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Romeo and Juliet - Act IV Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Juliet tells the Nurse that she is going to _____

a)

confession

b)

the wedding

c)

a friend's house

d)

to see Romeo

2.

Who is the one that is pushing the marriage to Paris?

a)

Juliet

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Romeo

d)

The Friar

3.

Juliet's mood when she asks for Friar Lawrence's advice is one of....

a)

optimism.

b)

desperation.

c)

bewilderment.

d)

guilt and shame.

4.

What does Juliet's threat to harm herself in Scene 1 reveal about her personality?

a)

She thinks through every issue carefully

b)

She is patient and never jumps to conclusions

c)

She is overly emotional and irrational

d)

She places faith in herself and others that solutions can be found for anything

5.

How does Juliet feel when she visits Friar Laurence's cell?

a)

Scared

b)

Angry

c)

Hopeless

d)

Optimistic

6.

Why is Paris at Friar Lawrence's cell?

a)

to talk to the Friar about the wedding

b)

to confess his sins

c)

to confess his sadness at marrying Juliet

d)

to hang out

7.

How does Paris feel about his upcoming wedding to Juliet?

a)

Nervous

b)

Excited

c)

Upset

d)

Unhappy

8.

What does Lord Capulet do first after Juliet tells him that she will marry Paris?

a)

He moves the wedding up to Wednesday

b)

He calls Paris to tell him the great news

c)

He hugs her and forgives her for her tantrum earlier

d)

He spits out his wine

9.

Before she drinks the potion, Juliet has all of the following fears EXCEPT...

a)

She will die

b)

The potion won't work

c)

She will suffocate

d)

Romeo will not come for her at all

10.

How will Romeo understand the Friar's plan?

a)

by letters sent to him

b)

e-mail

c)

the nurse

d)

The Friar will find him personally

11.

In her speech, Juliet fears she sees whose ghost trying to kill Romeo?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Tybalt

c)

Lord Capulet

d)

Lord Montague

12.

In Friar Lawrence's cell, Paris believes that Juliet's air of sadness has to do with...

a)

her upcoming marriage to him.

b)

her reactions to Tybalt's death.

c)

her strained relationship with her father.

d)

a secret sin she has come to confess to the friar.

13.

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

14.

When Juliet returns from the cell, she agrees to...

a)

never see Romeo again

b)

marry Paris

c)

never run away

d)

never lie

15.

What reason does Paris give the Friar for the hasty marriage?

a)

His desire to marry her

b)

It's Juliet's idea - she's excited

c)

Capulet wants to stop Juliet's mourning

d)

He might change his mind

16.

Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding?

a)

Paris

b)

Nurse

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Lord Capulet

17.

Where is Juliet to be buried?

a)

the Montague tomb

b)

the Capulet tomb

c)

under the church

d)

in the back yard

18.

What does the word lamentable mean?

a)

surprising

b)

expected

c)

forgettable

d)

regrettable

19.

Who will be waiting in the tomb when Juliet awakens from the sleeping potion?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

The Nurse

c)

Capulet

d)

Romeo

20.

What is the reason Friar Lawrence does not encourage Paris in his plan to marry Juliet?

a)

The plans are rushed.

b)

Friar Lawrence doesn't like Paris.

c)

Juliet is already married to Romeo.

d)

Juliet will be dead before the wedding.

21.

What information about Friar Lawrence is revealed early in the play but has an important meaning in Act IV?

a)

He is a Franciscan friar.

b)

He is an expert in medicinal uses of plants.

c)

He is a relative of the Prince.

d)

He conducted the funeral service of Tybalt.

22.

What does the word distressed mean?

a)

suffering from anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

b)

confident and excited

c)

tired and sleepy

d)

wondering and curious

23.

At the beginning of Act IV, Paris reports to Friar Lawrence that Juliet is weeping. What is the true reason for her weeping?

a)

Juliet loves Romeo and does not want to marry Paris.

b)

Juliet wishes she did not have to choose between Paris and Romeo.

c)

Juliet regrets her feeling of love for Paris.

d)

Juliet grieves over her mistake of marrying Romeo.

24.

How does Juliet act when she returns home from her visit to Friar Lawrence?

a)

confused

b)

apologetic

c)

afraid

d)

angry

25.

What does the word melancholy mean?

a)

tired and sleepy

b)

sad and depressed

c)

happy and joyful

d)

hopeful and positive

26.

What fear is Juliet expressing in this quote, "What if it be a poison which the friar subtly hath minist'red to have me dead?"

a)

Friar Lawrence has accidentally given her a poison that will kill her.

b)

Friar Lawrence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.

c)

Her marriage was poisoned because Friar Lawrence performed it secretly.

d)

Friar Lawrence will reveal her secret marriage, and Romeo will be dishonored.

27.

Juliet delivers a speech as she prepares to drink the potion. What subject does she dwell on in the speech?

a)

her fear of what may happen when she wakes up in the tomb

b)

her confidence in Friar Lawrence's wisdom

c)

her undying love for Romeo

d)

her resentment of her parents' order that she marry Paris.

28.

Which quote from Juliet's speech is an example of dramatic irony?

a)

O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught,/ Environed with all these hideous fears,/ And madly play with my forefathers' joints?

b)

Nurse, will you go with me into my closet/ To help me sort such needful ornaments/ As you think fit to furnish me tomorrow?

c)

How if, when I am laid into the tomb,/ I wake before the time that Romeo/ Come to redeem me?

d)

God joined my heart and Romeo's thou our hands....

29.

What was the purpose of the comic relief presented in the scene between the Nurse, and Lord and Lady Capulet after they receive news that Juliet is dead?

a)

It relieves the dramatic intensity that rose in Juliet's speech about taking the potion and the tragic news of her death that follows.

b)

It helps the audience better understand why Capulet wanted to get Juliet married.

c)

It demonstrates that Capulet and Lady Capulet are really well-meaning people and not the overbearing people that they appeared to be.

d)

It shows how little the Capulets worried about expense in the preparation for the wedding.

30.

When Friar Lawrence says, "Come, is the bride ready to go to church?" Why is this line an example of dramatic irony?

a)

Friar Lawrence believes Juliet is already at the church, but the other characters know she is not.

b)

Friar Lawrence believes Juliet will be going to church, but the audience know she will not.

c)

The other characters think Friar Lawrence means what he says, but the audience knows he does not.

d)

Friar Lawrence does not mean what he says, but the audience thinks he does.

31.

What statement best explains the pun in the exchange between the Nurse and the musicians after Juliet is dead. "Honest good fellows, ah, put up, put up! / For well you know this is a pitiful case."

a)

The ceremony is a case for celebration and the musicians are there in case they are needed.

b)

The Nurse wants the musicians to leave in case Capulet decides to get on her case for having them.

c)

The case for the musicians playing at the ceremony had become a case of law because of the death of Juliet.

d)

The death of Juliet is a sad case, but a case is also a container for holding a musician's instrument.

32.

What is the meaning of the Latin root - stress-?

a)

to give

b)

to return

c)

to draw tight

d)

to loosen

33.

The word restrict contains that Latin root -strict-. What does the word restrict mean?

a)

keep under control

b)

move away from

c)

go inside something

d)

to leave alone