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Romeo and Juliet Unit Test Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Exiled for the death of Tybalt
a)
Romeo
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
2.
Daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet
a)
Rosaline
b)
the Nurse
c)
Julia Capulet
d)
Juliet
3.
Killed Mercutio
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Paris
4.
Juliet's cousin
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Paris
d)
Romeo
5.
Romeo's cousin and good friend
a)
Benvolio
b)
Mercutio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Friar Lawrence
6.
Romeo's mentor
a)
Benvolio
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
The Nurse
d)
Prince Escalus
7.
Performed Romeo and Juliet's wedding
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Friar Lawrence
8.
Juliet's companion and advisor
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Rosaline
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
the Nurse
9.
The woman Romeo loves at the beginning of the play
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
the Nurse
d)
Lady Capulet
10.
The man Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry
a)
Mercutio
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
11.
Juliet's father
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Friar Lawrence
12.
Relative of Paris and Mercutio
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Benvolio
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Romeo
13.
Person who sets the death penalty for fighting
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Mercutio
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Prince Escalus
14.
Mother of Juliet
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Lady Montague
c)
the Nurse
d)
Rosaline
15.
Father of Romeo
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Lord Montague
16.
Romeo's mother
a)
the Nurse
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Rosaline
17.
Died of grief over Romeo's exile
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
Lady Montague
d)
Lady Capulet
18.
Broke up the fight in Act I scene i
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Romeo
19.
Juliet's second fiance
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
20.
What is the setting for Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Verona
b)
Paris
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Denmark
21.
Who does Tybalt kill?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Paris
d)
Benvolio
22.
What did Romeo do after Mercutio was killed?
a)
Fled the country
b)
Married Juliet
c)
Killed Tybalt
d)
Turned himself into police
23.
True or False: Both families are inspired to continue fighting each other after the deaths of Romeo & Juliet.
a)
True
b)
False
24.

Tybalt challenging Romeo is an example of which theme?

a)

Sacrifice

b)

Love

c)

Loyalty

d)

Guilt

25.

Who dies in Act 3 Scene 1?

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

26.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Homer
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
27.
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
28.
Who recognizes first that Romeo is at the party?
a)
Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Peter
29.
In Act I scene I how does the brawl in the town square end?
a)
Lord Montague and Lord Capulet demand that all stop fighting in public.
b)
The Prince enters and threatens death if either family fights again.
30.

Mercutio is the Prince's kinsman

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Lord Capulet says he will_____Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris.

a)

love

b)

hug

c)

smile at

d)

disown

32.
Why does Juliet lose trust in the Nurse at the end of Act 3?
a)
Nurse wants Juliet to kill herself.
b)
Nurse tells Juliet to run away.
c)
Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris.
d)
Nurse tells Juliet's parents about Romeo. 
33.

Who is a relative of Paris and Mercutio?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Benvolio

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Romeo

34.

Who takes Romeo news of Juliet's death?

a)

Balthasar

b)

Romeo

c)

Montague

d)

Mercutio

35.
What is the best description of Tybalt?
a)
he is careful
b)
he is an confrontational and aggressive
c)
he is fearful
d)
he is melancholy or sad
36.
How old is Juliet?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
37.
Act 3: How does Mercutio die?
a)
He falls on his sword
b)
Drinks a poison
c)
Tybalt stabs him
d)
Tybalt stabs him under Romeo's arm
38.

Is Romeo & Juliet a tragedy or a comedy?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Comedy

c)

Both

d)

Neither

39.

A speech to other characters on stage is a(n)

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

aside

d)

subtext

40.

A speech where the character is talking to him or herself or to the audience is a(n)

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

c)

aside

d)

subtext

41.

How many lines are in a sonnet?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

42.

Although the audience knows that Juliet is not really dead when the nurse finds her on her bed Thursday morning, her parents, the nurse, and Paris do not know that. This is called what?

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

subtext

43.

What is NOT TRUE about the prologue of the play?

a)

It is in the format of a sonnet.

b)

It tells what happens at the end of the play: two lovers take their own lives.

c)

It blames the Friar for the tragic outcome of the story.

d)

It tells the audience the setting of the play is Verona.

e)

It says their deaths end their parents' feud.

44.
Choose the best alliteration definition:
a)
The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
c)
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.
45.

