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Romeo and Juliet Cumulative Test Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Romeo and Juliet set?

a)

Brussels, Belguim

b)

Nice, France

c)

Sicily, Italy

d)

Verona, Italy

2.

What gesture starts the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets at the beginning of the play?

a)

the finger

b)

chin-flicking

c)

thumb-biting

d)

knuckle-cracking

3.

Why does Benvolio draw his sword in the street during Act I?

a)

to stop the fight between the Montagues and Capulets before it begins

b)

to protect himself from Tybalt

c)

to attack Samson and Gregory

d)

to defend the Montagues' honor

4.

Which character claims to hate peace and is always looking for a fight?

a)

Paris

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

5.

Why is Romeo so melancholy when the play begins?

a)

He is in love with Rosaline, but she does not love him back.

b)

He and Juliet are in love, but they cannot be together.

c)

He feels guilty about missing the fight with the Capulets.

d)

He knows he has hurt Juliet's feelings by harming her cousin.

6.

Why does Lord Capulet want Paris to wait before marrying Juliet?

a)

He doesn't trust Paris.

b)

He needs to get approval from Escalus first.

c)

Juliet is already promised to another suitor.

d)

He feels Juliet is still too young to marry.

7.

Why does Peter ask Romeo and Benvolio to read the invitation list given to him by Lord Capulet?

a)

He thinks they are on the list.

b)

He cannot read it himself because he is illiterate.

c)

He is confused about some of the name.

d)

He wants Romeo to come to the feast.

8.

What mistake does Peter make regarding Romeo and Benvolio?

a)

He thinks Romeo is already in love with Juliet.

b)

He does not realize they are Montagues.

c)

He reveals Lord Capulet has agreed to give Juliet to Paris in marriage.

d)

He forgets to tell them the ball is a masquerade party.

9.

Why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the Capulets' feast?

a)

to steal Juliet away from Paris

b)

to kill Lord and Lady Capulet

c)

to make Romeo see their are other beautiful women besides Rosaline

d)

to prove to Rosaline how much he loves her

10.

Why does Romeo agree to go to the feast?

a)

He hopes to see Rosaline.

b)

He longs to be near Juliet.

c)

He plans to ambush Tybalt.

d)

He wants to stop the feud.

11.

How old was Lady Capulet when she gave birth to Juliet?

a)

Three years older than Juliet is in the play

b)

almost the same age as Juliet is in the play

c)

one year younger than Juliet is in the play

d)

eight years older than Juliet is in the play

12.

Which character shows the most authority over the Nurse?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Peter

d)

Juliet

13.

To whom does Juliet initially want to be married?

a)

Paris

b)

Romeo

c)

no one

d)

Benvolio

14.

What does Juliet agree to do with regard to Paris?

a)

marry him

b)

find out if he loves her

c)

see if she can love him

d)

reject his proposal

15.

Which event does Romeo foreshadow as he makes his way to the feast?

a)

his marriage to Juliet

b)

his own death

c)

Mercutio's death

d)

the end of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets

16.

How do the Montagues plan on getting into the Capulets' feast?

a)

by wearing masks

b)

by climbing up the balcony

c)

by drugging the guards

d)

by hiding inside until the party begins

17.

Why is Romeo anxious about attending the feast?

a)

He is worried about falling in love with Juliet.

b)

He dreamt that it was a bad idea.

c)

He thinks Tybalt will recognize him and start trouble.

d)

He is afraid of seeing Rosaline.

18.

Who first discovers there is a Montague at the Capulets' feast?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Tybalt

d)

the Nurse

19.

How do Romeo and Juliet metaphorically describe themselves in their FIRST conversation?

a)

as the sun and the moon

b)

as a lion and a lamb

c)

as a pilgrim and a saint

20.

How do Romeo and Juliet act when each discovers who the other is?

a)

Romeo is sad, but Juliet is intrigued.

b)

Romeo is ecstatic, but Juliet is worried.

c)

They are both devastated.

d)

Neither one cares.

21.

Why is Lord Capulet so protective of Juliet?

a)

She is very fragile, and he is scared she will die.

b)

She is his only child, and he believes she is too young to marry.

c)

She is his oldest daughter, and he does not want her to leave the home.

d)

She is his youngest child, and he does think she is responsible enough for marriage.

22.

As Romeo and Juliet fall in love "at first sight," who breaks the bad news of the identity of each of them?

a)

Benvolio tells Romeo; the Nurse tells Juliet.

b)

The Nurse tells them both.

c)

Tybalt tells them both.

d)

No one - they do not know each other's identity.

23.

What is Juliet's age in the play?

a)

13

b)

16

c)

18

d)

21

24.

How much time elapses during the course of the play?

a)

4 and a half days

b)

one week

c)

no way to know

d)

three weeks

25.

