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Romeo & Juliet Acts 3-5 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?

a)

He duels Mercutio.

b)

He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.

c)

He interferes with the fight to break it up and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.

d)

He holds back Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.

2.
Who kills Tybalt? 
a)
Romeo 
b)
Mercutio
c)
Benvolio 
d)
The Prince
3.
Romeo is sentenced to death by the Prince in Act 3 Scene 1. 
a)
True
b)
False
4.
When the Nurse first enters Juliet's room to tell her someone has died, who does she first worry is dead? 
a)
Tybalt 
b)
Her mother
c)
The Nurse
d)
Romeo 
5.
Which characters die in Act 3
a)
Tybalt and Romeo 
b)
Benvolio and Mercutio 
c)
Mercutio and Tybalt 
d)
Benvolio and Tybalt 
6.
What is a foil character? 
a)
A character with opposite characteristics of the protagonist or another key character to be compared and contrasted. 
b)
A character wrapped up in tinfoil to look like a knight or alien. 
c)
A character who is the exact same as another character to emphasis their traits. 
d)
A silly or ignorant character.
7.
Which two characters foil each other?
a)
Nurse and Benvolio 
b)
Romeo and Mercutio
c)
Juliet and Friar Lawrence
d)
Romeo and Lord Capulet 
8.
What does Romeo say he would rather do than be banished?
a)
Serve a prison sentence
b)
Pay a fee
c)
Apologize
d)
Die
9.
At the end of Act 3, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for what reason?
a)
To go to confession 
b)
To divorce Romeo before marrying Paris
c)
To get advice.
d)
To get medicine to sleep better. 
10.
Dramatic Irony is when the words or acts of a character in a play that may carry a meaning not understood by himself but understood by the audience.  Usually the character's own interests are involved in a way he cannot understand
a)
True
b)
False 
11.
BENVOLIO An I were so apt to quarrel as thou art, any man should buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a quarter.
MERCUTIOThe fee simple? O simple!
[Enter TYBALT, PETRUCHIO, and other CAPULETS]
BENVOLIO By my head, here comes the Capulets.
MERCUTIO By my heel, I care not.
This part of the script is an example of which of the following? 
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue 
c)
Soliloquy 
12.
Mercutio is Romeo's _________?
a)
Cousin
b)
Friend
c)
Brother
d)
Prince
13.
Benvolio is Romeo's ________?
a)
Friend
b)
Servant
c)
Cousin 
d)
Enemy 
14.
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. 
15.
I already know or have just looked up the definition of the climax of literature? 
a)
True
b)
False( Why would you pick this? Just look up the word.)
16.
At the beginning of Act 3, Tybalt wants to fight Romeo. Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt?
a)
Romeo is afraid of Tybalt.
b)
Romeo has married Juliet and now wants to form a bond with Tybalt.
c)
Tybalt is too strong for Romeo to fight.
17.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
a)
Romeo is banished from Verona.
b)
Romeo will be put to death.
c)
Romeo will live in Friar Lawrence's cell. 
18.
When Juliet finds out that Romeo has killed Tybalt and been banished from Verona, what is she REALLY sad about?
a)
She is sad that her mother and father want her to marry Romeo.
b)
She is sad that Tybalt was killed and she wants Romeo punished.
c)
She is sad that Romeo will be banished and that she will never see him again.
19.
What is Friar Lawrence's plan?
a)
Friar Lawrence is going to tell Lord and Lady Capulet that Romeo and Juliet are married so that Romeo can stay in Verona.
b)
Romeo will go see Juliet and leave for Mantua in the morning. He will wait in Mantua until everyone knows that Romeo and Juliet are married.
c)
Friar Lawrence thinks that Juliet should marry Paris and that Romeo should make a new life in Mantua.
20.
What is going to happen on Thursday?
a)
Juliet is supposed to marry Paris.
b)
Romeo will be coming back to Verona.
c)
The Nurse is going to sneak Juliet out of Verona so that she can be with Romeo.
21.
Why is Lord Capulet furious with Juliet?
a)
Juliet is married to Romeo.
b)
She does not want to marry Paris and is disobeying Lord Capulet.
c)
Juliet is mean to the Nurse.
22.
What does the Nurse think Juliet should do?
a)
The Nurse thinks Juliet should go to Mantua and be with Romeo.
b)
The Nurse thinks that Juliet should marry Paris.
c)
The Nurse thinks that Juliet should tell her parents the truth about Romeo.
