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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Son of Lord and Lady Montague
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Mercutio
2.
Daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet
a)
Rosaline
b)
the Nurse
c)
Julia Capulet
d)
Juliet
3.
Romeo's cousin and good friend
a)
Benvolio
b)
Mercutio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Friar Lawrence
4.
Performed Romeo and Juliet's wedding
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Friar Lawrence
5.
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 
a)
Flip off with the middle finger
b)
A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
c)
The gesture of cutting the throat. 
d)
The gesture of biting the thumb. 
6.

Who says "A plague o' both your houses!

They have made worms' meat of me!”?

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

7.

What is the original punishment for any citizen caught fighting in public?

a)

banishment

b)

prison time

c)

death

d)

a hefty fine

8.

How old is Juliet?

a)

13

b)

12

c)

14

d)

17

9.

Why does Romeo have a sense of dread before attending the Capulet party?

a)

He feels guilty about crashing the Capulet’s invitation only party.

b)

He was told by the Capulet’s servant that any Montague at the party will be killed.

c)

He had a bad dream the night before the party.

d)

He overheard Tybalt telling his servant that he was planning on killing Romeo.

10.

A technique of giving clues that hint or warn of events to come later in the plot

a)

soliloquey

b)

foil

c)

dramatic irony

d)

comic relief

e)

foreshadowing

11.

Occurs when the reader knows something that a character does not know

a)

soliloquey

b)

dramatic irony

c)

foil

d)

comic relief

e)

foreshadowing

12.

What is the purpose of the Prologue?

a)

to set the stage for the story as a whole

b)

to grab your attention

c)

to explain why the families are fighting

13.

How could we describe Tybalt's personality?

a)

Aggressive

b)

Thoughtful

c)

Love-sick

14.
What happens to Paris?
a)
Romeo kills him at Juliet's grave
b)
He kills himself with a poison
c)
The Prince punishes him
d)
Friar yells at him
15.

The Prologue calls Romeo and Juliet "star-crossed lovers."

What does "star-crossed" mean?

a)

unlucky, doomed

b)

hopeful, happy

c)

lucky, blessed

16.

Who does not die during the play?

a)

Juliet

b)

Paris

c)

Benvolio

d)

Mercutio

17.

Finish the line: "A rose by any other name would smell as ____"

a)

Gross

b)

Sweet

c)

Flowery

d)

Evil

18.

Which best characterizes the actions at the end of the play?

a)

They were a series of intentional slights on each family

b)

They were the result of miscommunication and unfortunate timing

c)

They were all due to meddling family members

19.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Escalus

c)

Shakespeare

d)

James I

20.

Where does the play take place?

a)

Mantua

b)

London

c)

Verona

d)

Rome

21.

Why is Romeo sad in the beginning of the play?

a)

He finds out that Juliet has killed herself

b)

He is rejected by Juliet

c)

He wants to attend the capulet ball but cannot

d)

Rosaline has rejected Romeo's offer of love.

22.

Which of Romeo's friends is often causing trouble and joking around?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

23.

What does Lady Capulet want Juliet to do?

a)

She wants her to begin dating to find a husband

b)

She wants her to marry County Paris

c)

She wants her to ridicule Romeo at the Capulet ball

d)

She wants her to help look for wedding dressed.

24.

Which Capulet is always eager to fight?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

25.

What is the name of Romeo’s spiritual advisor?

a)

Friar Tuck

b)

Friar Chuck

c)

Friar Lawrence

d)

French Friar

26.

Why does the Friar finally agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

He is about to quit being a priest anyway

b)

He can see how much Romeo truly loves Juliet

c)

He believes it will bring the families together again

d)

He does not agree to marry them

27.

Which of Romeo's friends tries to keep the peace?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

28.

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.

d)

Tybalt is Juliet's cousin, and if Tybalt is killed Juliet will kill herself.

29.
Who kills Tybalt? 
a)
Romeo 
b)
Mercutio
c)
Benvolio 
d)
The Prince
30.

Which characters die in Act 3?

a)

Tybalt and Romeo

b)

Benvolio and Mercutio

c)

Mercutio and Tybalt

d)

Romeo and Juliet

31.

What upsets Romeo the most about being banished?

a)

He has to leave the city of Verona

b)

He can never see Juliet again

c)

He can't see his friends again

d)

He has to leave his family

32.
At the end of Act 3, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for what reason?
a)
To go to confession 
b)
To divorce Romeo before marrying Paris
c)
To get advice.
d)
To get medicine to sleep better. 
33.

How do the main lovers die?

a)

Romeo uses his dagger and Juliet takes poison

b)

Both by poison

c)

Romeo takes poison and Juliet uses a dagger

d)

Paris kills Romeo and Juliet takes his poison

34.

Where are Romeo and Juliet when they promise to get married?

a)

At the Capulet Party

b)

On Juliet's balcony

c)

At Friar Lawrence's Cell

d)

In Mantua

35.

Why does Romeo now know about the plot to fake Juliet's death?

a)

The letter never got to him

b)

He did not read the letter sent

c)

The Friar forgot to send a letter

d)

The wedding was moved up a day

36.

Paris's final request before he dies is to be...

a)

praised as a hero

b)

left alone to die

c)

cursed by Romeo

d)

laid with Juliet

37.

The Prince decrees at the end that...

a)

All are happy

b)

All are going to die

c)

All are punished

d)

All are unhappy

38.

What is an apothecary?

a)

A pharmacist

b)

A priest

c)

A spiritual advisor

d)

A witch

39.

Which are types of figurative language?

a)

Characterization

b)

Symbol

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

e)

Plot

40.

Figurative Language is only a sentence or two in length.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

All stories have literary elements.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Select all of the answers that are true about literary elements and figurative language.

a)

Figurative language is always used as foreshadowing.

b)

Literary elements are a type of figurative language.

c)

Figurative language can be identified out of context of a story.

d)

Literary elements last for the entire story and cannot be pulled out in a sentence.

e)

Figurative language and literary elements are the same thing.

43.

Select all the phrases below that are an oxymoron.

a)

Joyful morning

b)

Sick health

c)

Cold fire

d)

Icy hot

44.

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

a)

Dramatic irony is when the character or reader expects one thing to happen, but just the opposite occurs.

b)

Dramatic irony is when a character says one thing, but means the opposite (sarcasm).

c)

Dramatic irony is when the reader knows what is going to happen, but the character(s) do not.

45.

What is NOT an example of dramatic irony from Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Romeo saying that Juliet still looks alive even in death

b)

When Romeo says he loves Tybalt as if he was family

c)

The Nurse believing Juliet to be dead

d)

Romeo not getting the letter in time