WorksheetsR & J Exam Review
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Homer
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
2.
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
3.
___________ is Romeo's father.
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Never named
4.
The rhythm that Shakespeare uses in his plays and sonnets
a)
allusion
b)
foil
c)
iambic pentameter
d)
couplet
5.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning?
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline
d)
Rosaline
6.
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.
7.
Where is the play set?
a)
Bologne
b)
Verona
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
8.
How does Lady Capulet feel about Paris' proposal?
a)
She is excited for Juliet and wants her to consider marriage to Paris.
b)
She thinks Juliet is too young and should wait two more years.
c)
She would prefer that Juliet marry Prince Escalus or his cousin Mercutio.
d)
She is surprised because Juliet is beyond marrying age and is considered to be an old maid.
9.
Who wants to fight with Romeo at the Capulet's feast?
a)
Nurse
b)
Tybalt
c)
Paris
d)
Capulet
10.
What is Romeo's mood in Act 1 Scene 1?
a)
thrilled
b)
aggressive
c)
depressed
d)
fearful
11.
Directly after Romeo kisses Juliet at the feast, what happens?
a)
He gets in a fight with Tybalt.
b)
He finds out she is a Capulet.
c)
He reads the invitation for Capulet's feast.
d)
He talks to Mercutio about his dreams.
12.
When Benvolio spots the servants fighting on the street, what does he do?
a)
He tries to make them stop.
b)
He challenges Tybalt to a fight.
c)
He tells the Prince what is happening.
d)
He runs off to search for Romeo.
13.
What is Juliet’s age?
a)
21
b)
14
c)
16
d)
13
14.
What does Paris seek from Lord Capulet?
a)
a duel with Romeo
b)
an invitation to a party
c)
marriage to Juliet
d)
money and treasure
15.
According to the Prologue, what is the result of Romeo and Juliet’s deaths?
a)
Romeo’s mother dies from grief
b)
the feud between the families ends
c)
the nurse also kills herself
d)
Paris vows to never marry
16.
In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers?
a)
They will marry.
b)
They will die.
c)
They will be forced apart.
d)
They will live happily ever after.
17.
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
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.
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
20.
How does Romeo find out Juliet is a Capulet?
a)
Juliet's Nurse tells him.
b)
A servant tells him.
c)
Tybalt tells him.
d)
Mercutio tells him
21.
How does Juliet find out Romeo is a Montague?
a)
Her Nurse tells her
b)
A servant tells her.
c)
Her father tells her.
d)
Tybalt tells her
22.
As Juliet is talking to her mother in Scene 3, the Nurse says, "Why, he's a man of wax." Who is she referring to?
a)
Paris
b)
Anybody at the party
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
23.
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
24.
What family does Juliet belong to?
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy
25.
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night"
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Mercutio
26.
"What drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!"
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Prince
d)
Benvolio
27.
When Juliet says, "It is an honor that I do not dream of," to what is she referring?
a)
Dating
b)
Having babies
c)
Marriage
28.
What, according to the chorus, are Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Young children
b)
Fatal enemies
c)
Star crossed lovers
d)
Beasts
29.
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.
30.
To what does Juliet not want Romeo to swear his love?
a)
a light in the dark
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a rose
31.
Who is the first to mention marriage?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
32.
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
33.
At the beginning of scene 3, what is Friar Lawrence doing?
a)
gathering herbs and flowers
b)
praying to pilgrims
c)
reading a book about herbology
d)
eating and drinking with pilgrims
34.
According to Friar Lawrence, how are humans like plants?
a)
They both need sunlight and water to grow.
b)
Humans need to eat plants to survive.
c)
They both have medicine and poison.
d)
They both can heal the sick and curse the evil.
35.
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.
36.
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.
37.
What was the purpose of Tybalt's note to Romeo?
a)
to challenge him to a duel
b)
to forbid him to see Juliet
c)
to be friends for Juliet's sake
d)
to tell him to leave Verona
38.
What happens at the end of Act 2, scene 6?
a)
Romeo and Juliet kiss
b)
Romeo and Juliet get married
c)
Romeo and Juliet argue
d)
Romeo and Juliet pray
39.
Romeo compares Juliet's beauty to the....
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
stars
d)
Earth
40.
In Act 2, line 34, Juliet states "Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Select the best paraphrase below.
Select the best paraphrase below.
a)
I can not be with you because you are a Montague.
b)
Tell your father that you refuse to marry anyone other than me.
c)
If you will give up your name, I will give up my name, and we can be together.
d)
I won't be a Capulet anymore when I marry you.
41.
Where does Romeo have a surprise meeting with Juliet?
a)
at the movies
b)
in the town square
c)
in the orchard
d)
at the beach
42.
