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Romeo & Juliet Act 3

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?

a)

He duels Mercutio.

b)

He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.

c)

He interferes with the fight to break it up and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.

d)

He holds back Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.

2.
Who kills Tybalt? 
a)
Romeo 
b)
Mercutio
c)
Benvolio 
d)
The Prince
3.
Romeo is sentenced to death by the Prince in Act 3 Scene 1. 
a)
True
b)
False
4.
When the Nurse first enters Juliet's room to tell her someone has died, who does she first worry is dead? 
a)
Tybalt 
b)
Her mother
c)
The Nurse
d)
Romeo 
5.
Which characters die in Act 3
a)
Tybalt and Romeo 
b)
Benvolio and Mercutio 
c)
Mercutio and Tybalt 
d)
Benvolio and Tybalt 
6.
What is a foil character? 
a)
A character with opposite characteristics of the protagonist or another key character to be compared and contrasted. 
b)
A character wrapped up in tinfoil to look like a knight or alien. 
c)
A character who is the exact same as another character to emphasis their traits. 
d)
A silly or ignorant character.
7.
Which two characters foil each other?
a)
Nurse and Benvolio 
b)
Romeo and Mercutio
c)
Juliet and Friar Lawrence
d)
Romeo and Lord Capulet 
8.
What does Romeo say he would rather do than be banished?
a)
Serve a prison sentence
b)
Pay a fee
c)
Apologize
d)
Die
9.
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. 
10.
Why does Juliet lose trust in the Nurse at the end of Act 3?
a)
Nurse wants Juliet to kill herself.
b)
Nurse tells Juliet to run away.
c)
Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris.
d)
Nurse tells Juliet's parents about Romeo. 
11.

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.

12.

Which literary device is used when Mercutio says, "Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"

a)

foreshadowing

b)

verbal irony

c)

pun

d)

simile

13.

Why does Mercutio keep repeating, "A plague on both your houses"?

a)

he is dying of the plague and wants Romeo and Tybalt to die too.

b)

the family feud has cost him his life and foreshadows the death of R&J.

c)

he wants the plague to take Romeo's life and for it to go to Juliet's house,

d)

he is scared there is an outbreak of the plague in his house

14.

What is Friar Lawrence's plan?

a)

Friar Lawrence is going to tell Lord and Lady Capulet that Romeo and Juliet are married so that Romeo can stay in Verona.

b)

Romeo should go see Juliet and leave for Mantua in the morning. Friar will try to talk to the Prince.

c)

Friar Lawrence thinks that Juliet should marry Paris and that Romeo should make a new life in Mantua.

d)

To tell the Nurse to convince the Prince that Romeo shouldn't be banished.

15.

Which statement is true about Paris?

a)

His interest in Juliet lessens after Tybalt dies.

b)

He visits the house of Montague and speaks with Benvolio.

c)

He enjoys puns and games that match people's wits.

d)

He wishes to marry a woman he has not courted.

16.

Romeo has descended Juliet's balcony and is looking up at her. She says to him, "I seem to see you...as if you're at the bottom of a tomb. Either my eyesight's failing, or you look pale." What technique does Shakespeare use?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Metaphor

d)

Soliloquy

17.

What is supposed to happen on Thursday?

a)

Romeo and Juliet will die.

b)

Romeo will be coming back to Verona.

c)

The Nurse is going to sneak Juliet out of Verona so that she can be with Romeo.

d)

Juliet is supposed to marry Paris.

18.

Why is Lord Capulet furious with Juliet?

a)

Juliet is married to Romeo and he wants Romeo dead.

b)

She does not want to marry Paris and is disobeying Lord Capulet.

c)

Juliet is mean to the Nurse and Lady Capulet.

d)

He finds out that she will only marry Paris if he gives her until Friday.

19.

Lord Capulet says he will ______ Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris.

a)

kill

b)

disown

c)

give money to

d)

celebrate

20.

As Juliet encounters more conflicts and problems, how does her character change?

a)

she runs away from her problems

b)

she becomes more self-confident and pushes her elders away

c)

she becomes weaker and plans to commit suicide

d)

she confesses her life with Romeo is ill-fated and wants to leave

21.

What technique does Juliet use to describe Romeo when she call him a "beautiful tyrant" and "Fiend angelical" (#75).

a)

personification

b)

pun

c)

oxymoron

d)

simile