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WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet
Total questions: 113
Worksheet time: 58mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask her to marry him
c)
Force himself on her
2.
What makes Romeo decide to go to the party?
a)
Because his friends pressure him to go
b)
Because Rosaline will be there
c)
Because he wants to fight the Capulets
3.
In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?
a)
Not quite 14
b)
14
c)
Almost 15
4.
How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identity at the Capulet's party?
a)
Wearing masks
b)
Painting their faces
c)
Nothing, no one will recognize them
5.
How does Juliet find out Romeo is a Montague?
a)
Her Nurse tells her
b)
A servant tells her.
c)
Her father tells her.
d)
Tybalt tells her
6.
Who recognizes first that Romeo is at the party?
a)
Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Peter
7.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Balthazar
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
8.
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
a)
Friar John
b)
Mercutio
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Nurse
9.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
a)
death
b)
jail
c)
banished from Verona
d)
banished from Mantua
10.
Who threatens to throw Juliet in the street?
a)
Romeo
b)
Paris
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lord Capulet
11.
Juliet's marriage to Paris has been arranged for what day originally?
a)
Tuesday
b)
Monday
c)
Wednesday
d)
Thursday
12.
When Juliet objects to marrying Paris, her parents are
a)
worried
b)
suspicious
c)
sad
d)
angry
13.
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
14.
Hints/clues of what may happen later in the story are called
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
c)
suspense
d)
symbolism
15.
Ruler of Verona
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Count Paris
c)
King Aeolus
d)
Friar Laurence
16.
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
17.
If you ever disturb our streets again/ your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
18.
"Away from light steals home my heavy son/ And private in his chamber pens himself."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
19.
"But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; My will to her consent is but a part."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
20.
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, all Montagues, and thee."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
21.
"That which we call a rose/ By any other word would smell as sweet."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Juliet
22.
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
23.
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
24.
"What light through yonder window breaks?/ ... O, that I were a glove upon that hand/ That I might touch that cheek!"
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
25.
"Young men's love then lies/ not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Juliet
26.
"I think it best you married with the county."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Juliet
27.
Who are the tragic heroes?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Juliet and Friar Lawrence
c)
Nurse and Friar Lawrence
d)
Romeo and Tybalt
28.
What is the setting of the play?
a)
Mantua
b)
Verona
c)
Venice
d)
Rome
29.
What literary device is used in the following quote: "Juliet: Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!"
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
30.
What does Romeo consistently compare Juliet to?
a)
the moonlight
b)
fire
c)
light
d)
angels
31.
What is the conflict in the play?
a)
Juliet does not want to marry Paris.
b)
Nurse refuses to help Juliet.
c)
The Capulets and Montagues are in a feud that prevents Romeo and Juliet from expressing their love.
d)
Juliet is in love with Tybalt, which is forbidden by her parents.
32.
Which is NOT a major theme in the play?
a)
Fate is inevitable.
b)
Love and passion can cause a person to act recklessly and unethically.
c)
Family values conflict with individual values.
d)
Children should always listen to and obey their parents.
33.
What poetic form is the prologue?
a)
Free Verse
b)
Sonnet
c)
Haiku
d)
Couplet
34.
What is hyperbole?
a)
Figurative language that compares two unlike objects.
b)
Figurative language that exaggerates.
c)
Figurative language that puts human-like qualities on inanimate objects.
d)
Figurative language that compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as".
35.
What is Romeo's last name?
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Paris
d)
Escalus
36.
Which character DOES NOT die in the play?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
37.
What literary device is being used? "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
38.
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)
The play is sad.
c)
Many characters die by the end of the play.
d)
Two young lovers take their own lives.
39.
The two feuding families are the Montegues and the _________________.
a)
Lawrences
b)
Capulets
c)
Thompsons
40.
At the beginning of the play, who was Romeo in love with?
a)
Rosaline
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Nurse
41.
Why did Benvolio want Romeo to go to the Capulet party?
a)
to start trouble
b)
to get free food and drink
c)
to see other beautiful women
42.
Where did Romeo and Juliet first meet?
a)
At the Capulet party
b)
At Friar Lawrence's house
c)
In the streets of Verone
43.
During the Balcony Scene when they professed their love, what does Romeo compare Juliet to?
a)
another woman
b)
a fish in the sea
c)
the sun
44.
Why to Romeo and Juliet make plans to meet the day after the party?
a)
to get married
b)
to go on a picnic
c)
to get to know each other better
45.
Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo?
a)
Romeo is in love with Juliet
b)
Romeo went to the Capulet party
c)
Romeo challenged Tybalt
46.
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt at first?
a)
Romeo doesn't know how to fight
b)
Romeo is married to Tybalt's cousin
c)
Romeo has left his sword at home
47.
Who does Tybalt kill instead of Romeo?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Romeo's servant
48.
What happens after Tybalt kills Mercutio?
a)
Romeo kills Tybalt
b)
Benvolio kills Tybalt
c)
Benvolio kills Romeo
49.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
a)
he is put to death
b)
he is put in jail
c)
he is exiled from Verona
50.
