WorksheetsR+J Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
Aggressive; Swears to get his vengeance later
Nurse
Mercutio
Tybalt
Benvolio
Warns both parties of punishment if fighting happens again
Rosaline
Paris
Mercutio
Prince
The ideal spouse for Juliet; called "a man of wax" and "the flower of Verona"
Romeo
Paris
Prince
Mercutio
Light-hearted and witty; was invited to the Capulet party
Mercutio
Romeo
Benvolio
Tybalt
Level headed, rational, peaceful; tries to end the fighting between the families
Paris
Prince
Mercutio
Benvolio
Enjoys talking but deeply cares for Juliet's best interests
Paris
Lady Capulet
Nurse
Tybalt
Romeo's spiritual advisor
Benvolio
Friar Lawrence
Prince
Lord Montague
Only referenced; never actually appears in play
Gregory
Rosaline
Abram
Lady Montague
The story of Romeo takes place in which city?
Venice
Vienna
Verona
Vanderbilt
1. Which answer choice best summarizes this speech about Paris that Lady Capulet makes to Juliet?
Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face,
And find delight writ there with beauty's pen;
Examine every married lineament,
And see how one another lends content;
And what obscured in this fair volume lies
Find written in the margent of his eyes.
Paris is a large but handsome man
Paris is like a beautiful book
Paris is already married
Paris' eyes are very revealing
Which statement is the BEST summary of Benvolio's role in Act I?
He shows concern for Romeo and tries to calm the fighting families.
He tries to defend Romeo and threatens to challenge Tybalt to a duel.
He discusses Romeo's private feelings with his uncle, Romeo's father.
He reluctantly agrees to accompany Romeo to the masked feast at the Capulets' home.
In Act I, Scene v, which answer BEST describes why does Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?
He wants to monitor Romeo and see what Romeo might be scheming to do.
He wants to confront Romeo later when there are not so many people present.
He is annoyed but wants to deal with Romeo in his own way.
He will not allow a well-mannered guest to be insulted in his home.
Based on the fact that Romeo locks himself away in his room, what can the reader conclude about him?
He is too embarrassed to be seen out in public.
He is avoiding people he doesn’t like.
He is moody and love-sick, not wanting to be bothered.
He is playing hard to get with Rosaline.
After Tybalt identifies Romeo to Lord Capulet, how is Lord Capulet characterized?
He is bitter. Capulet is equally angered and swears that they will punish Romeo later.
He is level-headed. Capulet hears good things about Romeo and does not want to appear rude in front of his guests.
He is supportive. Capulet encourages Romeo to dance with Juliet, sparking the new relationship.
He is quizzical. Capulet questions Romeo’s motivations for attending.
What does the following line mean?
“He jests at scars that never felt a wound”
Mercutio jokes about love because he has never been in love.
Romeo jokes about love because he has never been in love.
Tybalt jokes about fighting because he has never been injured.
Benvolio jokes about fighting because he has never been injured.
What point does Juliet make when she speaks these lines?
What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.
She thinks that Romeo has a sweet sounding name.
She wishes that Romeo was from a different family
She is enjoying the scent of the roses around her balcony
The blossoming love she feels for Romeo is like a blooming rose.
Juliet tells Romeo not to swear by the moon because the moon symbolizes….
“O swear not by the moon! The inconstant moon that monthly changes in her circled orb…”
coldness, lonesomeness
variability, change
envy, jealousy
secrecy, forbidden love
How will Juliet sneak away to Friar Lawrence's cell?
By wearing a mask
By having the Nurse create a diversion
By pretending to go to confession
By leaving the house at night
After he is wounded, Mercutio says, "A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms' meat of me." Which of these statements is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
I am too weak to enter any of the houses. Tybalt and his friends have killed me.
Curse both the Capulets and the Montagues. Their feud has killed me.
My wounds are like a plague spreading in people's houses. They will kill me.
The feud between the two families is like a plague whose germs are like fat worms.
By the end of Act III, how has Juliet come to regard the Nurse?
with gratitude
with resentment
with admiration
with indifference
How does Juliet react to news of her arranged marriage with Paris?
With horror and anger
With apathy and sullenness
With meekness and obedience
With embarrassment and alarm
“Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.”
pun
oxymoron
foreshadowing
verbal irony
"I will not marry yet; and, when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris."
pun
oxymoron
foreshadowing
verbal irony
“Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven, wolvish-ravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show!”
pun
oxymoron
foreshadowing
verbal irony
“Delay this marriage for a month, a week, Or, if you do not, make the bridal bed in that dim monument where Tybalt lies.”
pun
oxymoron
foreshadowing
verbal irony
“Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!”
pun
oxymoron
foreshadowing
verbal irony
“Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead. So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.”
pun
oxymoron
foreshadowing
verbal irony
What does Paris think has upset Juliet so much?
Mercutio's death
Tybalt's death
Romeo's banishment
The Nurse's betrayal
What is Friar Lawrence's plan for Juliet?
She will marry Paris but continue to see Romeo.
She will go to Mantua and write to her parents of her marriage.
She will fake her own death and run away with Romeo.
She will kill Paris and frame Benvolio for the murder.
How does Juliet first try to kill herself?
By hanging herself with Romeo's cloak
By slitting her wrists with Romeo's sword
By leaping from the top of her tomb
By kissing Romeo's poisoned lips
What message does Balthasar (Romeo's friend) report to Romeo in Mantua?
Juliet will definitely marry Paris
The Prince has pardoned Romeo and will allow him to return to Verona
Juliet is dead and has been laid to rest in the Capulets' tomb
Friar Lawrence is on his way to Mantua.
Why does Romeo seek out an apothecary?
He wants a special medical pass to return to Verona
He plans to poison himself.
He wants a medical expert to confirm that Juliet is really dead.
He wants a special potion to revive Juliet.
Which of these choices most clearly expresses Romeo's chief character flaw?
aggressiveness
impulsiveness
lack of imagination
lovelessness
Which choice BEST states the tragic theme, or overall message, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
Hasty, reckless actions may have disastrous consequences.
Danger can never be avoided in human life
True love is so strong that it can never die.
Disobedience to authority figures must be severely punished, whatever the cost.
Which of the following themes is most clearly suggested by the Prince's words and actions at the end of the play?
All's well that ends well.
Children should obey their parents.
The punishment should fit the crime.
Feuds and vengeance bring tragedy.
