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R&J Unit Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He believes dreams are the work of an idle brain

a)

Romeo

b)

Tybalt

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

2.

A fiery Capulet always looking for a fight

a)

Benvolio

b)

Prince Escalus

c)

Tybalt

d)

Nurse

3.

Blamed both families for the deaths of the two lovers

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Paris

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Mercutio

4.

Dies from grief (a broken heart)

a)

Lady Montague

b)

Nurse

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

5.

Where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed

a)

The King's Theater

b)

The Paramount Theater

c)

The Shakespearean Theater

d)

The Globe Theater

6.

Where does this play take place?

a)

Verona, Italy

b)

Mantua, Italy

c)

Verona, England

d)

Paris, Italy

7.

During what time period did Shakespeare live and write?

a)

Elizabethan Era

b)

Victorian Era

c)

Industrialization Era

d)

Shakespearean Era

8.

How long have Romeo and Juliet known each other when they get married?

a)

1 week

b)

3 hours

c)

12 hours

d)

2 days

9.

Who is Queen Mab?

a)

Queen of Italy

b)

The cherub of love who shoots arrows at people

c)

The fairy in control of the dream world

d)

A creature that Benvolio has created

10.

I died of poisoning

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

11.

What does Friar Lawrence says about the relationship between plants and people?

a)

Both end up being eaten by worms

b)

Plants bring life into the world; people bring death

c)

Plants' healing powers make them superior to people

d)

Both have the potential for good and evil

12.

Identify the figurative language: "Fiend angelical"

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Personification

13.

Identify the figurative language: "Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word,"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Personification

d)

Oxymoron

14.

Identify the figurative language: "I dreamt my lady came and found me dead"

a)

Allusion

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Metaphor

d)

Foreshadowing

15.
A soliloquy is...
a)
When a  character expresses inner thoughts
b)
When a character gives a grand speech to the other characters
c)
When a character makes a comment directly to the audience
d)
When a character starts talking to another character
16.
An aside is when...
a)
When a  character expresses inner thoughts
b)
When a character gives a grand speech to the other characters
c)
When a character makes a comment directly to the audience
d)
When a character starts talking to another character
17.
A monologue is...
a)
When a  character expresses inner thoughts
b)
When a character gives a grand speech to the other characters
c)
When a character makes a comment directly to the audience
d)
When a character starts talking to another character
18.

The guy Juliet is encouraged to marry

a)

Prince Escalus

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

19.

He said he would build a gold statue of Juliet

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Paris

d)

Friar Lawrence

20.

He is always trying to keep the peace everywhere he goes

a)

Benvolio

b)

Tybalt

c)

Mercutio

d)

Lord Capulet

21.

She did not love Romeo in return

a)

Rosaline

b)

Juliet

c)

Nurse

d)

Lady Montague

22.

Believes the marriage between the two would end the feud

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Nurse

23.

Dies from being stabbed (multiple answers)

a)

Juliet

b)

Tybalt

c)

Mercutio

d)

Paris

e)

Benvolio

24.

Tells Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris

a)

Nurse

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Lord Capulet

d)

Mercutio

25.

He tells Tybalt not to bother Romeo at the party

a)

Mercutio

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

Rosaline

26.

Who killed Paris?

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Prince

27.

Which of the following is the correct rhyme scheme for a sonnet?

a)

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

b)

ABC CBA ABC DEF FED GG

c)

AABB AABB CCCC

d)

AB CD AB CD AB CD EF

28.

Which definition best describes a pun?

a)

A play on words that exploits multiple meanings

b)

A contradiction in terms

c)

An extreme exaggeration

d)

A comparison between two unlike things

29.

What is a double-entendre?

a)

A word or phrase deliberately used in two ways, often with one meaning being sexual

b)

A phrase that contradicts itself

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

d)

An extreme exaggeration for effect

30.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A play on words with multiple meanings

b)

A reference to well-known literature or history

c)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

d)

An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis

31.

“The more [love] I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.”

Is an example of which one?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Double entandre

d)

Simile

32.

Juliet says to Romeo, “This bud of life, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove to be a beauteous flower when next we meet.”

What is being compared in this metaphor?

a)

Romeo and Juliet’s developing relationship to a blooming flower.

b)

Juliet’s beauty to the beauty of a blooming flower.

c)

Romeo’s future to a flower in the summertime.

d)

Romeo and Juliet’s marriage to breathing on a flower.

33.

After finding Juliet "dead," Lord Capulet says, “Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”

What is the meaning of the imagery in this simile?

a)

Juliet died because the weather was so cold

b)

Juliet picked the sweetest flower when they bloomed

c)

Juliet died before she had time to live

d)

Juliet will be surrounded by flowers at her funeral

34.

How does the play end?

a)

The Montagues and Capulets agree to live in peace

b)

The Montagues and Capulets want Friar Lawrence punished

c)

The Montagues and Capulets agree to move away from each other

d)

The Montagues and Capulets vow to seek revenge on each other

35.

Why doesn't Romeo know the truth about Juliet's "death"?

a)

Friar Lawrence's messenger got delayed in a quarantine

b)

Lady Capulet stopped the message from being delivered

c)

Romeo saw the funeral when he snuck back into Verona

d)

Friar Lawrence decided not to tell him

36.

What does Juliet NOT worry about before drinking the potion?

a)

That her family will find out

b)

She’ll wake up too soon in the vault

c)

It won’t work so she’ll marry Paris

d)

The poison will kill her

37.

Why does Juliet feel betrayed by the Nurse?

a)

The Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris.

b)

The Nurse tells Juliet that Romeo is dead.

c)

The Nurse doesn’t deliver a message on time.

d)

The Nurse tells her parents about Romeo.

38.

How does Juliet initially react when she learns of Romeo’s role in the fight?

a)

She feels conflicted between her husband and her cousin

b)

She immediately forgives Romeo

c)

She curses Romeo

d)

She plans revenge

39.

What causes the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt?

a)

Tybalt's insults toward Romeo

b)

An old grudge between the Capulets and Montagues

c)

Mercutio’s role in crashing the Capulet party

d)

A misunderstanding about Juliet

40.

Why does Juliet ask the Nurse for her help with Romeo?

a)

The Nurse is an obedient servant

b)

The Nurse disapproves of Paris

c)

The Nurse is a mother-figure to Juliet

d)

The Nurse is able to handle Lord and Lady Capulet.

41.

What causes the initial brawl between the Montague and Capulet servants in Act 1?

a)

A disagreement over money

b)

An insult about biting thumbs

c)

A dispute over land ownership

d)

A misunderstanding about a stolen horse