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WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
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1.
Which event does the Prologue (before Act I) foreshadow?
a)
The deaths of Romeo & Juliet
b)
The marriage of Romeo & Juliet
c)
The death of Romeo & Juliet's child
d)
The marriage of Paris & Juliet
2.
Which of Romeo's character traits contribute most directly to his death?
a)
moodiness
b)
indecisiveness
c)
impulsiveness
d)
vengefulness
3.
Mercutio tells Romeo that he will "make thy swan a crow" when they go to the Capulets' party. What does he mean by this?
a)
He'll make R's sadness turn into a bird and fly away.
b)
He'll make R proud by behaving with dignity.
c)
He'll show R. women who will make Rosaline look ugly by comparison.
d)
He'll save R from looking like a wimp.
4.
What is IRONIC about Romeo meeting Juliet at the end of Act 1?
a)
It's ironic because Juliet doesn't like him at first.
b)
It's ironic because he's at the party to get over Rosaline.
c)
It's ironic because Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight.
d)
It's ironic because their parents are feuding.
5.
During the balcony scene, Juliet tells Romeo, "Although I joy in thee/I have no joy of this contract tonight./It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden." Which character would be most likely to agree with Juliet's position here?
a)
Romeo
b)
Friar Laurence
c)
the Nurse
d)
Tybalt
6.
Act II is mainly about...
a)
Benvolio and Mercutio's patience with Romeo.
b)
Friar Laurence's second-guessing R & J's marriage.
c)
R & J's decision and plans to get married.
d)
Juliet's growing impatience with her nurse.
7.
In agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet, Friar Laurence shows that he...
a)
...is careless.
b)
...favors young lovers.
c)
...looks beyond immediate events.
d)
...dislikes the Capulets.
8.
Romeo tells Tybalt: "I do protest I never injured thee,/but love thee better than thou canst devise/till thou shalt know the reason of my love?" What is the reason for his love?
a)
Romeo is such a good person, he loves everybody
b)
Romeo doesn't really love Tybalt, but he's taunting him to fight
c)
Tybalt is now Romeo's family as a result of Romeo and Juliet's marriage
d)
Tybalt is Montague's other son
9.
In Act III, Juliet says, "O serpent heart, hid with a flow-ring face!/Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?/Despised substance of divinst show!/Just opposite of what thou justly seem'st--/A damned saint, an honorable villain!" in response to what event?
a)
her marriage to Paris
b)
Mercutio's death by Tybalt's hand
c)
Romeo's banishment from Verona
d)
Tybalt's death by Romeo's hand
10.
In Act III, Romeo addresses Friar Laurence in a monologue that begins with the lines, "Tis torture, and not mercy. Heaven is here,/where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog/and little mouse, every unworthy thing, live here in heaven and may look on her; but Romeo may not." What is Romeo referring to in this monologue?
a)
banishment
b)
death
c)
imprisonment
d)
marriage
11.
When Juliet returns from meeting with Friar Laurence in Act IV, she tells her father that the church is "Where I have learnt to repent the sin/of disobedient opposition/to you and your behests..." With what TONE would Juliet deliver these lines?
a)
affectionate
b)
angry
c)
regretful
d)
joyful
12.
Juliet loses trust in the Nurse at the end of Act III because the Nurse...
a)
...believes Romeo is dead
b)
...recommends that she run away
c)
...advise her to marry Paris
d)
...brings her too much bad news
13.
When Romeo enteres the tomb, he says, "Death that hath sucked the honey of thy breath/hath no power upon thy beauty./Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet/is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks/and death's pale flag has not advanced there." Why is this IRONIC?
a)
Juliet's death was so quick that she appears surprised.
b)
Juliet has not begun to decay yet after her death.
c)
He hasn't seen Juliet in a while and has forgotten how she looks.
d)
Juliet's not actually dead, which is why she still looks so beautiful.
14.
Before Romeo dies, he says he will "shake off the yoke of inauspicious stars/from this world-wearied flesh." This METAPHOR means that Romeo is...
a)
...burdened by bad luck and fate.
b)
...more in love than ever.
c)
...tired from back-breaking work.
d)
...tired of star-gazing.
15.
What makes Romeo a tragic hero?
a)
The mixture of destiny and character flaws that lead to his downfall.
b)
His religious beliefs throughout the play.
c)
The fact that he dies with his one true love.
d)
His determination to lead life on his own terms.
16.
Who said it?
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose/by any other name would smell as sweet."
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose/by any other name would smell as sweet."
a)
Juliet
b)
Nurse
c)
Romeo
d)
Lady Capulet
17.
Who said it?
"Fetch me my rapier [sword], boy. What! Dares the slave/come hither, covered with an antic face [a mask] /to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?/Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,/to strike him dead I hold not a sin."
"Fetch me my rapier [sword], boy. What! Dares the slave/come hither, covered with an antic face [a mask] /to fleer and scorn at our solemnity?/Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,/to strike him dead I hold not a sin."
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Romeo
d)
Benvolio
18.
Who said it?
"What, ho! you men, you beasts,/that quench the fire of your pernicious rage/with purple fountains issuing from your veins,/on pain of torture..."
"What, ho! you men, you beasts,/that quench the fire of your pernicious rage/with purple fountains issuing from your veins,/on pain of torture..."
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Benvolio
d)
Prince
19.
Who said it?
"O, I am fortune's fool!"
"O, I am fortune's fool!"
a)
Tybalt
b)
Mercutio
c)
Romeo
d)
Benvolio
20.
Who said it?
"My dismal scene I needs must act alone./Come, vial./What if this mixture do not work at all?/Shall I be married then tomorrow morning?"
"My dismal scene I needs must act alone./Come, vial./What if this mixture do not work at all?/Shall I be married then tomorrow morning?"
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Juliet
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