WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Acts 3-5
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Romeo gets in between Mercutio and Tybalt when they are fighting. Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Tybalt kills Mercutio
b)
Mercutio kills Tybalt
c)
Romeo kills Mercutio
3.
Romeo is angry at himself and thinks that loving Juliet has made him weak. Romeo and Tybalt start fighting. What happens?
a)
Tybalt runs away.
b)
Tybalt kills Romeo.
c)
Romeo kills Tybalt.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
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.
10.
Does Juliet agree with the Nurse's soluiton?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
When Juliet objects to marrying Paris, her parents are
a)
worried
b)
suspicious
c)
sad
d)
angry
12.
Juliet tells the Nurse that she is going to _____
a)
confession
b)
the wedding
c)
a friend's house
d)
to see Romeo
13.
Juliet now feels ____ by the nurse
a)
loved
b)
weird
c)
secured
d)
betrayed
14.
Why is Paris at Friar Lawrence's cell?
a)
to talk to the Friar about the wedding
b)
to confess his sins
c)
to confess his sadness at marrying Juliet
d)
to hang out
15.
Paris states that he has been given permission to marry Juliet on ______
a)
Thursday
b)
Monday
c)
Tuesday
d)
Saturday
16.
In Friar Lawrence's cell, Paris believes that Juliet's air of sadness has to do with
a)
her upcoming marriage to him.
b)
her reactions to Tybalt's death.
c)
her strained relationship with her father.
d)
a secret sin she has come to confess to the friar.
17.
What reason does Paris give the Friar for the hasty marriage?
a)
His desire to marry her
b)
It's Juliet's idea - she's excited
c)
Capulet wants to stop Juliet's mourning
d)
He might change his mind
18.
Juliet's mood when she asks for Friar Lawrence's advice is one of
a)
optimism.
b)
desperation.
c)
bewilderment.
d)
guilt and shame.
19.
Juliet states that if the Friar doesn't stop the marriage that she will ...
a)
go ahead and marry him
b)
kill herself
c)
runaway to Romeo
d)
hide in the Friar's cell
20.
Where is Juliet to be buried?
a)
the Montague tomb
b)
the Capulet tomb
c)
under the church
d)
in the back yard
21.
Who will be waiting in the tomb when Juliet awakens from the sleeping potion?
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
The Nurse
c)
Capulet
d)
Romeo
22.
How will Romeo understand the Friar's plan?
a)
by letters sent to him
b)
e-mail
c)
text message
d)
The Friar will find him personally
23.
When Juliet awakens, what will the two lovers do?
a)
hide in the Friar's cell
b)
tell their parents what happened
c)
run away to Mantua
d)
visit friends
24.
Juliet asks her parents forgiveness and agrees to marry Paris because...
a)
she changed her mind
b)
she can't stand them being angry
c)
she already is dead at this point
d)
it's all part of Friar Laurence's plan
25.
Before she drinks the potion, Juliet fears all of the following EXCEPT that
a)
it will not work at all
b)
it will actually kill her
c)
She will wake up early and
go insane
d)
that her parents will stop loving her
26.
Who first finds Juliet after she has taken the potion
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
The Nurse
d)
Romeo
27.
What does the Nurse find?
a)
a sleeping Juliet
b)
Juliet with a blade in her stomach
c)
a seemingly dead Juliet
d)
a new outfit for the wedding
28.
Wedding plans are now being turned into...
a)
a wedding for a friend
b)
funeral plans
c)
a smaller wedding
d)
a feast for the family
29.
At the beginning of scene 1, who is at the Friar's cell?
a)
Paris and Juliet
b)
Paris and Romeo
c)
Paris and Lord Capulet
d)
Paris and Montague
30.
How does Juliet act when Paris kisses her?
a)
loves it
b)
kisses him back
c)
is grossed out
d)
thinks she may like him
31.
All of the following die EXCEPT
a)
Benvolio
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Romeo
d)
Paris
e)
Juliet
32.
Juliet dies by . . .
a)
dagger
b)
poison
c)
grief
d)
Tybalt's spirit
33.
Who misleads Romeo about what happened to Juliet?
a)
Balthasar
b)
the messenger Friar Laurence sends
c)
Paris
d)
Benvolio
34.
Why does Romeo kill Paris?
a)
Romeo wants to prevent Paris from marrying Juliet.
b)
Paris fights Romeo to avenge Tybalt's death.
c)
Romeo is desperate to get to Juliet's tomb and Paris is in his way.
d)
Romeo has become bloodthirsty after killing Tybalt.
35.
"I defy you, stars!"
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Juliet
d)
Paris
36.
Friar John's message to Romeo . . .
a)
doesn't make it in time because of the plague.
b)
gets there in time but Romeo ignores it.
c)
is ripped up by Balthasar.
d)
is intercepted by Lady Capulet.
37.
___________: "Thy drugs are ______. Thus with a ______ I die."
a)
Romeo, quick, kiss
b)
Romeo, torture, regret
c)
Juliet, worthless, scream
d)
Juliet, like weapons, dagger
38.
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.
39.
Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding?
a)
Paris
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Lord Capulet
40.
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.
41.
What does Romeo beg Paris to do?
a)
kill him
b)
call out the guard
c)
leave him alone
d)
find Friar Laurence
42.
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.
43.
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.
44.
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.
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