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Romeo and Juliet Unit Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said: "'Tis but thy name that is my enemy, Thou art thyself, though not a Montague"?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Benvolio

d)

Tybalt

2.

Who said: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

Romeo

d)

Paris

3.

Who said: "Deny thy father and refuse thy name! Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

4.

Who said: "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what- get thee to church a Thursday or never after look me in the face."?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Nurse

c)

Lord Capulet

d)

Prince

5.

Who said: "Happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust and let me die."?

a)

Juliet

b)

Paris

c)

Romeo

d)

Tybalt

6.

Who said: "A plague o' both your houses! I am sped."?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Romeo

c)

Paris

d)

Tybalt

7.

Who said: "O, swear not by the moon, the fickle moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable."?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Mercutio

d)

Juliet

8.

Who said: "O' then I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife and she comes in no shape bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an alderman."?

a)

Friar Laurence

b)

Nurse

c)

Benvolio

d)

Mercutio

9.

Who said: "These violent delights have violent ends."?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Prince

c)

Lord Montague

d)

Friar Laurence

10.

Who said: "True apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die."?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Paris

d)

Lady Capulet

11.

Who said: "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."?

a)

Romeo

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

The Nurse

d)

Friar Laurence

12.

Who said: "You kiss by the book."?

a)

Rosaline

b)

Romeo

c)

Juliet

d)

Paris

13.

The play takes place in

a)

Paris, France

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

c)

Venice Beach, Italy

d)

Verona, Italy

14.

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is distraught because

a)

he is in love

b)

he has never felt true love

c)

he is in love, but is not loved back

d)

he was just dumped

15.

When Romeo first tells Friar Laurence about Juliet, it is clear that Romeo

a)

often stays out late

b)

has talked a lot about Rosaline in the past

c)

doesn't trust anyone else in the play

d)

isn't sure how he feels about Juliet and want the Friar to help him sort it out

16.

Who is related to Mercutio?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Paris

d)

Benvolio

17.

Benvolio encourages Romeo to go to the Capulet party to

a)

see Juliet

b)

see and meet other beautiful women

c)

have at least one night of happiness

d)

fight Tybalt

18.

At the beginning of the play, when Paris asks to marry Juliet, Lord Capulet is

a)

excited

b)

offended

c)

hesitant

d)

angry

19.

How much time elapses during the play?

a)

one week

b)

four days

c)

three days

d)

two weeks

e)

it's impossible to tell without hurting your head

20.

In the balcony scene, Juliet's soliloquy is unlike other soliloquies because

a)

Romeo is listening and responds

b)

she knows Romeo is listening

c)

she is revealing her inner thoughts

d)

she doesn't know Romeo is listening

21.

At the end of the play, who unintentionally gives Romeo a false report of Juliet's death?

a)

Gregory

b)

Sampson

c)

Benvolio

d)

Balthasar

22.

Friar John was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo because

a)

the town was under siege

b)

he didn't have the correct directions

c)

the town was quarantined

d)

Romeo had already left

23.

After Juliet wakes up in the tomb, Friar Laurence suggests hiding her

a)

in a nunnery

b)

at the church

c)

in his cell

d)

at Friar John's cell

24.

What does Mercutio call Tybalt?

a)

Prince of Kings

b)

King of Compliments

c)

Prince of Cats

d)

King of Verona

25.

In Juliet's speech that begins "O'Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Juliet is asking

a)

Where are you, Romeo?

b)

Why must you be Romeo?

c)

Why did you leave me, Romeo?

d)

Do you love me, Romeo?

26.

What is ironic about Romeo's encounter with Tybalt before Mercutio and Tybalt are killed in Act Three?

a)

Tybalt doesn't want to fight at this time.

b)

Benvolio is the one starting the fight.

c)

Romeo knows Tybalt is now family.

d)

Tybalt knows Romeo doesn't want to fight.

27.

After Tybalt is killed, Juliet declares "O Serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face!" she is implying that

a)

Romeo deliberately deceived her

b)

Fate is trying to kill her

c)

Tybalt was an evil being

d)

The devil is at work

28.

