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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: The Prince is on the Capulet side of the feud.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is...

a)

isolating himself to cry over Rosaline.

b)

happy in his new relationship with Rosaline.

c)

not thinking much about love.

3.

Why doesn't Capulet want Juliet to marry Paris at the beginning of the play?

a)

He dislikes Paris.

b)

He knows that Juliet loves Romeo.

c)

Juliet is too young.

4.

True or False: Lady Capulet and the nurse also think that Juliet is too young to be married.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Benvolio and Mercutio try to help Romeo get over Rosaline by...

a)

trying to change Rosaline's mind.

b)

introducing him to Juliet.

c)

bringing him to the Capulet party.

6.

Romeo tells Mercutio about a dream he had before they go to the Capulet party, saying,

"I fear too early, for my mind misgives

Some consequence yet hanging in the stars" (1.4.107-108).


Which literary term is this an example of?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Personification

c)

Allusion

7.

Mercutio and Benvolio still assume that Romeo is pining over Rosaline when they can't find him after the party, but the audience knows that Romeo has moved on to Juliet.


Which literary term is this an example of?

a)

Situational irony

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Paradox/Oxymoron

8.

Finish this quote.


"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

It is the east, and Juliet is ____________" (2.2.2-4).

a)

the lark

b)

the moon

c)

the sun

9.

What is the translation of this quote? "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (2.2.33-34).

a)

Where are you, Romeo?

b)

Why do you have to be Romeo?

c)

Do you know how much I love you, Romeo?

10.

After meeting Mercutio, the nurse says,

"I pray you, sir, what saucy merchant was this that was so full of his ropery?" (2.4.73-74).

What does she mean by this?

a)

Who was that foulmouthed punk?

b)

Who was that handsome gentleman?

c)

Who are you?

11.

What does Friar Lawrence do to help Romeo and Juliet the day after they meet?

a)

He plans Juliet's fake death.

b)

He marries Romeo and Juliet.

c)

He lectures Romeo and Juliet about the commitment of marriage.

12.

Who hopes that Romeo and Juliet's marriage will end the feud between their families?

a)

The nurse

b)

Juliet

c)

Friar Lawrence

13.

When does Romeo flee to Mantua?

a)

Right after Tybalt is killed.

b)

After hiding out with Friar Lawrence.

c)

After gathering his things from his parents' house.

14.

True or False: Romeo is surprisingly calm about his banishment from Verona.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What would Romeo and Juliet rather do than deal with Romeo's banishment?

a)

Die

b)

Get divorced

c)

Run away from home

16.

A character tries to convince Romeo that he is fortunate by saying,

"Thy fault our law calls death, but the kind Prince,

Taking thy part, hath rushed aside the law,

And turned that black word “death” to “banishment.”

This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not" (3.3.25-28).


Who says this?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Juliet

17.

Juliet's parents threaten to have nothing more to do with her after she...

a)

tells them she doesn't want to marry Paris.

b)

tells them she is in love with Romeo.

c)

refuses to help them avenge Tybalt's death by poisoning Romeo.

18.

What changes Juliet's relationship with the nurse?

a)

The nurse blames Romeo for Tybalt's death.

b)

The amount of time Juliet spends with Romeo after they're married.

c)

After Romeo is banished, the nurse advises Juliet to marry Paris.

19.

To cheer up Juliet, Capulet...

a)

does his best to comfort her.

b)

agrees to allow Romeo back into Verona.

c)

plans Juliet's quick marriage to Paris.

20.

True or False: Juliet is terrified to take the potion she receives from Friar Lawrence.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Before she hears Friar Lawrence's plan to reunite her with Romeo, Juliet says,

“Or bid me go into a new-made grave

And hide me with a dead man in his shroud” (4.1.86-87).


Which literary term is this an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Allusion

22.

What makes Juliet decide to take the potion?

a)

She has no other choice.

b)

Her looming marriage to Paris.

c)

She is curious.

23.

Capulet says that he will take on the role of a housewife because...

a)

he wants to have Juliet's wedding a day earlier than planned.

b)

he knows that Lady Capulet needs a break.

c)

he wants Juliet to have the wedding of her dreams.

24.

What indicates that Paris is a worthy husband for Juliet?

a)

His obvious love for Juliet.

b)

The opinions of Capulet, Lady Capulet, and the nurse.

c)

Nothing - he is portrayed as a villain.

25.

When Juliet's parents find her "dead," Friar Lawrence comes in and consoles them. Which literary term is exemplified through this event?

a)

Irony

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Extended metaphor

26.

Who causes Friar Lawrence's plan to fall apart?

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Romeo

c)

Friar John

27.

Romeo returns to Verona after finding out that...

a)

Juliet is going to marry Paris.

b)

Friar Lawrence has devised a plan for he and Juliet to be together.

c)

Juliet is "dead."

28.

Romeo could have retrieved Juliet from the tomb if...

a)

Juliet hadn't died.

b)

Friar John had brought him the letter.

c)

Balthasar had arrived in Mantua earlier to give him the news.

29.

Who does Romeo kill at the tomb, and why?

a)

Tybalt, because he hates the Capulets

b)

Balthasar, because he tried to stop Romeo from killing himself

c)

Paris, because he attacked Romeo to protect Juliet's grave from any crimes

30.

What is the state of the Capulet/Montague feud at the end of the play?

a)

The feud is over.

b)

The families hate each other even more.

c)

A war between the families breaks out.