Who does Lord Capulet arrange for Juliet to marry?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Paris
c)
Friar Lawrence
51.
Who does Juliet go to for help out of her planned marriage to Paris?
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
52.
What does Friar Lawrence give Juliet?
a)
a letter from Romeo
b)
a marriage certificate
c)
a potion to make her fake death
53.
What goes wrong with Friar Lawrence's plan?
a)
Romeo never gets the letter about the plan
b)
Juliet takes too much potion and dies
c)
the potion doesn't work and Juliet wakes up early
54.
What does Romeo do when Balthasar tells him that Juliet is dead?
a)
he kills Balthazar
b)
he buys poison to kill himself
c)
he falls in love with someone else
55.
Who is at the tomb when Romeo arrives?
a)
Nurse
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Paris
56.
What happens between Paris and Romeo?
a)
they fight and Romeo kills Paris
b)
they fight and Paris kills Romeo
c)
they talk and Romeo tells him of his and Juliet's marriage
57.
What happens after Romeo drinks the poison?
a)
Juliet wakes and finds him dead
b)
the poison doesn't work
c)
Juliet wakes, they kiss and Romeo dies
58.
How does Juliet kill herself after finding her husband dead?
a)
drinks the rest of the poison
b)
stabs herself
c)
she doesn't die
59.
What do Lord Montegue and Lord Capulet do after finding their children dead?
a)
shake hands, end the feud, and erect statues in honor of Romeo and Juliet
b)
they kill each other
c)
they continue the feud
60.
comes before the beginning of the story. Tells the setting and gives background
a)
Prologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
Foreboding
61.
Description of characters; physical and emotional traits
a)
characterization
b)
couplet
c)
pun
d)
character foil
62.
spoken words
a)
dialogue
b)
set
c)
conflict
d)
suspense
63.
A character who contrasts with another; opposing
a)
character foil
b)
characterization
c)
aside
d)
suspense
64.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a)
Couplet
b)
Pun
c)
Aside
d)
Set
65.
Poetic style – unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, 5 times per line
a)
Iambic Pentameter
b)
Prologue
c)
Dialogue
d)
Aside
66.
Word play; a phrase that has two meanings
a)
Pun
b)
Dialogue
c)
Foreboding
d)
Aside
67.
Character speaks directly to the audience (no other characters hear)
a)
aside
b)
pun
c)
conflict
d)
prologue
68.
A feeling of something bad lurking, threatening
a)
foreboding
b)
suspense
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
aside
69.
Excited anticipation
a)
suspense
b)
foreboding
c)
conflict
d)
couplet
70.
Disagreement between opposing forces
a)
Couplet
b)
Conflict
c)
Prologue
d)
Set
71.
Scenery, furniture, props
a)
Set
b)
Couplet
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
Character Foil
72.
After Sampson starts the fight, ______ tries to stop it by drawing his.
a)
Abram
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
73.
Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that
a)
Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
b)
Juliet is a widow
c)
Romeo is a fugitive
d)
The lovers from two feuding families will die
74.
Paris is invited to Capulet's party so he can
a)
meet and compare Juliet to other girls
b)
meet and compare Rosaline to other girls
c)
kill Romeo
d)
find a girl to marry other than Juliet
75.
The prince states that whoever starts the next fight will be
a)
banished
b)
executed
c)
sent to jail
d)
made to pay a heavy fine
76.
Juliet expresses several concerns to Romeo about her new feelings of love, EXCEPT
a)
Romeo will forget about her in the morning
b)
Their love is moving to quickly
c)
Her relatives will find Romeo in the garden
d)
This new love will result in their deaths
77.
When Friar Laurence agrees to marry the couple, his chief motive is to
a)
please the lovers
b)
prove that Romeo is sincere
c)
prevent them running away together
d)
end the feud between their families
78.
Romeo goes to the Capulet's party because
a)
he want to see Juliet
b)
he want to see Rosaline
c)
he wants to find a girl to date
d)
he was invited
79.
Mercutio can be described as a foil to Romeo because
a)
he comes from a different social class
b)
he is much older than Romeo
c)
he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague
d)
unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously
80.
Paris's last request is to
a)
be laid beside Juliet in death
b)
be allowed to marry Juliet once Romeo is dead
c)
have his friends visit him
d)
kiss Juliet one last time
81.
Romeo ends up fighting Tybalt because
a)
Tybalt insulted Juliet
b)
Tybalt killed Mercutio
c)
Tybalt has insulted Romeo by calling him a "villain"
d)
Benvolio tells him to defend himself
82.
When Juliet goes to marry Romeo, she uses the excuse that she is going to
a)
take care of a sick friend
b)
shrift
c)
buy some new clothes
d)
help Friar Laurence
83.
On Monday afternoon, Tybalt is looking for Romeo because he
a)
wants to question him about Rosaline
b)
is concerned about his friendship with Mercutio
c)
wants to challenge him to a duel
d)
knows that Romeo is married to Juliet
84.