When Romeo learns of his banishment, he states that it is

a)

better than being put to death

b)

unfair and unjust

c)

unfortunate but a fair punishment

d)

worse than death

29.

How does Juliet feel about the Nurse when the Nurse tells her to marry Paris at the end of Act Three?

a)

comforted

b)

reassured

c)

betrayed

d)

angry

30.

Juliet's "back-up plan" if the potion doesn't work is to

a)

shoot herself

b)

run away

c)

marry Paris

d)

stab herself

31.

In Act Five, Paris attacks Romeo in the Capulet tomb because he believes Romeo is there to

a)

deface and defile Juliet and the Capulet tomb

b)

steal from the Capulet tomb

c)

steal Juliet's body from the Capulet tomb

d)

kill himself to be with Juliet in the Capulet tomb

32.

How old is Juliet at the beginning of the play?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

33.

Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

he wants to be promoted

b)

he wants the reward money

c)

he wants the fighting to end

d)

he is a hopeless romantic and believes in true love

34.

Who is the Nurse's servant?

a)

Balthasar

b)

Simon

c)

Abraham

d)

Peter

e)

None of the above

35.

The apothecary agrees to give Romeo the potion because he

a)

is afraid of Romeo's threats

b)

wants to help Romeo out

c)

knows the potion won't work

d)

is poor and needs the money

36.

How are Benvolio and Romeo related?

a)

They are brothers.

b)

They are cousins.

c)

Benvolio is Romeo's uncle.

d)

They are not related.

37.

What does Lady Capulet suggest to Juliet after she finds out Romeo killed Tybalt?

a)

She suggests poisoning Romeo.

b)

She suggests pressing charges against Romeo.

c)

She suggest tricking him into coming over, then ambushing him.

d)

She suggests that Lord Capulet kills him.

38.

What is Paris's last request?

a)

He asks for his life to be spared.

b)

He asks that he be left alone to pray and ask for forgiveness.

c)

He asks to be buried next to Juliet.

d)

He asks whether Juliet ever really loved him.

39.

The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets is over

a)

food

b)

land

c)

power

d)

money

e)

no one really knows

40.

Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion that is supposed to last

a)

28 hours

b)

48 hours

c)

24 hours

d)

42 hours

e)

It doesn't say.

41.

Who is related to the Prince?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Balthasar

d)

Peter

42.

To where was Romeo banished?

a)

Verona

b)

Mantua

c)

Paris

d)

Venice

e)

His own home that was guarded around the clock

43.

What day of the week does Capulet first set for Paris and Juliet's wedding?

a)

Monday

b)

Tuesday

c)

Thursday

d)

Saturday

44.

Who fails to deliver the letter to Romeo?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Balthasar

c)

The Nurse

d)

Peter

e)

Friar John

45.

What do the feuding families do to honor each others' child at the end of the play?

a)

give them a proper burial

b)

write poems in their honor

c)

raise a statue of each

d)

donate to their favorite charity

46.

"Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man" is an example of which literary device?

a)

drama

b)

pun

c)

aside

d)

metaphor

47.

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea/My love as deep; the more I give to thee,/The more I have, for both are infinite" is an example of which literary device?

a)

metaphor

b)

pun

c)

aside

d)

hyperbole

48.

The climax of the play is when:

a)

Juliet is found "dead" from drinking the potion.

b)

Romeo kills Tybalt and both Tybalt and Mercutio are dead.

c)

Romeo thinks Juliet is truly dead.

d)

Romeo and Juliet lie in the tomb, both dead from their own hands.

49.

After their wedding night, Juliet sees Romeo: "Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low, / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb" is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

aside

c)

foreshadowing

d)

man versus man

50.

In Act Four, although she plans to take the potion that Friar Laurence gave her, Juliet begs her father's forgiveness and tells him that she is happy to marry Paris. This is an example of:

a)

foreshadowing

b)

metaphor

c)

man versus fate

d)

irony