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Romeo and Juliet/ Fahrenheit 451 Final Exam

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which theater was built in England for Shakespeare's group of actors?
a)
The King's Players
b)
The Curtain
c)
The Globe
d)
The Inns of Court
2.
When was Romeo and Juliet written?
a)
1980s
b)
1890s
c)
1430s
d)
1590s
3.
How would the Friar speak the line: (Aside) " I would I knew not why it should be slowed"
a)
He would say it after leaving the stage
b)
He would direct it to the audience only
c)
He would interrupt the other actors
d)
He would speak it louder than everything else
4.
What is the purpose of Juliet's soliloquy in Act 3 Scene 2
a)
To summarize the story
b)
To let the audience know how Juliet feels
c)
To give the actor more lines to memorize
d)
to show the audience how the play was made
5.
How can the reader tell that Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy?
a)
The main characters die at the end
b)
The main character has to solve a problem
c)
The Author writes in verse and prose
d)
The characters joke around with one another
6.
What is the purpose for the prologue at the beginning of the play?
a)
To ask the audience to participate
b)
To answer questions from the audience
c)
To introduce the princple actors
d)
To set up the story for the audience
7.
In Romeo and Juliet, the plague causes a problem because it keeps Friar John from delivering a letter to Romeo. How does the plague affect theater in the real world?
a)
It let theaters make more money
b)
It helped actors stay healthy
c)
It caused theaters to close down
d)
It made people want to see plays
8.
The moonlight described in the balcony scene makes the mood
a)
Romantic
b)
Scary
c)
Frantic
d)
Dangerous
9.
Romeo and Juliet mostly takes place in
a)
Paris
b)
London
c)
Verona
d)
Mantua
10.
What is the turning point in the story?
a)
Benvolio talks to Romeo about Rosaline
b)
Paris asks to marry Juliet
c)
Romeo kills Tybalt in a fight
d)
Friar Laurence goes to wake Juliet
11.
Shakespeare uses the theme of "fate" in this story. Bad luck and chance seems to affect the outcomes of the play. Which line most represents the theme of fate?
a)
Romeo: "O, I am fortune's fool"
b)
Juliet: "O, swear not by the moon..."
c)
Nurse: "Ah, sir, ah sir. Well, death's the end of all."
d)
Friar: "These violent delights have violent ends."
12.
What is Romeo's mood in Act I, Scene 1
a)
Excited
b)
Depressed
c)
Confrontational
d)
Afraid
13.
What does Mercutio think about dreams?
a)
They can come true
b)
They can tell the future
c)
They are only for men
d)
They are meaningless
14.
What does Capulet tell Paris about Juliet in  Act I, Scene 2?
a)
She wants to have a child soon
b)
She is sad abotu Tybalt's death
c)
She is now in love with Romeo
d)
She is too young to be married
15.
Why are Lord and Lady Montague worried about Romeo in Act I?
a)
He has been bothering Prince Escalus
b)
He has been acting withdrawn 
c)
He has been fighting with the capulets
d)
He has been spending time with Mercutio
16.
Why does Capulet tell Tybalt to leave Romeo alone at the feast?
a)
He thinks Tybalt is Romeo's good friend
b)
He thinks Romeo is a good person
c)
He begins to like the Montagues
d)
He wants his daughter to meet Romeo
17.
How does Romeo learn that Rosaline will be at the Capulet's party
a)
He sees her going into the Capulet's house
b)
He overhears the Capulet's talking about her
c)
He finds out when Benvolio tells him
d)
He reads the invitation to the servant
18.
What happens right after Romeo kisses Juliet at the feast?
a)
He finds out she is a Capulet
b)
He gets in a fight with Tybalt
c)
He talks to Mercutio about his dreams
d)
He reads the invitation for the Capulet's feast
19.
How old is Juliet?
a)
16
b)
21
c)
18
d)
13
20.
According to the Prince, what is the punishment if the Montagues and Capulets have another brawl?
a)
Jail
b)
Banishment
c)
Death
d)
Fines
21.
Who wants to fight with Romeo at the Capulet's feast?
a)
Nurse
b)
Paris
c)
Tybalt
d)
Capulet
22.
How does the Nurse feel about Juliet marrying Paris?
a)
Excited
b)
Disgusted
c)
Jealous
d)
Wary
23.
Who breaks up the streat brawl between the Capulets and Montagues in Act I, Scene 1?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Tybalt
d)
Lady Capulet
24.
What does Paris want from Capulet
a)
An invitation to the party
b)
money and treasure
c)
A duel with Romeo
d)
Marriage to Juliet
25.
What does Benvolio do when he sees the servants fighting on the street?
a)
He runs off to search for Romeo
b)
He challenges Tybalt to a fight
c)
He tells the Prince what is happening
d)
He tries to make them stop
26.
Why is Prince Escalus angry at the Montague and Capulet families
a)
They would not let Romeo and Juliet marry
b)
They treated their servants poorly
c)
They caused three street brawls
d)
They killed his favorite cousin, Mercutio
27.
What happens in the well known balcony scene in Act II, Scene 2
a)
Romeo and Juliet declare their love for each other
b)
Romeo tells Mercutio about an ominous dream
c)
Romeo and Juliet get married by Friar Laurence
d)
Juliet finds out Paris wants to marry her
28.
Why is Friar Laurence surprised to see Romeo in his cell in Act II, Scene 3?
a)
He saw Romeo at the feast
b)
He was expecting Juliet
c)
He does not like Romeo
d)
He thinks it is too early in the morning
29.
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet
a)
He thinks it will help Romeo forget about Rosaline
b)
He feels bad for giving Juliet a potion
c)
He does not want Juliet to marry Paris
d)
He thinks it will end their families' fued
30.

