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Romeo & Juliet Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Homer
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
2.
Where is the play set?
a)
Bologne
b)
Verona
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
3.
What family does Juliet belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
4.
What family does Romeo belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
5.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
6.

Which BEST explains why Friar Laurence agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

He wants to spend more time with the Capulet and Montague families

b)

He thinks it will help the two families give more money to the poor

c)

He hopes it will help the relationship between their two families

7.
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
8.

When Juliet INITIALLY learns of Tybalt's death, how does she feel about/describe Romeo?

a)

She is angry at Romeo, calling him a beautiful tyrant and serpent heart, upset that he murdered Tybalt

b)

She is sad that Tybalt is dead, but she isn't really angry at Romeo as Tybalt provoked him in the first place

c)

She is happy that Tybalt is dead because she didn't love him that much to begin with due to his hot-headed nature

9.

When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, what ultimatum does Lord Capulet give Juliet?

a)

To marry Paris this Thursday or be disowned. He won't even help her if she's on the streets.

b)

To marry Paris this Thursday or be sent to a convent to live with and become a nun.

c)

To marry Paris this Thursday or be sent to Mantua like Romeo and face banishment.

10.
The rhythm that Shakespeare uses in his plays and sonnets
a)
allusion
b)
foil
c)
iambic pentameter
d)
couplet
11.

How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Which character is best described as a "foil character" to Benvolio?

a)

Romeo

b)

Tybalt

c)

Friar Laurence

d)

Lord Montague

13.

What could be best described as the "inciting event" of Romeo & Juliet?

a)

Tybalt kills Mercutio, and is killed in return.

b)

A brawl in the street erupts between Capulet and Montague servants.

c)

Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet party.

14.

True or False: Mercutio thinks dreams are a big deal and should be paid careful attention to.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Who has a more favorable view of Romeo, particularly at the Capulet party?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Lord Capulet

16.

What literary term refers to a "a play on words, sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar meaning or sound of different words"

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Innuendo

c)

Pun

d)

Hyperbole

17.

Who said the following: ‘“What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, / and thee.”’

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Nurse

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

18.

Who said the following double entendre: ‘“No less? Nay, bigger. Women grow by men.”’

a)

Nurse

b)

Mercutio

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Prince

19.

On what day do Romeo and Juliet get married

a)

Sunday

b)

Monday

c)

Tuesday

d)

Wednesday

20.

On what day is Paris killed?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Wednesday

d)

Thursday