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Romeo & Juliet Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main setting of the tragedy is ____________________, Italy.

a)

Verona

b)

Mantua

c)

Vandalia

2.

In Act I, Romeo is upset because ____________________ does not love him.

a)

Juliet

b)

Nurse

c)

Rosaline

3.

Prince Escalus decrees that if the Montagues and Capulets fight again, their punishment will be ____________________.

a)

exile

b)

death

c)

a fine

4.

____________________ asks Lord Capulet if he can marry Juliet.

a)

Paris

b)

Benvolio

c)

Romeo

5.

Originally, Lord Capulet wants Juliet to wait ____________________ summers before she gets married.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

6.

____________________ encourages Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party to “examine other beauties.”

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Tybalt

7.

____________________ kills Mercutio.

a)

Tybalt

b)

Romeo

c)

Balthasar

8.

____________________ kills Tybalt.

a)

Mercutio

b)

Balthasar

c)

Romeo

9.

After being exiled, Romeo runs away to ____________________.

a)

Mantua

b)

Manda

c)

Verona

10.

How do Romeo and Benvolio find out about Capulet’s party?

a)

Capulet invites them himself.

b)

Mercutio steals an invitation to try and start trouble.

c)

They help a servant read the names of the guests on the invitation.

11.

Why does Friar Lawrence agree to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet?

a)

He favors young love.

b)

He owes Romeo a favor.

c)

He thinks it will help end the feud.

12.

Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo?

a)

Romeo married his cousin.

b)

Romeo attended Capulet's party.

c)

Tybalt doesn't have a reason- he just likes to fight.

13.

Which of the following is not one of Juliet's fears about taking the potion?

a)

She may wake up in the tomb and go mad.

b)

The potion may not work, and she will have to use her dagger.

c)

Her father asked the Friar to give her poison.

14.

Tybalt is best characterized as

a)

aggressive and quick to fight.

b)

unable to keep a secret.

c)

a peacekeeper.

d)

optimistic.

15.

When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, Capulet threatens Juliet with

a)

life in a nunnery.

b)

disownment.

c)

boarding school.

d)

a vial of poison.

16.

Benvolio informs Romeo of Juliet’s death.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Romeo and Juliet bury their parents’ feud with their deaths.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Lord Capulet does not mind that Romeo is at the Capulet’s party.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Nurse does not know about the secret marriage between Romeo and Juliet.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Who gave Juliet the potion and what does it do?

a)

Friar Laurence - Suppresses all signs of life

b)

The Nurse - Puts her in a deep slumber

c)

The Nurse - Suppresses all signs of life

d)

Friar Laurence - Puts her to sleep

21.

How did Romeo die?

a)

With Juliet's dagger

b)

The Capulet family killed him

c)

Poison that he bought

d)

He did not die

22.

How did Juliet die?

a)

Stabbed herself with her own dagger

b)

The potion Friar Laurence gave her

c)

Stabbed herself with Romeo's dagger

d)

She did not die

23.

What genre is this play?

a)

Shakesperean Tragedy

b)

Shakespearean Tragicomedy

c)

Shakespearean Comedy

24.

What family does Juliet belong to?

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Hatfield

d)

McCoy

25.

What family does Romeo belong to?

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Hatfield

d)

McCoy

26.

In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?

a)

Not quite 14

b)

14

c)

Almost 15

27.
Who is Juliet's best friend?
a)
Her Mother
b)
The Nurse
c)
Sampson
d)
Tybalt
28.
Which person is still alive at the end of the play?
a)
Romeo
b)
Paris
c)
Mrs. Montague
d)
Mrs. Capulet
29.
Who was the messenger that was supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo?
a)
Juliet 
b)
Friar Laurence 
c)
Balthasar
d)
Friar John 
30.
Where does Romeo get the poison? 
a)

some random man on the street

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

an apothecary in Mantua

d)

he made it himself

31.
What city does Romeo and Juliet take place in?
a)
Venice
b)
Verona
c)
Paris
32.

How many acts are in Romeo and Juliet

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

2

33.

Which characters act as therapists?

a)

The Nurse

b)

The Friar

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Lord Montague

34.

Who does Friar Laurence accuse of falling in and out of love so quickly?

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Juliet

35.

Which character dies from grieving for her son?

a)

Lady Montague

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

Rosaline

36.

Romeo is in love with Juliet when the play opens.

a)

True

b)

False

37.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Ms. Finlay
b)
Dante Allegheri
c)
William Shakespeare
d)
Christopher Marlowe
38.
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 
a)
Flip off with the middle finger
b)
Talking about someone's mother
c)
The gesture of cutting the throat. 
d)
When a person bites their thumb.
39.
Who are the tragic heroes?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Juliet and Friar Lawrence
c)
Nurse and Friar Lawrence
d)
Romeo and Tybalt
40.

We know Juliet is NOT dead, but Romeo doesn't. This is an example of...

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

dramatic irony

d)

hyperbole