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Act 5 Romeo and Juliet

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Romeo says, "Then I defy you, stars" he means that he defies...

a)

The Capulets

b)

Fate

c)

Love

d)

Time

2.

Who does Romeo buy poison from?

a)

The Friar

b)

Balthasar

c)

An Apothecary

d)

Tybalt

3.

Who did the Friar send with a letter to Romeo?

a)

Friar John

b)

Balthasar

c)

the Nurse

d)

The Apothecary

4.

Who attempts to rescue Juliet from the tomb when learning the plan has failed?

a)

Romeo

b)

the Nun

c)

Paris

d)

The Friar

5.

What does Paris think Romeo is doing at the tomb?

a)

He thinks he is there to disrespect the Capulets

b)

He thinks he is there to kidnap Juliet

c)

He thinks he is there to apolgoize

d)

He does not know why he is there

6.

What happens to Paris?

a)

He is arrested

b)

Balthasar makes him leave

c)

Romeo kills him

d)

He kills himself

7.

When Juliet awakes, what does she first do to get poison?

a)

She immediately drinks poison

b)

She kisses Romeo

c)

She asks the Friar for poison

d)

She uses the bottle in her pocket

8.

How does Juliet ultimately die?

a)

she drinks poison

b)

she stabs herself

c)

she is executred

d)

Paris kills her

9.

How does Romeo ultimately die?

a)

He drinks poison

b)

He stabs himself

c)

Paris kills him

d)

He dies of a heart attack

10.

What happens with the Montagues and Capulets?

a)

they both seek revenge

b)

they clasp hands in forgiveness

c)

They never speak again

d)

they are arrested by the Prince

11.

The hint of events to come

a)

allusion

b)

foreshadowing

c)

irony

d)

theme

12.

Who says there has never been "a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo"?

a)

The Prince

b)

The Friar

c)

Romeo

d)

Juliet

13.

Why doesn't Romeo know that Juliet is not truly dead?

a)

The message was never delivered to him.

b)

He was in another town.

c)

Friar John didn't want to deliver the news to Romeo.

d)

Romeo had a heart attack.

14.

What prevents Friar John from delivering his message to Romeo?

a)

He is jumped by a group of Capulets during his trip to Mantua.

b)

He is quarantined in a house believed to be infected with the plague.

c)

He isn't prevented from delivering his message to Romeo.

d)

He falls off his horse while on his way to Mantua.

15.

Who is hiding in the Capulet's burial chamber when Romeo arrives to open Juliet's tomb?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Tybalt's ghost

d)

Paris

16.
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How does each character die in Act 5?

a)

Romeo

1.

Drinks Poison

b)

Juliet

2.

Stabbed self with a dagger

c)

Friar Lawrence

3.

Trick question! This person did not actually die

d)

Lady Montague

4.

Died of a broken heart

e)

Paris

5.

Stabbed by someone else

17.
The play ends with the following lines: “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Shakespeare probably ends the play with a rhyme because he wants to
a)
mock the Prince’s pomposity.
b)
demonstrate his formidable literary talents.
c)
make the ending more memorable.
d)
provide the audience with a little comic relief.
18.

Why has Romeo broken into the Capulet's burial chamber?

a)

He wants steal Juliet's valuables to sell to the local pawn shop.

b)

He wants to poison himself next to his wife's body to join her in death.

c)

He wants to take Juliet's body back to Mantua with him for a proper burial.

d)

He was told to get her when she wakes up and run back to Mantua.

19.

What could be viewed as a positive outcome from the ending of the play?

a)

There is nothing positive that happens.

b)

The family feud ends between the Montagues and Capulets.

c)

The feud continues between the families.

20.

It’s illegal for the apothecary to sell poison to Romeo. Why does the old man agree to make the transaction?

a)

a. he's starving and needs the money

b)

b. Romeo threatens him

c)

c. he agrees with Romeo's decision

d)

d. he wants to trick Romeo