Why is Juliet impatient while waiting for the Nurse to get back home?

a)

She wants to know if Romeo really loves her

b)

She has to tell the Nurse some important news

c)

She knows Romeo will be arriving soon

d)

She needs help getting ready for the feast

31.
As Juliet talks to Romeo in the balcony scene (Act II, Scene 2) she is interrupted when
a)
Lady Capulet walks by
b)
The Nurse calls for her
c)
Mercutio finds Romeo
d)
A gaurd sees Romeo
32.
Why did Tybalt send a letter to Romeo's house?
a)
To ask about his marriage
b)
To challenge him to a fight
c)
To apologize for hurting him
d)
To invite him to a feast
33.
What does Romeo tell Friar Laurence about Rosaline?
a)
He saw her at the Capulet's feast
b)
He has forgotten about her
c)
He is hurt by her rejection
d)
He still wants to marry her
34.
What happens when Juliet goes to the Friar's cell in Act II?
a)
She takes a potion
b)
She marries Romeo
c)
She prays with the Friar
d)
She complains about Paris
35.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Paris
b)
Benvolio
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
36.
Who kills Tybalt?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Balthasar
37.
Why does Romeo try to avoid a fight with Tybalt?
a)
He knows they are now related though marriage
b)
he wants Mercutio to fight in his place
c)
He knows that Juliet is watching
d)
He worries his father will find out
38.
What happens after the fight between Romeo and Tybalt?
a)
Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
b)
Romeo takes care of the injured Mercutio
c)
Mercutio taunts Tybalt into a fight
d)
Romeo goes to Friar Laurence's cell
39.
Why is Juliet so sad in Act III?
a)
She has to marry Paris
b)
Tybalt is dead
c)
Romeo is banished
d)
She will die a virgin
40.
What punishment does the Prince give Romeo for killing Tybalt?
a)
banishment
b)
death
c)
divorce
d)
fines
41.

What advice does the Nurse give Juliet at the end of Act III?

a)

Tell her father about her marriage

b)

Go to Mantua and find Romeo

c)

Forget Romeo and marry Paris

d)

Go to Friar Laurence for help

42.
What does Friar Laurence think of Romeo's banishment?
a)
It is too harsh for Romeo's crime
b)
It is a lenient punishment
c)
It is unfair towards Romeo
d)
It will ruin the rest of Romeo's life
43.
How does Juliet feel when she goes to Friar Laurence's cell in Act IV, Scene 1?
a)
Satisfied
b)
agonized
c)
nervous
d)
jubliant
44.
What is Capulet doing in Act IV, Scene 4?
a)
yelling at his daughter
b)
confiding in the nurse
c)
preparing for the wedding
d)
cooking the family dinner
45.
Why does Juliet ask her mother and the Nurse to leave her alone in Act IV, Scene 3?
a)
She wants to take the potion in secret
b)
She needs privacy to say her prayers
c)
He does not like her mother or the nurse
d)
She is expecting Romeo to visit her
46.
Who finds Juliet "dead" in Act IV, Scene 5?
a)
Romeo
b)
Friar
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Nurse
47.

Why does Friar Laurence give Juliet the potion?

a)

She threatens to kill herself

b)

He believes this is the couple's only way to face this

c)

He wants to kill her

d)