To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?

a)

the moon

b)

a pilgrim

c)

a saint

d)

the morning sun

26.

After the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, Benvolio acts as a...

a)

chorus

b)

fool

c)

messenger

d)

pallbearer

27.

What is Mercutio's nickname for Tybalt?

a)

Brawling Boy

b)

King of Complaints

c)

Prince of Cats

d)

Tricky Ty

28.

What does Juliet place beside her bed as she takes the sleeping potion?

a)

a dagger

b)

a prayer book

c)

Romeo's picture

d)

antidote

29.

Who are the only characters who know of Romeo and Juliet's marriage?

a)

Friar John and Friar Lawrence

b)

Mercutio and Paris

c)

the Nurse and Friar Lawrence

d)

Tybalt and Friar John

30.

Whose body is in the tomb with Juliet when she is under the spell of the potion?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

31.

Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

He hopes the marriage will end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.

b)

He can see that the young couple is madly in love.

c)

He is plotting to kill both of them.

d)

Romeo threatens him with violence.

32.

Who intervenes in the brawl between the Montague and Capulet servants?

a)

Prince Escalus

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Count Paris

d)

Romeo

33.

Where does Romeo sneak into to get to Juliet's balcony?

a)

an orchard

b)

an alley

c)

a pier

d)

a carriage

34.

How many days after Romeo and Juliet meet do they get married?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

7

35.

Who challenges Romeo to a duel?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Count Paris

c)

Benvolio

d)

Tybalt

36.

What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?

a)

death

b)

a fine

c)

exile

d)

jail

37.

How long did Juliet want her coma to last?

a)

72 hours

b)

48 hours

c)

42 hours

d)

24 hours

38.

Why does Juliet fake her own death?

a)

to make her family feel guilty about making her marry Paris

b)

in order to avoid having to marry Paris instead of Romeo

c)

She is sad and depressed.

d)

in order to escape to America

39.

Where does Romeo get poison?

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

an apothecary

c)

a witch doctor

d)

Friar John

40.

Who does Romeo find and kill at Juliet's crypt?

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Count Paris

d)

Benvolio

41.

Who tells Romeo and Juliet's "death"?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Balthasar

c)

Friar Lawrence

d)

Mercutio

42.

Who kills Mercutio?

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

43.

Who persuades Romeo to attend the Capulets' feast?

a)

Juliet

b)

Rosaline

c)

Benvolio

d)

Mercutio

44.

What does Juliet claim Romeo hears the morning after their wedding night?

a)

a nightingale

b)

a lark

c)

a crow

d)

a mockingbird

45.

Who discovers Juliet after she take Friar Lawrence's potion?

a)

Romeo

b)

Paris

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

the Nurse

46.

To which powerful figure is Count Paris related?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

King John

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Friar Lawrence

47.

To what city is Romeo exiled?

a)

Verona

b)

Nice

c)

Mantua

d)

Sicily

48.

Who is the fairy Mercutio says visits people in their dreams?

a)

Tinkerbell

b)

Queen Mab

c)

Juliet

d)

Merryweather

49.

What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?

a)

Kill herself

b)

Run away with Romeo

c)

act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris

d)

She does not advise Juliet on the subject.

50.

Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo poison?

a)

He is poor and needed the money.

b)

He secretly wants Romeo dead.

c)

He secretly wants Juliet dead.

d)

He does not realize he is giving Romeo poison.

51.

On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Saturday

d)

Sunday

52.

Who does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Montagues

d)

Capulets

53.

In what area is Friar Lawrence an expert?

a)

plants and herbs

b)

mythology

c)

religion

d)

poison

54.

How and where does Romeo commit suicide?

a)

in Juliet's bedroom with a dagger

b)

in the library with a candlestick

c)

with poison in Juliet's tomb

d)

with poison in the orchard

55.

Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself to death?

a)

the Nurse

b)

Romeo

c)

Friar John

d)

Friar Lawrence

56.

Why didn't Friar John deliver Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo in exile?

a)

He didn't want to aid in a deception.

b)

He felt it wasn't safe to leave Verona.

c)

He was stuck in a house that was quarantined due to the plague.

d)

He did not want Romeo to know that Juliet was dead.

57.

How does the play present love?

a)

As an intense and overwhelming force

b)

As a silly, childish emotion

c)

As an ultimately selfish act

d)

As a short-lived and shallow feeling

58.

Which theme does the chorus introduce at the start of the play?

a)

The benefits of violence

b)

The amorality of love

c)

The power of fate

d)

The injustice of patriarchy

59.

Who does the play ultimately suggest is responsible for Romeo's and Juliet's tragedy?

a)

Romeo

b)

Paris

c)

Society

d)

the Nurse

60.

Which phrase from the prologue emphasizes the theme of fate's power?

a)

"ancient grudge"

b)

"take their life"

c)

"star-crossed lovers"

d)

"two households"