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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Review Part 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
What is the purpose of the prologue?
a)
To introduce the storyline
b)
To tell the audience where to find concessions
2.
"Compare her face with some that I shall show / And I will make thy swan a crow"
Benvolio is telling Romeo (before the party) that...
Benvolio is telling Romeo (before the party) that...
a)
Juliet is more beautiful than Rosaline.
b)
There are many beautiful women in the world other than Rosaline.
3.
Who provides comic relief in Act 1 Scene 3?
a)
The Nurse
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Juliet
4.
During Juliet's monologue in Act 2 Scene 2, Romeo asks "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?"
What does he mean?
What does he mean?
a)
He has decided to marry her.
b)
He doesn't understand Juliet's speech.
c)
He is unsure if he should reveal his presence to Juliet.
5.
When the friar says "These violent delights have violent ends" he means that
a)
Love will triumph
b)
Romeo and Juliet's love will not end happily.
c)
The marriage kiss will end the feud.
6.
What is the Prince's punishment for Romeo?
a)
banishment
b)
death
c)
prison
d)
a firm talking to
7.
How does Romeo react to the Prince's punishment?
a)
Stunned silence
b)
He deals with it like a man should
c)
wailing and moaning irrationally about his fate
8.
At the beginning of Act 3 Scene 5, Juliet says that the bird singing was a nightingale and not a lark. Why are they arguing over the type of bird?
a)
The nightingale represents the Capulets and the lark the Montagues
b)
If it is the lark, then it is dawn (morning) and Romeo must leave Verona
9.
In Act 4 Scene 1, what does Juliet's threat to harm herself reveal about her personality?
a)
She reacts emotionally to situations
b)
She is spoiled and selfish
c)
She is careful
d)
She is always making threats and pitching fits
10.
Act 4 Scene 3, Juliet:
"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 my life"
She is afraid that
"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 my life"
She is afraid that
a)
It is too cold in her room
b)
Friar Lawrence tricked her
c)
The plan won't work.
11.
Why does Lord Capulet say "Death is my son-in-law"?
a)
He has just found out Romeo married Juliet
b)
Juliet appears dead on her wedding day, as if she has "married" death
12.
When Paris sees Romeo at Juliet's tomb, he says that Romeo killed Tybalt which is why Juliet died. This is dramatic irony because...
a)
The audience knows the truth about Juliet's grief and her fake death, but Paris does not
b)
The audience knows that Romeo did not actually kill Tybalt, but Paris does not know this
13.
Why does Romeo think Juliet is dead?
a)
He dreamed it happened
b)
He got a letter saying so
c)
Balthasar brought news of her funeral
14.
Juliet kisses Romeo in the tomb because she
a)
Believes kissing him will bring him back to life
b)
Hopes to suck the poison out of him
c)
Thinks Romeo has poison on his lips and the kiss will kill her
d)
Wants to prove a point
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