WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet Final Test Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Last Name
4 lines
2.
First Name
4 lines
3.
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
4.
The fight in Act 1 Scene 1 starts when
a)
Capulet and Montague servants quarrel over petty insults
b)
Tybalt loses his temper
c)
Benvolio insults Tybalt
d)
The officer stirs up the two sides
5.
Romeo and Juliet is set in
a)
Rome
b)
Verona
c)
Sparta
d)
Ithaca
6.
The head of Verona’s government is
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Friar Laurence
7.
Juliet is
a)
16
b)
20
c)
18
d)
13
8.
Romeo decides to go to the Capulet’s party because
a)
He is invited by the servant
b)
Juliet will be there
c)
Rosaline will be there
d)
He is hungry
9.
Who suggests for Romeo to “examine other beauties”?
a)
Balthasar
b)
Benvolio
c)
Mercutio
d)
Montague
10.
Adjectives that describe the character of Tybalt are
a)
Clever and witty
b)
Temperamental and confrontational
c)
Lovesick and moody
d)
Intelligent and obedient
11.
What does it mean to “bite your thumb”?
a)
To chew off your nails
b)
To wave hello
c)
To give an insulting gesture
d)
To chew off a wart
12.
Before the party, Juliet’s mother
a)
Orders her to stay away from Paris
b)
Orders her to avoid Romeo
c)
Asks her if she might love Paris
d)
Asks her if she might love Romeo
13.
Before the party, Romeo and Mercutio discuss
a)
Dreams
b)
Juliet
c)
Politics
d)
Marriage
14.
At the party, Romeo and his friends wear
a)
Robes
b)
Jeweled swords
c)
Crowns
d)
Masks
15.
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?
16.
When the nurse encounters Romeo and his friends, they
a)
Show respect
b)
Try to avoid her
c)
Tease and insult her
d)
Show their surprise
17.
Romeo arranges with the nurse to
a)
Meet Juliet at Friar Laurence’s cell to be married
b)
Discuss marriage with Juliet’s father
c)
Meet Juliet in London
d)
Meet Juliet in Mantua
18.
At first, Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt because Romeo
a)
Is a coward
b)
Is now related to Tybalt by marriage
c)
Thinks that Mercutio has a better chance of Tybalt
d)
Is on his way to marry Juliet
19.
Mercutio is killed by
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Benvolio
d)
Balthasar
20.
Tybalt is killed by
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Paris
d)
Mercutio
21.
The Prince punishes Romeo by
a)
Sentencing him to death
b)
Annulling his marriage
c)
Banishing him from Verona forever
d)
Sentencing him to jail
22.
When the prince arrives, Benvolio
a)
Promises to bring Romeo to the prince
b)
Recounts the events of the killings of the prince
c)
Delivers a message from Romeo to Juliet
d)
Confesses to the killing of Tybalt to the prince
23.
All of the following consequences result from Romeo’s killing of Tybalt EXCEPT
a)
Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo
b)
Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage
c)
Juliet is to be married to Paris almost immediately
d)
Romeo is banished from Verona
24.
After killing Tybalt, Romeo flees to
a)
His parent’s house
b)
Juliet’s house
c)
Friar Laurence’s cell
d)
The city of Mantua
25.
After learning of his exile, Friar Laurence attempts to convince Romeo that
a)
He has many reasons to be happy
b)
He must go to the prince and confess at once
c)
Trying to visit Juliet now would be too dangerous
d)
Even death would be better than banishment
26.
The nurse counsels Juliet to
a)
Go to Romeo in Mantua
b)
Tell her mother everything
c)
Marry Paris
d)
Kill herself
27.
Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion. Which of the following details is not part of his plan?
a)
Juliet should consent to marry Paris
b)
Juliet should drink the vial of liquid
c)
Juliet will wake up alone in the family vault, then meet Romeo in Mantua
d)
Romeo will take her to Mantua after she wakes up
28.
Capulet wanted Juliet to be married quickly so that she would
a)
Forget all about Romeo
b)
Be distracted from grieving for Tybalt
c)
Soon be gone from his house
d)
Stop behaving in a childish manner
29.
The plan to fake Juliet’s death is originated by
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Juliet
c)
Romeo
d)
Friar John
30.
Friar Laurence’s message to Romeo is
a)
Given to Romeo
b)
Delayed when Friar John is quarantined
c)
Lost by Balthasar
d)
Misunderstood by Romeo
31.
Romeo’s servant Balthasar brings Romeo news that
a)
Juliet is dead
b)
Juliet needs help
c)
Juliet must marry Paris
d)
His banishment is canceled
32.
Paris goes to the churchyard to
a)
Curse Juliet
b)
Be there when Juliet awakens
c)
Put flowers on Juliet’s tomb
d)
Talk with Friar Laurence
33.
When Romeo arrives at the tomb, he discovers Paris and
a)
They attempt to awaken Juliet
b)
Kills him in a duel
c)
Quarrels with him for a long time
d)
Is jealous and surprised
34.
Poison kills
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Both
d)
Neither
35.