23.
Does Juliet agree with the Nurse's soluiton?
a)
Yes
b)
No
24.
At the beginning of Act IV, Paris goes to Friar Laurence’s cell to
a)
search for Romeo.
b)
go to confession.
c)
make wedding plans.
d)
discuss Lord Capulet.
25.
In Scene 1, what does Juliet’s threat to harm herself reveal about her personality?
a)
She is spoiled and selfish
b)
She is very deliberate and careful.
c)
She reacts emotionally to situations.
d)
She often makes idle threats to get her own way.
26.
Friar Laurence suggests that Juliet take the potion because he
a)
intends to punish the Capulets for causing so much trouble.
b)
wants to help Romeo and Juliet be together.
c)
needs more time to develop a better plan.
d)
believes Romeo will be better off without her.
27.
The change in the wedding date affects Friar Laurence’s plan because
a)
Juliet must take even more of the potion.
b)
he will have to share his secret with the Nurse.
c)
he has another important event scheduled for that day.
d)
he will have less time to contact Romeo.
28.
In her soliloquy in Scene 3, Juliet says, “Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. / I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins / That almost freezes up the heat of life.” What does Shakespeare reveal in these lines?
a)
Juliet is afraid that the plan will not work.
b)
Juliet’s room is very cold.
c)
Juliet hopes that she will never see her parents again.
d)
Friar Laurence has tricked her into drinking poison.
29.
To ensure that she will never marry Paris, Juliet
a)
asks Friar Laurence to poison him.
b)
plans to hide in the forest until Romeo comes.
c)
intends to stab herself if the potion fails.
d)
decides to tell her parents that she is already married.
30.
The Nurse is in a good mood on Juliet’s wedding day because she
a)
believes that Juliet wants to marry Paris.
b)
has been joking with Lord Capulet.
c)
knows all about Friar Laurence’s foolish plan.
d)
enjoys the songs of the First and Second Musicians.
31.
Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding?
a)
Paris
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lord Capulet
32.
Why does Lord Capulet say, “Death is my son-in-law” (Scene 5, line 38)?
a)
He has just learned that Romeo, his mortal enemy, is married to Juliet.
b)
Death is like a “son-in-law” because it visits his family so frequently.
c)
He is describing a dream in which Paris dies soon after marrying Juliet.
d)
Juliet appears dead on her wedding day, as if she has “married” Death.
33.
What is the most likely reason that Shakespeare ends Act IV with a conversation between musicians and a servant?
a)
The conversation shows how others in the household feel about Juliet’s death.
b)
It mimics a servant’s conversation at the beginning of Act IV.
c)
The conversation provides comic relief and eases the tension.
d)
It allows for a seamless musical transition between Acts IV and V.
34.
Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead because
a)
Balthasar brings him news of her funeral.
b)
he receives a letter from the Nurse.
c)
he has dreamed about her death.
d)
Paris tells him in the graveyard.
35.
In Scene 2, Friar Laurence hurries to the Capulets’ tomb 
a)
so that he can hide from the Prince.
b)
to stop Romeo from killing Paris.
c)
because Balthasar told him Juliet was dead.
d)
to reach Juliet before she wakes up.
36.
Why is Paris at the cemetery?
a)
He hopes to prevent the Capulets from killing the Montagues.
b)
He wants to place flowers on Juliet’s grave.
c)
He plans to attack Romeo when he arrives.
d)
He has discovered Friar Laurence’s plot and wants to confront him.
37.
When Paris sees Romeo, he says, “This is that banish’d haughty Montague / That murdered my love’s cousin—with which grief / It is supposed the fair creature died” (Scene 3, lines 49–51). This is an example of dramatic irony because
a)
the audience knows Romeo did not actually kill Tybalt, but Paris does not know this.
b)
Paris uses the word “haughty” ironically, but the audience does not know this.
c)
Paris knows Juliet did not die in the way she was “supposed” to, but the audience does not.
d)
the audience knows the truth about Juliet’s grief and her fake death, but Paris does not.
38.
What does Romeo beg Paris to do?
a)
kill him
b)
call out the guard
c)
leave him alone
d)
find Friar Laurence
39.
When Romeo enters the tomb, he notices that Juliet
a)
is still beautiful.
b)
has been poisoned.
c)
is not actually dead.
d)
has vanished.
40.