Which character unknowingly foreshadows Romeo and Juliet's fate throughout Act II?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Nurse
43.
How will Romeo enter Juliet's chamber on their wedding night?
a)
Pull himself up the balcony
b)
Use a ladder
c)
Juliet will open the door for him.
44.
How do we know Romeo is feeling better in Act II, Scene iii?
a)
He has just wed Juliet, so he is in good spirits.
b)
He feels liberated after deciding to no longer give Rosaline his affection.
c)
He engages Mercutio in bawdy conversation.
d)
He explicitly states that he feels better.
45.
Who says this:
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Nurse
46.
Who says this:
“Jesu, what haste! Can you not stay awhile?Do you not see that I am out of breath?”
“Jesu, what haste! Can you not stay awhile?Do you not see that I am out of breath?”
a)
Nurse
b)
Juliet
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Lord Capulet
47.
Who says this:
“O Romeo, Romeo! – wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name.”
“O Romeo, Romeo! – wherefore art thou Romeo?Deny thy father and refuse thy name.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Nurse
48.
Who says this:
“Within the infant rind of this weak flower, Poison hath residence, and medicine power.”
“Within the infant rind of this weak flower, Poison hath residence, and medicine power.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Nurse
d)
Friar Lawrence
49.
Who says this:
“O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon,That monthly changes in her circle orb,Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.”
“O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon,That monthly changes in her circle orb,Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Paris
d)
Tybalt
50.
Fill in the blanks:
"What’s in a _____________? That which we call a ____________ by any other word would smell as ____________.
"What’s in a _____________? That which we call a ____________ by any other word would smell as ____________.
a)
name; rose; sweet
b)
name; flower; good
c)
person; person; good
d)
name; flower; sweet
51.
About how long have Romeo and Juliet known each other before getting married?
a)
Less than a day
b)
24 hours
c)
about 48 hours
d)
2-3 days
52.
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.
53.
Who accompanies the Nurse into town to talk to Romeo?
a)
Capulet
b)
Peter
c)
Balthasar
d)
Juliet
54.
Where did the fight scene take place?
a)
party
b)
Capulet Orchard
c)
monastery
d)
a public place
55.
Juliet gives the Nurse something to give to Romeo. What was it?
a)
a rope
b)
a bird
c)
her ring
d)
poison
56.
Who dies in this Act?
a)
Tybalt and Romeo
b)
Tybalt and Mercutio
c)
Mercutio and Benvolio
d)
Mercutio and Romeo
57.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
He falls on his sword
58.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
a)
death
b)
jail
c)
banished from Verona
d)
banished from Mantua
59.
Friar Lawrence tells Romeo he needs to go live in the city of ____
a)
Verona
b)
Mantua
c)
Paris
d)
England
60.
Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has
a)
called Romeo a villain
b)
killed Benvolio
c)
killed Mercutio, his friend
d)
challenged Romeo to a duel
61.
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
62.
What is Juliet MOST upset about after hearing of Tybalt's death?
a)
Tybalt's death
b)
Romeo killing him
c)
Romeo being banished
d)
The Nurse not telling her sooner
63.
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
64.
Who said, "A plague on both of your houses!"?
a)
Juliet
b)
Capulet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
65.
Lord Capulet tells Paris that
a)
Juliet is too young to marry
b)
he has to wait to marry Juliet
c)
Juliet wants to marry Romeo
d)
he can marry Juliet
66.
After his wedding night, Romeo leaves for
a)
His house
b)
Mantua
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
67.
When the Nurse brings Juliet the news of the day’s tragedy, Juliet misunderstands and first thinks the dead man is_____
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Paris
d)
her brother
68.
What day did Lord Capulet set for Paris and Juliet's wedding?
a)
Thursday
b)
Monday
c)
Sunday
d)
Wednesday
69.
After Romeo killed Tybalt, what does Lady Capulet plan on doing to him?
a)
hiring someone to poison Romeo.
b)
hiring someone to shoot Romeo.
c)
asking the Prince to pardon Romeo's banishment.
d)
making peace between the two families
70.
According to Lord Capulet, what will happen if Juliet DOESN'T marry Paris?
a)
he will make her beg, starve, and die in the streets.
b)
he will kill her.
c)
he will let her make her own decisions.
d)
he will allow her to marry Romeo, instead.
71.
Where does Romeo go after he kills Tybalt?
a)
Friar Lawrence's cell
b)
Juliet's house
c)
His house
d)
The meadow, where often goes to think
72.
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.
73.
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.
74.
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.
75.
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.
76.
Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding?
a)
Paris
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lord Capulet
77.
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.
78.
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.
79.
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.
80.
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.
81.
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.
82.
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.
83.
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.
84.
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.
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