WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
The main setting of the tragedy is ____________________, Italy.
Verona
Mantua
Vandalia
In Act I, Romeo is upset because ____________________ does not love him.
Juliet
Nurse
Rosaline
Prince Escalus decrees that if the Montagues and Capulets fight again, their punishment will be ____________________.
exile
death
a fine
____________________ asks Lord Capulet if he can marry Juliet.
Paris
Benvolio
Romeo
Originally, Lord Capulet wants Juliet to wait ____________________ summers before she gets married.
1
2
3
____________________ encourages Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party to “examine other beauties.”
Mercutio
Benvolio
Tybalt
____________________ kills Mercutio.
Tybalt
Romeo
Balthasar
____________________ kills Tybalt.
Mercutio
Balthasar
Romeo
After being exiled, Romeo runs away to ____________________.
Mantua
Manda
Verona
How do Romeo and Benvolio find out about Capulet’s party?
Capulet invites them himself.
Mercutio steals an invitation to try and start trouble.
They help a servant read the names of the guests on the invitation.
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet?
He favors young love.
He owes Romeo a favor.
He thinks it will help end the feud.
Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo?
Romeo married his cousin.
Romeo attended Capulet's party.
Tybalt doesn't have a reason- he just likes to fight.
Which of the following is not one of Juliet's fears about taking the potion?
She may wake up in the tomb and go mad.
The potion may not work, and she will have to use her dagger.
Her father asked the Friar to give her poison.
Tybalt is best characterized as
aggressive and quick to fight.
unable to keep a secret.
a peacekeeper.
optimistic.
When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Capulet threatens Juliet with
life in a nunnery.
disownment.
boarding school.
a vial of poison.
Benvolio informs Romeo of Juliet’s death.
True
False
Romeo and Juliet bury their parents’ feud with their deaths.
True
False
Lord Capulet does not mind that Romeo is at the Capulet’s party.
True
False
The Nurse does not know about the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet.
True
False
Who gave Juliet the potion and what does it do?
Friar Laurence - Suppresses all signs of life
The Nurse - Puts her in a deep slumber
The Nurse - Suppresses all signs of life
Friar Laurence - Puts her to sleep
How did Romeo die?
With Juliet's dagger
The Capulet family killed him
Poison that he bought
He did not die
How did Juliet die?
Stabbed herself with her own dagger
The potion Friar Laurence gave her
Stabbed herself with Romeo's dagger
She did not die
What genre is this play?
Shakesperean Tragedy
Shakespearean Tragicomedy
Shakespearean Comedy
What family does Juliet belong to?
Capulet
Montague
Hatfield
McCoy
What family does Romeo belong to?
Capulet
Montague
Hatfield
McCoy
In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?
Not quite 14
14
Almost 15
some random man on the street
Friar Lawrence
an apothecary in Mantua
he made it himself
How many acts are in Romeo and Juliet
4
5
3
2
Which characters act as therapists?
The Nurse
The Friar
Lady Capulet
Lord Montague
Who does Friar Laurence accuse of falling in and out of love so quickly?
Romeo
Benvolio
Mercutio
Juliet
Which character dies from grieving for her son?
Lady Montague
Lady Capulet
Nurse
Rosaline
Romeo is in love with Juliet when the play opens.
True
False
We know Juliet is NOT dead, but Romeo doesn't. This is an example of...
metaphor
personification
dramatic irony
hyperbole
