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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

2.

A prologue of a play includes...

a)

An introductory speech which introduces the play

b)

The plot and setting of the play

c)

A list of the major characters and their roles in the play

d)

A moment of great conflict between two main characters

3.

The Capulets and Montagues do not like each other because...

a)

Mr. Capulet stole Montague's fiancee when they were younger

b)

Montague thinks Mr. Capulet is a murderer

c)

They have a long-standing feud

d)

They are trying to keep their children away from each other

4.

A conversation between two people is called:

a)

dialect

b)

dialogue

c)

narration

d)

exposition

5.

How old was Juliet in the play?

a)

Just turned 15

b)

Not yet 14

c)

12.5

d)

almost 16

6.

Adjectives that describe Romeo's character are:

a)

shy and frightened

b)

rebellious and angry

c)

loving and impatient

d)

sarcastic and angry

7.

A soliloquy is...

a)

a funny ay to spell "solo"

b)

when a character speaks directly to the audience

c)

when a character speaks to another character

d)

when a character speaks alone on stage

8.

Dramatic irony occurs in the play when...

a)

whenever Shakespeare stages a fight

b)

when the audience knows something that the characters do not

c)

when the friar believes he can unite the feuding families

d)

when Lord Capulet tell Juliet to marry Paris

9.

An aside is spoken...

a)

among characters in a play

b)

between a character and the play's author

c)

by a charater to another character that others do not hear

d)

by a character who explains something to the audience before the play

10.

What is the climax of the play?

a)

The moment of greatest intensity or suspense

b)

the resolution of conflict

c)

a series of obstacles that a character must overcome

d)

the point in the play when a lesson is learned

11.

What are stage directions?

a)

background information on each of the actors

b)

information about what the actors are to do/doing

c)

they tell the audience where to look

d)

rules to follow while at a play

12.

Iambic pentameter is...

a)

5 sets of stressed/unstressed syllables

b)

10 sets of stressed/unstressed syllables

c)

5 sets of unstressed/stressed syllables

d)

10 sets of unstressed/stressed syllables

13.

Which pair is an example of FOILS

a)

Romeo/Juliet

b)

Nurse/Benvolio

c)

Benvolio/Romeo

d)

Tybalt/Benvolio

14.

What is a tragic flaw?

a)

Something that causes people to act dramatic

b)

An unfortunate character trait

c)

An element that causes the tragic hero's demise

d)

A mistake that someone makes

15.

verbal irony is defined as...

a)

a subtle foreshadowing of events leading up to the final outcome of a play

b)

a contradiction between what a character says and what the audience or reader knows is true

c)

a humorous dialogue that interrupts an otherwise serious scene and serves as comic relief

d)

an extended metaphor that persuasively conveys a speaker's point

16.

Who said this: “Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.”

a)

Juliet

b)

Romeo

c)

Mercutio

d)

Benvolio

17.

Who said this: “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Friar

d)

Prince

18.

Who said this: “Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Friar

d)

Nurse

19.

Who said this: “O serpent heart hid with a flowering face!

Did ever a dragon keep so fair a cave?"

a)

Romeo about Tybalt

b)

Juliet about Tybalt

c)

Romeo about Juliet

d)

Juliet about Romeo

20.

Who said this: "“If love be rough with you, be rough with love. Prick love for pricking and you beat love down.”

a)

Tybalt

b)

Friar

c)

Mercutio

d)

Romeo

21.

Who said this: "I defy you Stars!"

a)

Mercutio

b)

Tybalt

c)

Friar

d)

Romeo

22.

Which of the following could be a theme for Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Love sucks

b)

Love

c)

One must be patient when it comes to love.

d)

Patience

23.

Which of the following could be a theme for Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Hate kills

b)

An eye for an eye

c)

Don't kill people

d)

Hatred will never lead to good things.

24.

Which of the following was related to Prince? (select all that apply)

a)

Romeo

b)

Paris

c)

Benvolio

d)

Mercutio

25.

Which of the following died in the play? (select all that apply)

a)

Romeo's mom

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

d)

Juliet

e)

Mercutio