WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Test Review - English 9
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of Shakespeare’s theater?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Theater
c)
The Play Place
d)
The King's Palace
2.
Which of the following is NOT a category Shakespeare's plays are divided into?
a)
Histories
b)
Tragedies
c)
Comedies
d)
Romantic
3.
What is the term for a fourteen line poem about love perfected by Shakespeare?
a)
Histories
b)
Tragedies
c)
Comedies
d)
Sonnets
4.
The opposite is said from what is intended for emphasis.
a)
Verbal Irony
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
5.
A character who contrasts with the protagonist in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist.
a)
Character Foil
b)
Aside
c)
Comic Relief
d)
Cosmic Irony
e)
Dramatic Irony
6.
The opposite of what we expect to happen actually happens.
a)
Situational Irony
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
7.
Words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, but not "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play.
a)
Aside
b)
Character Foil
c)
Comic Relief
d)
Cosmic Irony
e)
Dramatic Irony
8.
A rhythm of five unstressed syllables followed by five stressed syllables.
a)
Iambic Pentameter
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
9.
A clever use of the double meaning of words.
a)
Pun
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
10.
A type of drama in which the characters experience reversal of fortune, usually for the worse.
a)
Tragedy
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
11.
The audience is privy to information that another character does not know.
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
12.
Provides a moment of “relief” from the drama of a play.
a)
Comic Relief
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Cosmic Irony
e)
Dramatic Irony
13.
A speech meant to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage— this speech reveals the character’s inner thoughts to the audience.
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Character Foil
d)
Comic Relief
e)
Cosmic Irony
14.
He kills himself when he thinks Juliet is dead
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
15.
The protagonist kills him to avenge his friend's death
a)
Tybalt
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
16.
He throws a party to introduce Juliet to bachelors
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Benvolio
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Juliet
e)
Lady Capulet
17.
He is slain by a Capulet
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
18.
The favored suitor for Juilet
a)
Paris
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
19.
He agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Juliet
e)
Lady Capulet
20.
Cousin to Romeo who is also his close friend.
a)
Benvolio
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Juliet
e)
Lady Capulet
21.
She dies grieving for her son
a)
Lady Montague
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
22.
She refused Romeo's love and caused him to spiral into depression
a)
Roasline
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
23.
Juliet's servant and mentor
a)
Nurse
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
24.
Two men want to marry her
a)
Juliet
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Lady Capulet
25.
Wants the Prince to execute Romeo
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
26.
Sends Romeo into exile
a)
Prince
b)
Benvolio
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Juliet
27.
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow,/That I shall say good night till it be morrow."
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Apothecary
e)
Lord Capulet
28.
"My poverty, but not my will consents"
a)
Apothecary
b)
Juliet
c)
Romeo
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Lord Capulet
29.
"Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set/On the fair daughter of rich Capulet."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Apothecary
e)
Lord Capulet
30.
"Death is my son-in-law./Death is my heir"
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Juliet
c)
Romeo
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Apothecary
31.
"Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it:/If, in thy wisdom, thou canst give no help,/Do thou but call my resolution wise,/And with this knife I'll help it presently."
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Apothecary
e)
Lord Capulet
32.
"So smile the heavens upon this holy act/That after-hours with sorrow chide us not."
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Apothecary
e)
Lord Capulet
33.
"There is thy gold, worse poison to men’s souls,/Doing more murder in this loathsome world,/Than these poor compounds that thou mayst not sell."
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Apothecary
e)
Lord Capulet
34.
"For never was a story of more woe/Then this of Juliet and her Romeo."
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Juliet
c)
Romeo
d)
Friar Laurence
e)
Apothecary
35.
In the Prologue, the chorus informs the audience that
a)
Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed" lovers
b)
Romeo and Juliet are going to die
c)
Their deaths end their parents' feud
d)
All of the above
36.
What is the major conflict in the play?
a)
Romeo vs Tybalt
b)
Juliet vs Lord Capulet
c)
Capulets vs Montagues
d)
Friar Laurence vs Prince Escalus
37.
