WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Exam Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following best summarizes Friar Lawrence’s plan for Juliet?
Juliet will marry Paris but still see Romeo in Mantua.
Juliet will take a sleeping potion to appear dead, then run away to Mantua to reunite with Romeo.
Juliet will flee to Mantua and write her parents later to confess.
Juliet will take a sleeping potion to appear dead, then kill herself with Romeo.
The following lines from Act 3, Scene 1 mainly show that--
ROMEO: Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee
Doth much excuse the appertaining rage
To such a greeting. Villain am I none.
Therefore, farewell. I see thou know'st me not.
Romeo's marriage inspires a sense of kinship for Tybalt.
Romeo is in love with Tybalt.
Romeo will not stand for Tybalt;
Romeo wishes Tybalt dead.
Why does Shakespeare most likely have Mercutio repeat the following line, “A plague o’ both your houses,” in Act 3, Scene 1?
Shakespeare reinforces the idea that both houses have the plague.
Shakespeare reinforces the idea that both houses are responsible, and therefore should be cursed.
Shakespeare reinforces the idea that the Capulets are responsible, and therefore should be cursed.
Shakespeare reinforces the idea that the Montagues are responsible, and therefore should be cursed.
The following lines from Act 4, Scene 1 mainly show that--
PARIS: Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death,
And therefore have I little talked of love,
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
Paris, like Lord and Lady Capulet, wishes to give Juliet time to grieve before the wedding
Paris is no longer interested in marrying Juliet because of how often she cries
Paris, like Lord and Lady Capulet, believes Juliet is overly upset about Tybalt’s death
Paris, like the Capulets, wants more time to grieve Tybalt’s death
The following lines from Act 4, Scene 2 mainly show that--
CAPULET: Send for the County. Go tell him of this.
I'll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.
Lord Capulet is suspicious of Juliet’s change of heart
Lord Capulet is pleasantly surprised at Juliet’s change of heart
Lord Capulet is pleasantly surprised at Juliet’s change of heart, and moves the wedding up
Lord Capulet plans to complete some knitting tomorrow morning
Which of these inferences is best supported by the passage below from Act 5, Scene 1?
ROMEO: Well, Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight.
Let's see for means. O mischief, thou art swift
To enter in the thoughts of desperate men.
Romeo is desperate to be free of Juliet.
Romeo will kill himself in order to reunite with Juliet.
Romeo plans to lay next to Juliet’s tomb.
Romeo is excited to sleep next to his wife.
Which of the following answers best explains Shakespeare’s use of dramatic irony in the following lines from Act 5, Scene 3?
ROMEO: Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty,
Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death's pale flag is not advanced there.
Romeo’s love for Juliet is blind.
Romeo admires Juilet’s beauty in death when she is actually alive.
Romeo does not think Juliet is actually dead.
Romeo knows that Juliet is actually alive.
What is Juliet pondering when Romeo finds her on the balcony?
JULIET: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
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.
Why is Romeo a Montague?
Why is Romeo?
Where is Romeo?
Who is Romeo?
Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
What can the reader infer based on the information in the first line of this stanza?
the two families in this play are similar in stature and rank
the two families in this play are cursed
the two families in this play are against the relationship between Romeo & Juliet
the two families in this play share a special friendship
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
What implication is made in the last two lines of this stanza?
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet are what finally ends the conflict between the two families.
The families can only stop fighting once they bury their past adventures.
The two families will work out all of their differences and suddenly become friends.
The conflict between the families will grow in intensity due to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes it will end the feud between the families.
He is a great supporter of young love.
He believes the Romeo will make Juliet happier than Paris.
He grows to prize Juliet as a person.
Which word below best characterizes Romeo?
Rash
Prudent
Thrifty
Simple
Which word would best characterize Tybalt?
Impulsive
Wary
Observant
Dim
Which word would best characterize Benvolio?
Genuine
Misleading
Wild
Awkward
Tybalt can be best described as ...
A peacemaker
A leader
An aggressive man