Why does Friar Laurence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
a)
She refuses to have anything more to do with him.
b)
He wants to teach her a lesson.
c)
The Prince has forbidden him from ever seeing her again.
d)
He is afraid of the guard.
41.
Juliet kisses Romeo in the tomb because she
a)
wants to prove to everyone that she will always love only Romeo.
b)
believes that kissing Romeo might bring him back to life.
c)
hopes to drain all the poison out of Romeo.
d)
thinks that Romeo has poison on his lips and the kiss will kill her.
42.
Why do Capulet and Montague stop their feud at the end of the play?
a)
They realize that their hatred has destroyed their own children.
b)
No one in either family is left to continue fighting for them.
c)
They have finally heeded Friar Laurence’s sound advice.
d)
The Prince will punish them severely if they do not end their feud.
43.
The play ends with the following lines: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Shakespeare probably ends the play with a rhyme because he wants to
a)
mock the Prince’s pomposity.
b)
demonstrate his formidable literary talents.
c)
make the ending more memorable.
d)
provide the audience with a little comic relief.
44.
which of the following best describes Juliet's remarks to Paris in Friar Lawrence's cell?
a)
She lies to him
b)
she says truthful things to him that he understands
c)
she says thing she believes are true but are not true
d)
she speaks truthfully but with meanings he does not understand
45.
Juliet's mood when she asks for Friar Lawrence's advice is one of
a)
optimism
b)
desperation
c)
bewilderment
d)
guilt and shame
46.
Which of the following seems most likely to  have inspired Friar's plan?
a)
A message from Romeo
b)
Juliet's threat to kill herself
c)
Juliet's reference to bones and graves
d)
Paris saying what may be must be
47.
The point of Friar Lawrence's plan is to
a)
Fake Juliet's death
b)
help Juliet kill herself
c)
make Capulet change his mind
d)
end the feud
48.
The most likely reason Capulet moved the wedding date is because
a)
Juliet may change her mind
b)
Juliet is plotting something
c)
Juliet has had a sincere change of heart
d)
Paris may change his mind
49.
Capulet's decision to move up the date of the wedding affects
a)
the potion's ability to work in time
b)
the timing of Friar Lawrence's plan
c)
Paris feelings about marriage to Juliet
d)
Juliet's ability to be left alone to take the potion
50.
Before she drinks the potion, Juliet has all of the following fears EXCEPT
a)
it will not work
b)
it will actually kill her
c)
She will wake up early
d)
Romeo will not come for her
51.
In Friar Lawrence cell, Paris believes Juliet 's sadness has to do with
a)
her upcoming marriage
b)
her reaction to Tybalt's death
c)
Her strained relationship with her father
d)
a secret sin she has come to confess to the Friar
52.
The potion is supposed to make Juliet sleep for
a)
a few hours
b)
42 hours
c)
a week
d)
one night
53.
Juliet asks her parent's forgiveness and agrees to marry Paris because
a)
she has no choice
b)
she can't bear their anger
c)
she is truly repentant
d)
it's part of Friar's plan
54.
Who first discovers Juliet dead
a)
Capulet
b)
Paris
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
the nurse
55.
According to Friar Lawrence, why did the Capulets want Juliet to marry Paris?
a)
to spite Romeo
b)
to raise Juliet's social status
c)
to get the better of the Montagues
d)
to improve their own social standing
56.

Who said the following:

“I do protest I never injured thee,

…And so, good Capulet, whose name I tender

As dearly as mine own, be satisfied.” (III, i, 66-70)

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Tybalt

d)

Mercutio

e)

Nurse

57.

Who said the following:

“A plague a’ both your houses!

They have made worms’ meat of me.” (III, i, 103-104)

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Tybalt

d)

Mercutio

e)

Nurse

58.

Who said the following:

“Let Romeo hence in haste,

Else, when he is found, that hour is his last.” (III, i, 191-192)

a)

Prince

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Montague

d)

Mercutio

e)

Benvolio

59.

Who said the following:

“O day, O day, O day! O hateful day!

Never was seen so black a day as this.” (IV, v, 52-53)

a)

Nurse

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Juliet

d)

Lady Montague

e)

Benvolio

60.

Who said the following:

“Thus with a kiss I die.” (V, iii, 120)

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

e)

Tybalt