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt at first?
a)
Romeo is a coward
b)
Romeo is now related to Tybalt by marriage
c)
Romeo thinks that Mercutio has a better chance of beating Tybalt
d)
Romeo is on his way to marry Juliet
85.
Before Mercutio dies, he
a)
curses both the Capulets and Montagues
b)
asks Benvoliio to get him to a doctor
c)
tells Romeo to avenge his death
d)
forgives Tybalt
86.
After Juliet realizes Romeo has killed Tybalt, she does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
worry that she won't get to see Romeo that night
b)
grieve over Romeo's banishment
c)
curse Romeo for killing Tybalt
d)
cry because Romeo has decided to divorce her
87.
The prince punishes Romeo by
a)
sentencing him to death
b)
annulling his marriage
c)
making him leave Verona forever
d)
sentencing him to jail
88.
Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he should be grateful because
a)
he is only banished from Verona
b)
he has a second chance with Rosaline
c)
he is only sentenced to three years in jail
d)
Lord Capulet will kill him quickly
89.
Capulet's response to Juliet's refusal to marry Parris is to
a)
tell Lady Capulet to talk to Juliet
b)
tell Paris they will put the wedding off until Juliet is ready
c)
tell Juliet she will obey or he will disown her
d)
threaten to put Juliet in a convent
90.
The nurse's advice to Juliet is for her to
a)
run away with Romeo
b)
marry Paris and forget about her marriage to Romeo
c)
ask Friar Laurence to get her into a convent
d)
tell her father she is already married to Romeo
91.
Friar Laurence believes Juliet is brave enough to take the sleeping potion because
a)
she is unwilling to marry Paris and lose Romeo
b)
she has said that lying in a tomb is better than life without Romeo
c)
it is her only hope of escaping marriage to Paris
d)
if she is brave enough to die, she is brave enough to fake death
92.
In her soliloquy before drinking the potion, Juliet worries about all of the following EXCEPT
a)
she might have to use a dagger to kill herself
b)
Friar Laurence might tell the family what she has done
c)
she might suffocate because of the bad air
d)
she might play with her ancestors' bones
93.
Act V begins when Romeo receives news that
a)
Juliet has married Paris
b)
it is safe for him to return to Verona
c)
Juliet has been laid in Capulet's vault.
d)
Juliet will soon be coming to Mantua
94.
Romeo buys the poison from the apothecary
a)
to kill Lord Capulet
b)
so that the man will finally get a good meal
c)
because Friar Lawrence needs it to kill rats
d)
to kill himself once he sees Juliet
95.
How does "heaven" or fate punish the Capulets and the Montagues for their feud?
a)
each family has lost two kinsmen
b)
their children have kept secrets from their parents
c)
both families are disgraced by their children's behavior and actions
d)
the prince will force both families to move to another town
96.
Some of the characters who die in Romeo and Juliet are
a)
Mercutio, Benvolio, Paris, and the nurse
b)
Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, and the prince
c)
Mercutio, Peter, Paris and Juliet
d)
Lady Montague, Mercutio, Paris and Tybalt
97.
Who is described in this quote, "Through his face be better than any man's, yet his leg excels all men's: and for a hand and a foot, and a body they be not to be talked on, yet they are past compare."
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Tybalt
c)
Romeo
d)
Mercutio
98.
Who is described in this quote, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound."
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
99.
Who is described in this quote, "Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death, And therefore have I little talked of love; For Venus smiles not in a house of tears."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Mercutio
100.
Who is described in this quote, "He fights as you sing prinksong-keeps time, distance, and proportion; he rests his minim rest, one, two, and the third in your bosom! The very butcher of a silk button, a duelist, a duelist!"
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Tybalt
d)
Juliet
101.
Who is described in this quote, "Her mother is the lady of the house And a good lady, and a wise and virtuous. I nursed her daughter that you talked withal."
a)
Nurse
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Juliet
d)
Lady Montague
102.
Who said:
"My only love sprung from my only hate. Too early seen unknown and known too late."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
103.
Who said:
"Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch; marry, 'tis enough."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
104.
Who said:
"I take thee at thy word:
Call me but love, and I'll be new baptiz'd;
Henceforth I never will be Romeo"
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
105.
Who said:
"What drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
Have at thee coward!"
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
106.
Who said:
"O happy daggar! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die!"
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
107.
Who said:
"You kiss by the book."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
108.
Who said:
"She doth teach the torches to burn bright . . .
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
109.
Who said:
"One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun
Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
110.
Who said:
"For there never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Nurse
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
e)
Friar Lawrence
111.
Who said:
". . . get thee to church o' Thursday
Or else never after look me in the face."
a)
Chorus
b)
Nurse
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
e)
Friar Lawrence
112.
Who said:
"Take this vial, being then in bed,
And this distilled liquor drink thou of."
a)
Chorus
b)
Nurse
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
e)
Friar Lawrence
113.
Who said:
"I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire.
The day is hot, the Capels (Capulets) abroad."
a)
Chorus
b)
Nurse
c)
Benvolio
d)
Lord Capulet
e)
Friar Lawrence
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