He wants her parents to know they were wrong

48.
How does Friar Laurence's plan fail?
a)
Juliet took the potion to early
b)
The letter never got to Romeo
c)
Paris found Juliet's grave
d)
The Nurse told them about the marriage
49.
Who tells the Prince what happened between Romeo and Juliet at the end of the play?
a)
Paris
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
50.
Why does the apothecary sell poison to Romeo even though it is illeagal?
a)
He wants to help Juliet
b)
He does not know the law
c)
He feels bad for Romeo
d)
He needs the money
51.
What do Capulet and Montague do at the end of the play?
a)
Punish Friar Laurence
b)
Put an end to the fued
c)
Fight in a street brawl, killing everyone
d)
Let their children marry
52.
What does Romeo tell Paris to do at the Capulet Monument?
a)
Leave him alone
b)
Give him the poison
c)
Go find Friar Laurence
d)
Help him wake Juliet
53.
Why was Friar John stopped when trying to deliver the letter to Romeo
a)
Guards protected Romeo from visitors
b)
He got lost on his way to Mantua
c)
People were afraid he carried the plague
d)
He was involved in a fight with the Capulets
54.
From Rome's description, the reader can tell that the apothecary's shop is 
a)
shabby
b)
busy
c)
large
d)
tidy
55.
Who threatens Balthasar, is confronted by Paris, and commits suicide?
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Prince
d)
Friar Laurence
56.
How does Juliet kill herself?
a)
Stabbing herself
b)
Drinking a potion
c)
Poisoning herself
d)
Fighting with Paris
57.
Why did the Prince feel like he was punished for not ending the Capulet and Montague fued?
a)
He lost his claim to the crown
b)
He was banished from Verona
c)
He lost two family members
d)
He was friends with Romeo
58.
Romeo kills Paris in the Capulet monument. What does this show about Romeo?
a)
Romeo thinks Paris hurt Juliet
b)
Romeo is losing control
c)
Romeo is jealous of Paris
d)
Romeo hats Juliet's family
59.

What happens to Romeo's mother at the end of the play

a)

She invites the prince to her house for a feast

b)

She starts on the journey to mantua to see Romeo

c)

She begins to be friends with Lady Capulet

d)

She dies from her grief over Romeo's banishment

60.
What does Balthasar give the Prince that supports Friar's story?
a)
Romeo's Journal
b)
Romeo and Juliet's Marriage Liscense
c)
Romeo's Letter to his father
d)
Juliet's wedding ring
61.
Never was there a tale of more woe...
a)
Than that of Juliet and her Romeo
b)
Than that of Romeo and Juliet
c)
Than Shakespeare's famous tragedy
d)
Than that of Juliet and her dead Romeo
62.

What city was Shakespeare born in?

a)

Stratford-upon-Avon

b)

London

c)

Oxford

d)

Manchester

63.

What country was Shakespeare born in?

a)

Europe

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Italy

64.

When was Shakespeare's born? (month/day/year)

a)

April, 20 2018

b)

April 23, 1564

c)

April 23, 1616

d)

April 20, 1564

65.

Who did Shakespeare marry?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Anne Frank

c)

Anne Smith

d)

Anne Hathaway

66.

How many children to Shakespeare have?

a)

None

b)

Several

c)

They were adopted.

67.

What day did Shakespeare die?

a)

April 23, 1616

b)

December 25, 1616

c)

October 31, 1616

d)

April 23, 1564

68.

What were the people called that had to stand on the ground during a play?

a)

Groundlings

b)

Commoners

c)

Fanatics

d)

Characters

69.

What usually happens at the end of a tragedy?

a)

The main characters get married

b)

The main characters die

c)

The main characters throw a party

d)

The main characters fall in love

70.

How many characters are speaking during a monologue?

a)

None

b)

Several

c)

They were adopted.

71.

Based on Montag’s early interactions with Clarisse McClellan, how does Bradbury primarily use her character to develop Montag?

a)

As a romantic interest who creates conflict in his marriage.

b)

As a "mirror" that forces him to examine his own internal emptiness.

c)

As a political radical who provides him with stolen books.

d)

As a symbol of the government’s surveillance state.

72.

In the opening scene, Bradbury describes the "great python" (the fire hose) spitting "venomous kerosene." What can the reader infer about the nature of the firemen’s work from this metaphor?

a)
  • The firemen are highly respected and treated like powerful predators.

b)

The work of the firemen is life-giving and essential for city safety.

c)

The profession is inherently destructive and poisonous to society.

d)

The firemen are tasked with literal pest control in the city.

73.

Ray Bradbury frequently highlights the "seashells" (earbuds) and the "parlor walls" (giant TVs). What is his primary purpose for emphasizing these technologies?

a)
  • To predict specific inventions that would exist in the year 2024.

b)
  • To argue that technology is the only way to achieve true happiness.

c)

To warn readers about how mindless entertainment can lead to social isolation and intellectual apathy.

d)
  • To show that the future will be more convenient and efficient for the average person.

74.

Near the end of the novel, Montag sees the city destroyed by war in an instant. What does this outcome imply about the society Bradbury depicted?

a)

The society was so focused on trivial entertainment that it became blind to its own imminent destruction.

b)

The war was a necessary step for the government to upgrade its technology.

c)
  • The city was destroyed because the citizens started reading books again.

d)

The firemen were successful in keeping the city safe from internal threats.

75.

Which trait best describes Captain Beatty’s character based on his ability to quote literature while simultaneously ordering its destruction?

a)

Ignorant; he only repeats what he has heard from others.

b)

Paradoxical; he is a well-read man who uses his knowledge to uphold a system of censorship.

c)

Heroic; he is secretly trying to save books by memorizing them.

d)

Apathetic; he does not care about books or the firemen.