WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Final
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which theater was built in England for Shakespeare's group of actors?
a)
The King's Players
b)
The Curtain
c)
The Globe
d)
The Inns of Court
2.
Which of these is a stage prop that would be important in Act 5, Scene 1 when Romeo visits the apothecary?
a)
A dagger and sword
b)
A vial of liquid
c)
A letter on parchment
d)
A long wooden table
3.
How would the Friar speak the line: (Aside) " I would I knew not why it should be slowed"
a)
He would say it after leaving the stage
b)
He would direct it to the audience only
c)
He would interrupt the other actors
d)
He would speak it louder than everything else
4.
What is the purpose of Juliet's soliloquy in Act 3 Scene 2
a)
To summarize the story
b)
To let the audience know how Juliet feels
c)
To give the actor more lines to memorize
d)
to show the audience how the play was made
5.
How is the audience meant to respond to the scene when the nurse meets Mercutio, Benvolio, and Romeo
a)
The audience should cry
b)
The audience should laugh
c)
The audience should stand up
d)
The audience should boo
6.
How can the reader tell that Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy?
a)
The main characters die at the end
b)
The main character has to solve a problem
c)
The Author writes in verse and prose
d)
The characters joke around with one another
7.
What is the purpose for the prologue at the beginning of the play?
a)
To ask the audience to participate
b)
To answer questions from the audience
c)
To introduce the princple actors
d)
To set up the story for the audience
8.
In Romeo and Juliet, the plague causes a problem because it keeps Friar John from delivering a letter to Romeo. How does the plague affect theater in the real world?
a)
It let theaters make more money
b)
It helped actors stay healthy
c)
It caused theaters to close down
d)
It made people want to see plays
9.
The moonlight described in the balcony scene makes the mood
a)
Romantic
b)
Scary
c)
Frantic
d)
Dangerous
10.
Which of the following themes is the lesson that Shakespeare MOST LIKELY wanted the audience to take from the play?
a)
Don't lie to your parents
b)
Don't rush into things
c)
Don't hold a grudge for too long
d)
Don't fall in love with your enemy
11.
Romeo and Juliet mostly takes place in
a)
Paris
b)
London
c)
Verona
d)
Mantua
12.
What is the turning point in the story?
a)
Benvolio talks to Romeo about Rosaline
b)
Paris asks to marry Juliet
c)
Romeo kills Tybalt in a fight
d)
Friar Laurence goes to wake Juliet
13.
Capulet: "For still thine eyes, which I may call the sea, do ebb and flow with tears."
Why does capulet compare Juliet's eyes to the sea?
Why does capulet compare Juliet's eyes to the sea?
a)
Because she is going swimming
b)
Because she has bright blue eyes
c)
Because she drinks too much water
d)
Because she has been crying so much
14.
When Juliet tells her mother she wonders at the haste at marrying Paris, this is ironic because
a)
She plans to kill herself soon
b)
She married Romeo so quickly
c)
She thinks her mother hates Paris
d)
She grieves for Tybalt's death
15.
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
16.
If you ever disturb our streets again/ your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
17.
"But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; My will to her consent is but a part."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
18.
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, all Montagues, and thee."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
19.
"That which we call a rose/ By any other word would smell as sweet."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Juliet
20.
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
21.
"What light through yonder window breaks?/ ... O, that I were a glove upon that hand/ That I might touch that cheek!"
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
22.
"I think it best you married with the county."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Juliet
23.
What is Romeo's mood in Act I, Scene 1
a)
Excited
b)
Depressed
c)
Confrontational
d)
Afraid
24.
Right after the street brawl in Act I, Lord and Lady Montague speak to
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Benvolio
c)
Romeo
d)
Capulet
25.
Why does Capulet tell Tybalt to leave Romeo alone at the feast?
a)
He thinks Tybalt is Romeo's good friend
b)
He thinks Romeo is a good person
c)
He begins to like the Montagues
d)
He wants his daughter to meet Romeo
26.
What happens right after Romeo kisses Juliet at the feast?
a)
He finds out she is a Capulet
b)
He gets in a fight with Tybalt
c)
He talks to Mercutio about his dreams
d)
He reads the invitation for the Capulet's feast
27.
How old is Juliet?
a)
16
b)
21
c)
18
d)
13
28.
According to the Prince, what is the punishment if the Montagues and Capulets have another brawl?
a)
Jail
b)
Banishment
c)
Death
d)
Fines
29.
