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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many Acts are in a Shakespearean drama?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

Which of the following is an example of Person vs Nature conflict in the play?

a)

Montagues and Capulets fighting

b)

Tybalt and Romeo fighting

c)

Juliet faking her death

d)

Mantua being quarantined for sickness

3.

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which of the following is a possible theme for Romeo and Juliet.

a)

Acting without thinking can have bad consequences

b)

Love can conquer all

c)

Don't judge a book by its cover

d)

Daughters and sons should always respect their parents' wishes

5.

What does it mean that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed?

a)

Their love is ill-fated

b)

The stars are against them

c)

Destiny is not in favor of them being together

d)

none of the above

e)

all of the above

6.

Why is Juliet's reaction to Tybalt's death an example of dramatic irony?

a)

She didn't really like Tybalt

b)

Tybalt is only her cousin by marriage

c)

She is really just upset that Romeo killed him

d)

She is really reacting to Romeo's banishment

7.

Why does Shakespeare add comedic elements to a tragic drama?

a)

To keep the common people attending the play happy

b)

To alleviate the stress and drama in the play

c)

To demonstrate the intelligence of characters

d)

none of the above

e)

all of the above

8.

Which of the following does NOT include figurative language?

a)

But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!

b)

God pardon sin! wast thou with Rosaline?

c)

So soon forsaken? young men's love then lies

Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.

d)

I can tell you; but young Romeo will be older when

you have found him than he was when you sought him:

I am the youngest of that name, for fault of a worse.

9.

What is the effect of the metaphor in the following lines?

These violent delights have violent ends

And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,

Which as they kiss consume:

a)

It tells the reader that Romeo is in a hurry to marry

b)

Capulet does not approve of the match between Romeo and Juliet

c)

Friar Laurence is foreshadowing what will happen after Romeo and Juliet marry

d)

Mercutio is telling readers what he thinks of love

10.

Capulet's lines from Act IV, Scene 5 are examples of the following figurative language EXCEPT which one?

“Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

11.

How do you best paraphrase the following lines?

Why, is not this better now than groaning for love?

now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo; now art

thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature:

for this drivelling love is like a great natural,

that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.

a)

Why are you always groaning about love? Romeo, you are what you are, but stop acting like a love-sick fool.

b)

This is a much better mood! You are sociable now, Romeo, so stop moaning about. You sound like a babbling brook.

c)

Romeo you need to stop focusing only on love. You are babbling on like a book going down a hill.

d)

It is no fun being around you Romeo. All you do is talk about love that makes no sense like a babbling brook.

12.

What does Mercutio mean when he says "Come tomorrow, you will find me a grave man"?

a)

He will be in his grave because he will be dead.

b)

He will be in a serious mood because he is hurt.

c)

He is near death

d)

Who knows Mercutio talks jibberish?

13.

Why does Lord Capulet say that Juliet can't marry Paris in Act I?

a)

She is his only daughter

b)

Paris isn't rich enough

c)

His wife doesn't want her to marry

d)

She is too young

14.

What does loathsome mean?

a)

horrible

b)

boring

c)

exciting

d)

angry

15.

What does bode mean?

a)

answer

b)

predict

c)

follow

d)

pretend

16.

What does the word procure mean?

a)

find

b)

obtain

c)

grant

d)

hide

17.

What are all the possible meanings of cordial?

a)

friendly

b)

potion

c)

sweet alcoholic drink

d)

bouquet of flowers

18.

What is an apothecary?

a)

scientist

b)

pharmacist

c)

assistant

d)

guardian

19.

What does sepulchre mean?

a)

tomb

b)

church

c)

headstone

d)

quiet place

20.

What does fickle mean?

a)

angry

b)

friendly

c)

changeable

d)

selfish