WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 34mins
To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona
Padua
Rome
Venice
Mantua
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage
Friar John
Father Erin
Friar Laurence
Father Martin
What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo?
Mercutio is alive
Juliet married Paris
Juliet is dead
Benvolio killed himself
Romeo remembers seeing an apothecary's shop. What makes him go there?
He knows he's poor and can be bribed
He thinks he's be able to get poison from him
He knows he's starving and would sell anything for food
All of these
Why didn't Friar John deliver Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo?
He felt it wasn't safe to leave Verona
He planned on delivering the news verbally
He didn't want to
He was stuck in a quarantined house
The Friar sees Paris and Romeo dead; then Juliet wakes. What does he urge her to do?
take the dagger and kill herself
stay and rot with her ancestor's bones
run away to a nunnery
explain the whole story to the watch and the Prince
How will Juliet be punished if she doesn't marry Paris?
She'll be exiled
She'll be locked up in prison until she changes her mind
She'll be disowned and left in the streets to die
Who says "A plague o' both your houses!
They have made worms' meat of me!”?
Romeo
Mercutio
Tybalt
Paris
What is the original punishment for any citizen caught fighting in public?
banishment
prison time
death
a hefty fine
What does Lord Capulet do because he is happy that Juliet has apologized for being disobedient?
He moves the wedding back a day so more planning could be done
He cancels the wedding
He does nothing
He moves the wedding up a day from Thursday to Wednesday.
A technique of giving clues that hint or warn of events to come later in the plot
soliloquey
foil
dramatic irony
comic relief
foreshadowing
When a character is alone on stage speaking aloud.
soliloquey
foil
dramatic irony
comic relief
foreshadowing
a character who provides a striking contrast to another character
soliloquey
foil
dramatic irony
comic relief
foreshadowing
Why does Lord Capulet disagree with Tybalt during the feast in Act I, Scene V, and let Romeo stay?
Lord Capulet wants to uphold the Prince’s new decree that there will be no more fighting between their feuding families.
Lord Capulet knows Tybalt will win in a fight and wants him to wait until more of the guests leave before he fights Romeo.
Lord Capulet wants Juliet to fall in love with Romeo in order to increase his wealth and doesn’t want Tybalt to ruin it.
Lord Capulet knows his guests respect Romeo greatly and wants everyone to have a good time.
In Act II, scene III Friar Lawrence says,
“There is nothing on Earth that is so evil that it does not provide the earth with some special quality. And there is nothing that does not turn bad if it’s put to the wrong use and abused. Virtue turns to vice if it’s misused. Vice sometimes becomes virtue through the right activity.”
What does this tell the reader about what he believes?
Friar Lawrence truly believes in his faith and that all actions are either right or wrong.
Friar Lawrence believes that actions can become good or bad depending on their intention.
Friar Lawrence believes in karma, that what goes around comes around.
Friar Lawrence truly believes that everyone is good and can show it.
Why does Prince Escalus banish Romeo instead of putting him to death or letting him go in Act III, scene I?
Even though Romeo broke the law, he was serving justice since Tybalt killed Mercutio.
The people of Verona love Romeo and beg the Prince not kill him.
The Prince blames Romeo for Mercutio’s death and wants Romeo to suffer.
The Prince understands that the family feud is to blame for Romeo’s actions, but no civilians were harmed
How does Romeo react to his banishment in Act III, scene III?
He thinks the Prince’s ruling is fair since he did break the law.
He believes death would be better than living an entire life banished from Juliet.
He thinks the people of Verona will help hide him in the city and asks for Friar Lawrence’s help.
He wants Juliet to run away with him and live together in exile.
Which statement best describes the theme, or message about life and people, conveyed by the events in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
Hatred between two families can rob people of what they hold dearest.
Young people in love are foolish and totally irresponsible.
Love is fleeting and must be pursued at all costs.
Misunderstandings can happen at any age and must be forgiven.
Which of the following best states an important theme in Romeo and Juliet?
Immaturity can destroy families.
Peace comes only after long periods of conflict.
Disregarding parental wishes can lead to serious problems.
Blind hatred only brings waste, violence, and destruction.
Which of the following examples of figurative language helps create a romantic mood in the balcony scene?
“I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too sudden, too like the lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say ‘It lightens.’”
“At lovers’ perjuries they say Jove laughs.”
“My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of that tongue’s uttering, yet I know the sound.”
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
Which of the following is not a reasonable theme for Romeo and Juliet?
Acting on emotions without thinking first can have serious consequences
Fighting can affect more people than just those directly involved
Good communication can prevent misunderstandings
It is important for parents to let their children grow up and be independent
Which of the following scenes contains the climax of the play?
Act II, Scene 2 (The balcony scene)
Act III, Scene 1 (Mercutio’s and Tybalt’s deaths)
Act V, Scene 3 (Romeo’s and Juliet’s deaths)
Act I, Scene 5 (Romeo and Juliet meet at the ball)
Shakespeare's primary purpose of writing the Prologue is to -
show how ridiculous the whole play is
caution the audience
introduce the audience to the story
explain the themes of the play
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief,
That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she."
Romeo compares Juliet to the sun to suggest that she is -
friendly
such a happy person
beautiful
on fire
