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R&J: let's play!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the tragic heroes?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Tom & Jerry

c)

Morticia and Gomez

d)

Greg and Marcia

2.

Which of the following are character foils?

a)

Tybalt and Benvolio

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Nurse and Juliet

d)

Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet

3.

Where is the setting of the play?

a)

Mantua

b)

Verona

c)

Venice

d)

Rome

4.

What literary device is used in this quote: "Juliet: Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!"

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

5.

What does Romeo consistently compare Juliet to?

a)

the moonlight

b)

the light

c)

the fire

d)

the angels

6.

What is the conflict in the play?

a)

Juliet does not want to marry Romeo.

b)

Nurse refuses to help Juliet.

c)

The Capulets and Montagues are in a feud.

d)

Juliet is in love with Tybalt.

7.

Which is NOT a major theme in the play?

a)

Fate is inevitable.

b)

Family values conflict with individual values.

c)

Love and passion can cause a person to act recklessly and unethically.

d)

Children should always listen to and obey their parents.

8.

What poetic form is the prolouge?

a)

Free verse

b)

Haiku

c)

Sonnet

d)

Couplet

9.

What is hyperbole?

a)

Figurative language that compares two unlike objects.

b)

Figurative language that puts human-like qualities on inanimate objects.

c)

Figurative language that exaggerates.

d)

Figurative language that compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as."

10.

What is Romeo's last name?

a)

Romulus

b)

Capulet

c)

Montague

d)

Remus

11.

Which character does NOT die in the play?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Mercutio

c)

Romeo

d)

Benvolio

12.

What is dramatic irony?

a)

The characters now something the audience doesn't.

b)

Irony that is extra dramatic.

c)

The audience knows something main characters don't.

d)

A drama that is ironic.

13.

An example of dramatic irony in the play is:

a)

Juliet is in a deep sleep when Romeo believes her to be dead.

b)

Romeo kills himself next to Juliet.

c)

Friar Lawrence runs away from danger.

d)

Juliet kills herself because Romeo is dead.

14.

What literary device is being used? "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

15.

What makes Romeo and Juliet a tragedy by definition?

a)

The protagonists die in the end and the family is left to deal with their guilt.

b)

Many characters die by the end of the play.

c)

The play is sad.

d)

Two lovers take their own lives.