Who breaks up the streat brawl between the Capulets and Montagues in Act I, Scene 1?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Tybalt
d)
Lady Capulet
30.
What does Paris want from Capulet
a)
An invitation to the party
b)
money and treasure
c)
A duel with Romeo
d)
Marriage to Juliet
31.
What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo at the end of Scene 1?
a)
Talk to Rosaline and tell her how he feels
b)
Ask Capulet for permission to marry Juliet
c)
Forget about Rosaline by meeting other girls
d)
Go to Friar Laurence for help with his problem
32.
Why is Prince Escalus angry at the Montague and Capulet families
a)
They would not let Romeo and Juliet marry
b)
They treated their servants poorly
c)
They caused three street brawls
d)
They killed his favorite cousin, Mercutio
33.
What do Romeo and Mercutio do when they see each other in Act II, Scene 4?
a)
They talk about Juliet
b)
They get in a sword fight
c)
They joke with each other
d)
They go to a private feast
34.
What happens in the well known balcony scene in Act II, Scene 2
a)
Romeo and Juliet declare their love for each other
b)
Romeo tells Mercutio about an ominous dream
c)
Romeo and Juliet get married by Friar Laurence
d)
Juliet finds out Paris wants to marry her
35.
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet
a)
He thinks it will help Romeo forget about Rosaline
b)
He feels bad for giving Juliet a potion
c)
He does not want Juliet to marry Paris
d)
He thinks it will end their families' fued
36.
Why id Juliet impatient while waiting for the Nurse to get back home?
a)
She wants to know if Romeo really loves her
b)
She has to tell the Nurse some important news
c)
She knows Romeo will be arriving soon
d)
She needs help getting ready for the feast
37.
As Juliet talks to Romeo in the balcony scene (Act II, Scene 2) she is interrupted when
a)
Lady Capulet walks by
b)
The Nurse calls for her
c)
Mercutio finds Romeo
d)
A gaurd sees Romeo
38.
Why did Tybalt send a letter to Romeo's house?
a)
To ask about his marriage
b)
To challenge him to a fight
c)
To apologize for hurting him
d)
To invite him to a feast
39.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Paris
b)
Benvolio
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
40.
Who kills Tybalt?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Benvolio
d)
Balthasar
41.
Why does Romeo try to avoid a fight with Tybalt?
a)
He knows they are now related though marriage
b)
he wants Mercutio to fight in his place
c)
He knows that Juliet is watching
d)
He worries his father will find out
42.
Why is Juliet so sad in Act III?
a)
She has to marry Paris
b)
Tybalt is dead
c)
Romeo is banished
d)
She will die a virgin
43.
What punishment does the Prince give Romeo for killing Tybalt?
a)
banishment
b)
death
c)
divorce
d)
fines
44.
Why does Juliet ask her mother and the Nurse to leave her alone in Act IV, Scene 3?
a)
She wants to take the potion in secret
b)
She needs privacy to say her prayers
c)
He does not like her mother or the nurse
d)
She is expecting Romeo to visit her
45.
Who finds Juliet "dead" in Act IV, Scene 5?
a)
Romeo
b)
Friar
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Nurse
46.
How does Friar Laurence's plan fail?
a)
Juliet took the potion to early
b)
The letter never got to Romeo
c)
Paris found Juliet's grave
d)
The Nurse told them about the marriage
47.
Who tells the Prince what happened between Romeo and Juliet at the end of the play?
a)
Paris
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
48.
What do Capulet and Montague do at the end of the play?
a)
Punish Friar Laurence
b)
Put an end to the fued
c)
Fight in a street brawl, killing everyone
d)
Let their children marry
49.
How does Juliet kill herself?
a)
Stabbing herself
b)
Drinking a potion
c)
Poisoning herself
d)
Fighting with Paris
50.
Why does Paris go to the Capulet's monument?
a)
To buy a poison drink
b)
To mourn Juliet's death
c)
To talkto Friar Laurence
d)
To caputure Romeo
51.
Romeo kills Paris in the Capulet monument. What does this show about Romeo?
a)
Romeo thinks Paris hurt Juliet
b)
Romeo is losing control
c)
Romeo is jealous of Paris
d)
Romeo hats Juliet's family
52.
Never was there a tale of more woe...
a)
Than that of Juliet and her Romeo
b)
Than that of Romeo and Juliet
c)
Than Shakespeare's famous tragedy
d)
Than that of Juliet and her dead Romeo
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