WorksheetsMr. Mize: Romeo and Juliet
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What family does Juliet belong to?
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy
2.
What family does Romeo belong to?
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy
3.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning?
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline
d)
Rosaline
4.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Homer
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
5.
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
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.
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
10.
In his conversation with Benvolio in Scene 1, Romeo appears _____________.
a)
happy and pleasant
b)
sad and moody
c)
rough and angry
d)
sarcastic and rude
11.
What, according to the chorus, are Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Young children
b)
Fatal enemies
c)
Star crossed lovers
d)
Beasts
12.
Exiled for the death of Tybalt
a)
Romeo
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
13.
Killed Mercutio
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Paris
14.
Juliet's cousin
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Paris
d)
Romeo
15.
Romeo's cousin and good friend
a)
Benvolio
b)
Mercutio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Friar Lawrence
16.
Romeo's mentor
a)
Benvolio
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
The Nurse
d)
Prince Escalus
17.
Juliet's companion and advisor
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Rosaline
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
the Nurse
18.
Relative of Paris and Mercutio
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Benvolio
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Romeo
19.
Died of grief over Romeo's exile
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
Lady Montague
d)
Lady Capulet
20.
Broke up the fight in Act I scene i
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Romeo
21.
Juliet will sleep for how many days?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
Who sets a curse on the houses?
a)
Tibalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Mertucio
d)
Benvolio
23.
Who said, "By thee, old Capulet, and Montague, Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets"?
a)
Romeo
b)
The Prince
c)
Benvolio
d)
Tybalt
24.
Who said, "My child is yet a stranger in the world"?
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Nurse
25.
Who said, "Thy beauty hath made me effeminate"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Mercutio
d)
Prince
26.
The play goes out of its way to suggest that Romeo and Juliet are destined for what?
a)
Happiness
b)
Wealth
c)
Procreation
d)
Tragedy
27.
Another word for fighting, as in do you fight, sir? would be....
a)
grudge
b)
pernicious
c)
quarrel
d)
toil
28.
A problem causing resentment or complaint
a)
augment
b)
chaste
c)
grievance
d)
rapier
29.
People whose opinions differ from the official faith.
a)
Steerage
b)
Choler
c)
Heretics
d)
Gall
30.
Kinsman means...
a)
all descendants and future generations
b)
getting rid of something completely
c)
anyone related to someone
d)
causing harm or damage
31.
Helps Romeo and Juliet by marrying them and making plans to keep them together
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Friar John
c)
Friar Tuck
d)
Friar Mark
32.
A device an author uses to prepare a reader for an event or action that is to happen later in the story.
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Foreground
c)
Foretelling
d)
Foreman
33.
Both the place where the action occurs and the historical period.
a)
Setting
b)
Theme
c)
Era
d)
Stage
34.
Struggle between or within characters; at the center of every story.
a)
Conflict
b)
Comic Relief
c)
Climax
d)
Character
35.
"By having him, making yourself no less."
What does Lady Capulet mean about marrying Paris?
a)
Marriage increases a woman through pregnancy.
b)
Marriage is a purely physical relationship.
c)
Marriage increases a woman's wealth and status.
d)
Marriage is a burden women must bear.
36.
"... bigger women grow by men."
What does the Nurse reinterpret Lady Capulet's line to mean?
a)
Marriage will make Juliet "grow" financially.
b)
Marriage will help Juliet grow emotionally.
c)
Marriage will increase Juliet's social status.
d)
Marriage increases a woman through pregnancy
37.
A pair of contradicting terms is called a(n)
a)
analogy
b)
epithet
c)
oxymoron
d)
pun
38.
The fact that two sworn enemies have fallen in love is an example of
a)
irony
b)
euphemism
c)
epithet
d)
an oxymoron
39.
Before she drinks the potion, Juliet fears all of the following EXCEPT that
a)
it will not work at all
b)
it will actually kill her
c)
She will wake up early and
go insane
d)
that her parents will stop loving her
40.
When Juliet awakens, what will the two lovers do?
a)
hide in the Friar's cell
b)
tell their parents what happened
c)
run away to Mantua
d)
visit friends
41.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask her to marry him
c)
Force himself on her
42.
In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?
a)
Not quite 14
b)
14
c)
Almost 15
43.
How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identity at the Capulet's party?
a)
Wearing masks
b)
Painting their faces
c)
Nothing, no one will recognize them
44.
How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?
a)
He duels Mercutio.
b)
He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.
c)
He interferes with the fight to break it up and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.
d)
He holds back Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.
45.
Paris is invited to Capulet's party so he can
a)
meet and compare Juliet to other girls
b)
meet and compare Rosaline to other girls
c)
kill Romeo
d)
find a girl to marry other than Juliet
46.
What is Juliet most upset over after hearing about Tybalt's death?
a)
Tybalt's death
b)
Romeo killing him
c)
Romeo being banished
d)
The Nurse not telling her sooner
47.
Juliet's marriage to Paris has been arranged for what day originally?
a)
Tuesday
b)
Monday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Thursday
48.
Why is Romeo exiled?
a)
For killing Tybalt
b)
For marrying Juliet against her father's will
c)
For killing Mercutio
d)
For attending the party uninvited
49.
When Juliet objects to marrying Paris, her parents are
a)
worried
b)
suspicious
c)
sad
d)
angry
50.
True/False: Juliet is willing to give up her name for Romeo.
a)
True
b)
False
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