By the end of the play, the following characters are dead:
a)
Mercutio, Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Paris
b)
Montague, Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Paris, Mercutio
c)
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, Romeo, Juliet
d)
Romeo, Juliet, Friar Laurence, Tybalt, Capulet, the Prince
36.
At the play’s end, both families plan to
a)
Go into seclusion
b)
Punish the friar for his sins
c)
Hold combined funeral services
d)
Build golden statues to honor the lovers
37.
The Montagues and Capulets
a)
Continue their feud
b)
Are put to death
c)
End their feud
d)
Curse Romeo and Juliet
38.
“What’s a Montague? It is not hand, nor foot,/Nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name/ Belonging to a man. / What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.”
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
39.
“Two households, both alike in dignity,/In fair Verona where we lay our scene.”
a)
Chorus
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
40.
“I know not how to tell thee who I am,/ My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself,/Because it is an enemy to thee;/ Had I written it, I would tear the word.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
41.
“Then since the case so stands as now it doth,/ I think it best you marries with the county./ O, he’s a lovely gentlemen!”
a)
Nurse
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
42.
“Thank me no thankings, nor proud me no prouds, /But fettle your find joints ‘gainst Thursday next,/ To go with Paris to Saint Peter’s Church,/ Or I will drag three on a hurdle thither.”
a)
Capulet
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
43.
“I defy you stars!”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
44.
“But come, young waverer, come, go with me,/ In one respect I’ll try assistant be;/ For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
45.
“Here’s to my love! Thus with a kiss I die.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
46.
“O happy dagger/ This is thy sheath.”
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
47.
“For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
a)
The Prince
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
48.
“She doth teach the torches to burn bright!/ Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
49.
“A plague on both your houses!/ They have made worms’ meat of me.”
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
50.
“Part, fools!/ Put up your swords. You know not what you do.”
a)
Benvolio
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Tybalt
51.
“This, by his voice, should be a Montague./ Fetch me my rapier, boy.”
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
52.
“If ever you disturb our streets again/ Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”
a)
The Prince
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
53.
“I beg for justice, which thou, Prince, must give./ Romeo slew Tybalt; Romeo must not live.”
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
54.
“Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford/ No better term than this: thou art a villain.”
a)
Tybalt
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
55.
“O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught,/ Environed with all these hideous fears,/ And madly play with my forefather’s joints, And pluch the mangled Tybalt from his shroud,/ And in this rage, with some great kinsman’s bone/ As with a club dash out my desp’rate brains?”
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
56.
“O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.”
a)
Mercutio
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
57.
Even though Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Shakespeare still uses
a)
Voiceovers
b)
Elaborate stage settings
c)
Comic relief
d)
Flashbacks
58.
A monologue is different from dialogue in that a monologue is spoken by
a)
One character to other characters onstage
b)
One character to the audience
c)
The playwright to the reader
d)
The director to the actors on stage
59.
Two or more characters converse by using
a)
Dialogue
b)
A monologue
c)
A soliloquy
d)
An aside
60.
When a character delivers a soliloquy, he or she
a)
Directs their thoughts to other characters onstage
b)
Expresses private thoughts to the audience
c)
Speaks from behind a curtain or somewhere offstage
d)
Describes an event that is related to but not a part of the dialogue
61.
An excellent example of a soliloquy in Romeo and Juliet would be
a)
The prologue of the play
b)
When Juliet is about to take the potion that Friar Laurence gave her
c)
When Romeo and Juliet speak for the first time
d)
When the Prince concludes the play with “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”
62.
In the balcony scene, Romeo says to the audience, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this.” This form of speech is
a)
A monologue
b)
Dramatic irony
c)
An aside
d)
A soliloquy
63.
Benvolio is always trying to
a)
eat food
b)
start fights with the Capulets
c)
keep the peace
64.
The line “Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books” includes an example of
a)
A pun
b)
A metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
A simile
65.
When Mercutio says, “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man” is an example of
a)
A pun
b)
Dramatic irony
c)
An aside
d)
A foil
66.
A moment of dramatic irony in a play occurs when
a)
A new conflict complicates the main plot
b)
The audience knows something that a character onstage does not know
c)
A character grows and changes as events in the plot unfold
d)
The saddest moment of a tragedy takes place
67.
When Romeo is in the Capulet crypt with Juliet and says, “Death… Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty / … Beauty’s ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks…”, the dramatic irony lies in the fact that
a)
Romeo no longer finds Juliet attractive.
b)
Romeo feels deep grief.
c)
The audience knows Juliet is not dead.
d)
Juliet is just as beautiful dead as alive.
68.
What is the irony in the encounter between Tybalt and Romeo in Act 3, Scene 1?
a)
Romeo knows that Tybalt is now his kinsman, as a result of marrying Juliet, and Tybalt does not know
b)
Tybalt’s anger toward Romeo is a case of mistaken identity
c)
Romeo does not know about Tybalt’s letter to him proposing a duel
d)
Tybalt is not really intending to harm Romeo
69.