What is Shakespeare's equivalent to "flipping the bird"?
a)
Swearing
b)
Cutting flowers
c)
Thumb biting
d)
Flipping the bird
38.
Adjectives that describe Tybalt are-
a)
Clever and witty
b)
Temperamental and confrontational
c)
Lovesick and moody
d)
Intelligent and obedient
39.
What conflicts with the values of Romeo and Juliet's feuding parents?
a)
Youthful passion
b)
Hatred
c)
Foolishness
d)
Education
40.
What does the famous line “Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo” really mean?
a)
Where are you Romeo?
b)
Why do you have to be a Montague, Romeo?
c)
What are you doing under my balcony Romeo?
d)
Why won’t you ask me out on a date Romeo?
41.
Which character does Shakespeare use as comic relief through the use of lewd humor and sexual/bodily references?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
The Nurse
d)
Juliet
42.
Romeo and Juliet first declare their love for each other
a)
in Friar Laurence's cell
b)
at the Capulet house
c)
at the Montague party
d)
on their death beds
43.
What does Friar Laurence caution Romeo about before Juliet arrives for the wedding?
a)
avoiding Lord Capulet
b)
fighting with Tybalt
c)
the dangers of poison
d)
moving too quickly
44.
How does Mercutio die?
a)
He is trampled by a stampeding horse.
b)
He is poisoned by Friar Laurence.
c)
He is attacked by a rabid dog.
d)
He is stabbed by Tybalt.
45.
Romeo's slaying of Tybalt put Juliet in an awkward position. What did she decide to do?
a)
To weep for Romeo's banishment
b)
To weep for both Romeo and Tybalt
c)
To weep for Tybalt's death
d)
Not to weep for either of them
46.
When Lord Capulet sees that Juliet is distraught over Tybalt's death, what is his plan for cheering her up?
a)
He decides to let her marry Paris in two days' time
b)
He gives her presents and jewels; girls love gifts
c)
He doesn't try cheering her up; 13-year-old girls are hopeless in his opinion.
d)
He shuts her away with her mother.
47.
All of the following are a part of Friar Laurence's plan to help Romeo after his banishment except
a)
spend the night with Juliet
b)
visit the apothecary
c)
sneak off to Mantua
d)
wait for news from Friar Laurence
48.
What does the nurse bring to Romeo as a symbol of Juliet's love for him?
a)
A rose (by any other name, it would still smell as sweet)
b)
A ring
c)
A love letter (sealed with a kiss)
d)
A lock of Juliet's hair
49.
What does Friar Laurence give to Juliet in preparation for her second wedding?
a)
A book explaining why you are only allowed to be married to one person at a time
b)
A bottle of sleeping potion
c)
Something blue
d)
A letter from Romeo
50.
Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead because
a)
Balthasar tells him that Juliet is dead
b)
he receives a letter about Juliet’s death
c)
he has a dream about Juliet’s death
d)
Paris sees him and tells him
51.
Why didn't Friar John deliver the letter to Romeo?
a)
Prince Escalus found out
b)
Juliet changed her plans
c)
He was quarantined
d)
He was arrested
52.
Why does Romeo kill himself?
a)
He can no longer remain in exile without Juliet
b)
Juliet left him for Paris
c)
He finds a sleeping Juliet and thinks she's dead
d)
He doesn't kill himself—he lives a long life in the hills of Mantua.
53.
Why does Juliet kiss Romeo after he is dead?
a)
She hopes there is poison on his lips
b)
She is trying to resuscitate him
c)
She is overcome with love for him
d)
She is saying goodbye
54.
How does Friar Laurence feel after he learns that Romeo and Juliet have committed suicide?
a)
He feels guilty for helping them.
b)
He's glad they were married.
c)
He's happy they are together in eternity.
d)
Depressed; he commits suicide, too.
55.
What is a major factor in Romeo and Juliet's tragic end?
a)
Art
b)
Hatred
c)
Foolishness
d)
Ghosts
56.
How do Romeo and Juliet's deaths affect their families?
a)
They don't. It's business as usual.
b)
It ends the family feud.
c)
Everyone is sad, but nothing changes.
d)
Romeo and Juliet don't die.
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