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Romeo and Juliet Test Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the child of Lord and Lady Montague?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

2.

Who is the child of Lord and Lady Capulet?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

3.

Who is Romeo's outlandish friend who is killed by Tybalt?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Paris

c)

Rosaline

d)

Mercutio

4.

Who is the priest who performs Romeo and Juliet's wedding?

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Friar John

5.

Who is the girl Romeo has a crush on at the beginning of the play?

a)

Paris

b)

Juliet

c)

the Nurse

d)

Rosaline

6.

Who is the nobleman who wants to marry Juliet?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

the Prince

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

7.

Who is the ruler of Verona?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Paris

c)

the Prince

d)

Lord Capulet

8.

Who is Romeo's peacemaking cousin?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

9.

Who sells Romeo poison in Mantua?

a)

the Apothecary

b)

the Nurse

c)

the Prince

d)

Balthasar

10.

Which event happens the soonest after Romeo and Juliet meet?

a)

Juliet's family holds a feast.

b)

Romeo is banished.

c)

Romeo and Juliet marry.

d)

Romeo kills Tybalt.

11.

Which of these events happens soonest after Romeo kills Tybalt?

a)

Romeo is banished.

b)

Juliet stabs herself.

c)

Juliet fakes her death.

d)

Juliet's father threatens her if she does not marry Paris.

12.

Which of these events happens before Juliet's family holds a feast?

a)

Romeo's heart is broken by Rosaline.

b)

Juliet's father threatens her if she does not marry Paris.

c)

Romeo and Juliet marry.

d)

Juliet fakes her death.

13.

The story mainly takes place in (a)   , Italy.

14.

Who asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the feast?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

15.

When the Prince says, “If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace,” he means that any Montagues and Capulets who fight again will ___________.

a)

be banished

b)

be executed

c)

be paid a debt

d)

be forfeited to the enemy

16.

Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

He believes it will bring the families together.

b)

He is about to quit being a priest anyway.

c)

He can see how much Romeo truly loves Juliet.

d)

He does not agree to marry them.

17.

(a)   sends Romeo a letter challenging him to a fight.

18.

Although he delays at first, Romeo finally fights Tybalt in order to . . .

a)

defend himself.

b)

defend Benvolio.

c)

protect Mercutio.

d)

avenge Mercutio's death.

19.

Romeo goes to (a)   after his banishment.

20.

When Lord Capulet tells Juliet to “hang, beg, starve, die in the streets” when she refuses to marry Paris, he is threatening to ____________ her.

a)

disown

b)

kill

c)

beat

d)

none of the above

21.

Why must Juliet take the friar’s potion earlier than planned?

a)

The potion will go bad if she doesn't take it immediately.

b)

The friar's letter is delivered to Romeo early.

c)

Her father moves her wedding to Paris up a day.

d)

Romeo is already halfway back to Verona.

22.

What happens to Juliet after she takes the potion at the end of Act 4?

a)

She dies.

b)

Everyone thinks she's dead.

c)

She falls ill.

d)

She runs away.

23.

What news does Romeo’s servant Balthasar bring to Romeo in Act 5?

a)

That Juliet is dead and that he saw the funeral

b)

That Romeo needs to buy poison

c)

That Friar Lawrence has a plan and Romeo should wait

d)

That Tybalt is dead

24.

Romeo buys (a)   from the apothecary.

25.

Who is supposed to deliver the friar’s letter to Romeo but gets quarantined instead?

a)

Friar John

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Balthasar

d)

Paris

26.

(a)   is bringing flowers to the Capulet tomb when Romeo arrives there in Act 5.

27.

(a)   kills Paris in Act 5.

28.

What is Paris's dying wish?

a)

For the two families to get along at last.

b)

To be buried next to Juliet.

c)

For Romeo to be arrested.

d)

For Romeo to be kiled.

29.

How does Juliet die?

a)

She stabs herself with Romeo's dagger.

b)

She shoots herself with Romeo's gun.

c)

She kisses Romeo and gets some of the poison on her lips.

d)

She drinks some of the poison.

30.

Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers" because . . .

a)

It is their fate written in the stars never to be together.

b)

Their paths keep crossing, but they never get to meet each other.

c)

They are destined to die and be turned into stars in the sky.

d)

They both love astronomy.

31.

What genre of play is Romeo and Juliet?

a)

comedy

b)

mystery

c)

tragedy

d)

action-adventure

32.

What is the definition of a monologue?

a)

Quick back and forth between characters

b)

A long speech by one actor in a play while other characters are present

c)

Parenthetical comments describing characters' movements

d)

A long speech delivered by a character who is alone on stage

33.

Choose the statement that describes the circumstances of a monologue.

a)

Prior to the fight, the servants banter quickly back and forth.

b)

The nurse complains about her back aching as Juliet rattles out questions.

c)

Friar Lawrence delivers a long stern speech to Romeo about feeling sorry for himself.

d)

After dismissing the Nurse, Juliet is alone and states her resolve to visit Friar Lawrence.

34.

How does a soliloquy develop a character in a play?

a)

By revealing the character's thoughts and feelings

b)

By showing how the character interacts with others

c)

By demonstrating the character's actions

d)

By displaying the character's appearance

35.

Choose the statement that describes the circumstances of a soliloquy.

a)

Benvolio gives a long explanation to the Prince of the "bloody fray."

b)

Juliet, alone in her room, expresses her fears about drinking the potion.

c)

Friar Lawrence and Romeo are hiding when Friar Lawrence tells Romeo of his banishment.

d)

The conversation between Lady Capulet and Juliet is full of double meanings.

36.

In Act 1, Scene 5, at the Capulet feast, Lord Capulet is a dramatic foil for Tybalt because . . .

a)

They both know the Montagues are present, but no one else is aware of it.

b)

Lord Capulet entertains his guests while Tybalt dances with them.

c)

They are both somewhat upset.

d)

Lord Capulet's tolerance of the Montagues contrasts with Tybalt's outrage.

37.

Which theme based on Romeo and Juliet would be most relevant to the Capulet and Montague families.

a)

Hatred between two families can rob people of what they hold dearest.

b)

Young people are foolish and irresponsible when they are in love.

c)

Love is fleeting and must be pursued at all costs.

d)

Misunderstandings can happen at any age and must be forgiven.

38.

The outcome of Juliet's taking the potion is an example of situational irony because . . .

a)

The audience knows she's not dead.

b)

She doesn't mean what she says before drinking it.

c)

The potion kills her unexpectedly.

d)

Her deathlike condition unexpectedly fools Romeo in addition to her family.

39.

Romeo's suicide is an example of dramatic irony because . . .

a)

He doesn't know the potion is lethal.

b)

The audience knows Juliet isn't really dead.

c)

It unites him in death with Juliet.

d)

The audience knows he's married to Juliet.