house after finding Romeo?
a)
tired
b)
scared
c)
depressed
d)
impatient
30.
How does Mercutio treat Nurse?
a)
He makes rude jokes about her.
b)
He mistakenly thinks that she is Rosaline.
c)
He adores her and wants her to be his mom.
d)
He mistakes her for Juliet's mom.
31.
What details does Romeo give the Nurse about the marriage arrangement?
a)
Juliet needs to go to confession
b)
Juliet needs to go this afternoon
c)
Juliet needs to go to Friar Lawrence's
d)
all of the above
32.
Juliet gives the Nurse something to give to Romeo. What was it?
a)
a rope
b)
a bird
c)
her ring
d)
poison
33.
Who dies in Act 3?
a)
Tybalt and Romeo
b)
Tybalt and Mercutio
c)
Mercutio and Benvolio
d)
Mercutio and Romeo
34.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
He falls on his sword
35.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
a)
death
b)
jail
c)
banished from Verona
d)
banished from Mantua
36.
After the Nurse suggests Juliet marry Paris instead, how does Juliet's attitude change toward the Nurse?
a)
she now thinks she's funny
b)
she now thinks she wants Romeo
c)
she now feels betrayed by her
d)
she now trusts her even more
37.
When Romeo hears of his punishment, he is
a)
angry
b)
happy
c)
sad, rolling around on the ground, and crying
d)
doesn't care about it at all
38.
After his wedding night, Romeo leaves for
a)
His house
b)
Mantua
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
39.
When Juliet FIRST hears that Romeo killed Tybalt, what does she think of Romeo?
a)
She thinks he's beautiful on the outside, but evil on the inside.
b)
She thinks he is an honorable man because she hated her cousin.
c)
She thinks he must be good at fighting because no one has ever beaten Tybalt.
d)
She thinks he is scary.
40.
Why is Paris at Friar Lawrence's cell?
a)
to talk to the Friar about the wedding
b)
To confess his sins
c)
To confess his sadness and marrying Juliet
41.
What reason does Paris give the Friar for the hasty marriage?
a)
His desire to marry her
b)
It's Juliet's idea - she's excited
c)
Capulet wants to stop Juliet's mourning
42.
How long will the sleeping potion last?
a)
34 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
48 hours
d)
42 hours
43.
Where will Juliet be put after her family believes she is dead?
a)
A casket
b)
Her bed in her bedroom
c)
The Capulets tomb
44.
What change does Lord Capulet make in the wedding plans?
a)
Date
b)
Location
c)
Guests
45.
What vision makes her have the strength to go ahead and drink the potion?
a)
Romeo
b)
Her death
c)
Her miserable future
46.
How will Romeo know about the plans?
a)
A servant is going to go tell him
b)
A Friar will deliver the letter
c)
Benvolio is going to tell him
47.
How do the wedding preparations change after they find Juliet?
a)
Changed from a wedding to a funeral
b)
To a mess of confusion
c)
To a joyous celebration
48.
How does Paris react to the news concerning Juliet?
a)
feels cheated out of marriage
b)
feels concerned for Juliet's family
c)
feels sad about Juliet's death
49.
The main point of Friar Lawrence's plan is to...
a)
Help Juliet kill herself
b)
Fake Juliet's death
c)
Make Capulet change his mind
d)
Keep the feud going
50.
Where does Romeo get the poison?
a)
some random man on the street
b)
an apothecary in Verona
c)
an apothecary in Mantua
d)
he made it himself
51.
Why is Friar Lawrence hesitant to marry Juliet and Paris?
a)
He knows Juliet will die.
b)
He already married her to Romeo.
c)
He knows they are not a great match.
d)
He wants to marry Juliet himself.
52.
Why does the apothecary not want to sell the posion to Romeo?
a)
he doesn't want Romeo's money
b)
he knows that Romeo is crazy
c)
he knows that he will die
d)
because it is against the law in Mantua
53.
Why does Juliet kiss Romeo after he is dead?
a)
she hopes that she will be able to get the remaining posion from his lips
b)
she wants one last kiss before he dies
c)
she is trying to save his life
d)
she wants to kiss her husband in front of Paris
54.
Whose deaths were Romeo responsible for?
a)
Tybalt, Juliet, and himself
b)
Tybalt, Paris, and himself
c)
Juliet and himself
d)
Tybalt, Paris, Lord Montague
55.
How does the Prince know that the Friar is telling the truth?
a)
he reads Romeo's suicide letter
b)
he trusts the Friar
c)
Romeo sent the Prince a letter and told him
d)
they asked his servant
56.
The friar’s messenger couldn’t deliver his message to Romeo because he was quarantined by health authorities.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Figurative Language:
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost"
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Irony
d)
Oxymoron
58.
Why is Paris at Juliet's grave?
a)
to see if she has really passed away
b)
to protect it
c)
To mourn her loss and place flowers on her tomb
d)
he knows that Romeo will show up
59.
At the end of the play, Lord Montague and Lord Capulet reach a truce, and each promises to build a statue in honor of the other’s dead child.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Lady Montague died from...
a)
Heartbreak from Romeo's banishment
b)
Heartbreak from Romeo's death
c)
Suicide - A dagger
d)
Suicide - poison
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