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes is a strong example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

46.

The line The which if you with patient ears attend, means:

a)

If you will please listen to our whole play…

b)

See the doctor to help cure your ears.

c)

Please hold your ears.

47.

The line “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

paradox

c)

metaphor

48.

In addition to being a metaphor,“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon," is also an example of:

a)

oxymoron

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

49.

A soliloquy is:

a)

a long speech made by one character to another character.

b)

a speech addressed to the audience

c)

a speech made by one character as if talking to him or herself.

50.

When Romeo and Juliet first meet and fall in love, the audience knows she is a Capulet and he is a Montague, but the characters do not. This is called:

a)

paradox

b)

situational irony

c)

dramatic irony

51.

Which is an example of oxymoron?

a)

O, fiend angelic!

b)

Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon,

c)

What's in a name?

52.

When a character speaks in oxymorons, it often indicates that the character is:

a)

in love

b)

deeply conflicted

c)

insane

53.
humorous incidents that lighten the mood of the play…
a)
Comic Relief
b)
Allusion
54.
occurs when the reader knows something that a character does not know…
a)
Aside
b)
Dramatic Irony
55.
a long speech that a character makes while alone on stage…
a)
Aside
b)
Soliloquy
56.
a remark that a character gives in an undertone to the audience but that everyone on stage is not supposed to hear…
a)
Aside
b)
Soliloquy
57.
What is the original punishment for any citizen caught fighting in public? 
a)
Death
b)
Banishment
c)
Jail Time
d)
A Large Fine
58.
At the Capulet's party, how does Tybalt recognize Romeo?
a)
Romeo isn't wearing a mask.
b)
Benvolio accidentally introduces Romeo to Tybalt. 
c)
Tybalt recognizes Romeo's voice.
d)
Romeo's mother yells his name from across the room. 
59.
When Tybalt sends Romeo a letter, what does this imply?
a)
He wants a truce. 
b)
He wants to become close friends with Romeo. 
c)
He wants to challenge Romeo to a duel. 
60.
In Shakespeare times, biting your thumb was �
a)
an insult
b)
a way to clean your teeth
c)
a gesture of friendship
d)
a way of hitting on someone
61.
Why do Juliet's parents think she is upset in Act 3?
a)
Tybalt is dead.
b)
Mercutio is dead.
c)
Romeo is dead.
d)
Benvolio is dead.
62.
Who is the first person to arrive at Juliet's tomb in Act 5?
a)
Paris
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Prince
63.

language that appeals to the senses

a)

aside

b)

imagery

c)

epic

d)

epithet

64.

a drama that results in a catastrophe-most often death for the main characters

a)

comic relief

b)

aside

c)

tragedy

d)

epic

65.

a character's remark that others on stage do not hear-reveals the character's private thoughts

a)

aside

b)

allusion

c)

alliteration

d)

comic relief

66.
Romeo and Juliet is what type of story?
a)
Tragedy
b)
Comedy
c)
Epic Poem
d)
Long One
67.
What are these? 
* Pretty Ugly
* Jumbo Shrimp
* Icy Hot
* Awfully Nice
* Less is More
a)
puns
b)
oxymorons
c)
allusions
d)
iambs
68.
Name the dream fairy Mercutio shares details of with Romeo.
a)
Queen Tinkerbell
b)
Queen Fab
c)
Queen Mab
d)
Queen Rosaline
69.
The rhythm that Shakespeare uses in his plays and sonnets
a)
allusion
b)
foil
c)
iambic pentameter
d)
couplet
70.

a play on words--twisting the meanings or using multiple-meaning words in other contexts

a)

oxymoron

b)

pun

c)

soliloquy

d)

foil

71.

clues that lead a reader to draw a certain conclusion

a)

foreshadowing

b)

complication

c)

dramatic irony

d)

foil

72.
When Mercutio gives his Queen Mab speech in Act I, he has Romeo, Benvolio, and other Montagues with him, so his speech is considered a __________________.
a)
dialogue
b)
soliloquy
c)
monologue
d)
blank verse
73.

When Romeo says that there is more danger in Juliet's eye than in 20 swords, he is using what literary device?

a)

oxymoron

b)

hyperbole

c)

subtext

d)

dramatic irony

74.

How many lines are in a sonnet?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16