Which of the following lines from the play contains an oxymoron?
a)
“Ay me! Sad hours seem long./Was that my father that went hence so fast?”
b)
“O heavy lightness, serious vanity,/Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!”
c)
“…this love that thou hast shown/Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.”
d)
“Bid a sick man in sadness make his will:/Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill!”
70.
What is revealed about Mercutio in this except from his monologue about Queen Mab in Act I, Scene 4?
a)
Mercutio is thoughtful and practical.
b)
Mercutio is sad and depressed.
c)
Mercutio is imaginative and playful.
d)
Mercutio is violent and insane.
71.
In Act I, Scene 5, Capulet allows Romeo to remain at the feast. Which line from the play provides Capulet’s reasoning for doing so?
a)
(Tybalt to Capulet) “Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, / A villain that is hither come in spite, / To scorn at our solemnity this night.”
b)
(Capulet to Tybalt) “… Verona brags of him / To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth: / I would not for the wealth of all the town / Here in my house do him disparagement…”
c)
(Capulet to Tybalt) “Am I the master here, or you? go to. / You'll not endure him! God shall mend my soul! / You'll make a mutiny among my guests!”
d)
(Capulet to Tybalt) “You are a saucy boy: is't so, indeed? / This trick may chance to scathe you, I know what: / You must contrary me! marry, 'tis time.”
72.
In Act II Scene 2, Juliet tells Romeo, “O swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon, / That monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.” Which statement best paraphrases Juliet’s words?
a)
Don’t swear your love by the moon, Romeo! I don’t want your love to be like the moon and always changing.
b)
I don’t want you constantly comparing your love to the moon, Romeo. Prove your love in other ways.
c)
I want your love to revolve around me like the moon circles the Earth, Romeo.
d)
The moon is inconstant just like your love will be, Romeo. I don’t trust your words.
73.
After Mercutio is wounded in Act III Scene 1, he says, “A plague o’ both your houses! / They have made worms’ meat of me.” Which statement best paraphrases Mercutio’s words?
a)
I curse the Capulet and Montague families! Their feud has killed me.
b)
My injuries are all Tybalt’s fault.
c)
My wounds are fatal and will spread like the plague.
d)
The Capulet and Montague families are cursed! I will be the worms’ dinner.
74.
By the end of Act III, Juliet can no longer trust or confide in the Nurse. Which line from the play best displays this?
a)
“O God!--O nurse, how shall this be prevented? / My husband is on earth, my faith in heaven; / How shall that faith return again to earth, / Unless that husband send it me from heaven / By leaving earth?”
b)
“Comfort me, counsel me. / Alack, alack, that heaven should practice stratagems / Upon so soft a subject as myself!”
c)
“Speakest thou from thy heart?”
d)
“Well, thou hast comforted me marvelous much./ Go in; and tell my lady I am gone, /Having displeased my father, to Laurence’ cell, / To make confession and to be absolved.”
75.
In Act IV, Scene 3, what fear does Juliet express?
a)
Fear that Friar Laurence may have accidentally given her a poison that will kill her.
b)
Fear that Friar Laurence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.
c)
Fear that Juliet’s marriage to Romeo was poisoned because Friar Laurence performed it in secret.
d)
Fear that her marriage to Paris is doomed.
76.
In Act V Scene 2, when Friar Laurence learns that Friar John has not yet been to Mantua, what emotion does Friar Laurence express?
a)
Concern over Friar John’s health.
b)
Confusion about who sent Romeo the letter.
c)
Fear of being infected with plague.
d)
Panic over Romeo not receiving the letter.
77.
Which of the following lines from the play best explains why the Apothecary agrees to sell Romeo poison?
a)
“Who calls so loud?”
b)
“Such mortal drugs I have; but Mantua’s law / Is death to any he that utters them.”
c)
“My poverty but not my will consents.”
d)
“Put this in any liquid thing you will, / And drink it off; and, if you had the strength/Of twenty men, it would dispatch you straight.”
78.
Which of the following lines from the play is NOT an example of another character warning Romeo about his impulsiveness?
a)
Friar Laurence: “Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”
b)
Benvolio: “Be ruled by me, forget to think of her… / By giving liberty unto thine eyes; / Examine other beauties.”
c)
Juliet: “I have no joy of this contract to-night: / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; / Too like the lightning.”
d)
Balthasar: “I do beseech you, sir, have patience: / Your looks are pale and wild, and do import / Some misadventure.”
79.
PART A: Which of the following sentences best states a possible theme of the play?
a)
Children, obey your parents.
b)
Arranged marriages are the most successful
c)
Hatred leads to violence, destruction, and waste
d)
Love conquers all
80.
PART B: Which of the following lines from the play BEST supports your response to Part A?
a)
Capulet: “Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch! / I tell thee what: get thee to church o' Thursday, / Or never after look me in the face…”
b)
Friar Laurence: “For this alliance may so happy prove, / To turn your households' rancour to pure love.”
c)
Prince: “See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, / That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love…/All are punished.”
d)
Montague: “But I can give thee more:/For I will raise her statue in pure gold; / That while Verona by that name is known, / There shall no figure at such rate be set / As that of true and faithful Juliet.”
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