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Romeo and Juliet

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Verona

b)

Rome

c)

Paris

d)

Spain

2.

Who convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet's party?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Juliet

3.

Why is Romeo upset at the top of the play?

a)

He wasn't upset.

b)

His parents grounded him.

c)

He wasn't invited to the party.

d)

He'd been rejected by a girl.

4.

Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?

a)

At a party thrown by Juliet's parents

b)

At a party thrown by Romeo's parents

c)

At a party thrown by William Shakespeare

d)

At a party throw by Mercutio

5.

Who do Juliet's parents want her to marry?

a)

Prague

b)

Prince

c)

Paris

d)

Peter

6.

Who performs Romeo and Juliet's wedding?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Friar John

d)

Friar Peter

7.

Who kills Mercutio?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Romeo

c)

Tybalt

d)

Mercutio

8.

Who kills Tybalt?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Romeo

d)

Peter

9.

Why is Romeo exiled?

a)

Marrying Juliet

b)

Killing Tybalt

c)

Killing Mercutio

10.

What does Friar Lawrence tell Juliet she must do to avoid marrying Paris?

a)

Stand up for herself.

b)

Fake her own death.

c)

Run away with Romeo.

11.

What must Romeo decide to do since the love of his life is dead?

a)

Become a monk.

b)

Fake his own death.

c)

Kill himself.

d)

Kill Friar Lawrence.

12.

What do the two families decide to do in the end?

a)

Continue their feud.

b)

End their feud.

c)

Have a duel to the death.

13.

Why do the two families hate each other?

a)

Two of the their ancestor's killed each other.

b)

The Capulets are rich and the Montagues are poor.

c)

We don't know.

d)

Haters gonna hate.

14.

Who wrote the original play of Romeo and Juliet?

a)

William Shatner

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

William Stratosphere

d)

William Sarcopolis

15.

What are the names of the two feuding families?

a)

Montgomerys and Cartwrights

b)

Montanas and Christophers

c)

Montagues and Capulets

d)

Marsupials and Caucasians

16.

Why does Romeo think Juliet is dead?

a)

The message about Juliet's death being staged isn't delivered.

b)

As her soul mate he just knows she's dead.

c)

He had a premonition.

d)

He' senses she is gone.

17.

Why does Juliet decide to fake her own death?

a)

So she doesn't have to marry Prince.

b)

So she doesn't have to marry Paris.

c)

So she doesn't have to marry Portugal.

d)

So she doesn't have to grow up.

18.

To what does Romeo compare Juliet's beauty?

a)

The sun

b)

A rainbow

c)

A cloud

d)

The moon

19.

What type of figurative language does Shakespeare use here: "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun."

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Similie

20.

When Juliet says, "My only love sprung from my only hate, too early seen unknown and known too late. Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy," what does she mean?

a)

She hates Romeo.

b)

She hates herself for loving Romeo.

c)

She hates that Romeo loves her.

d)

She can't belive she has fallen in love with a Montague.

21.

Why is Romeo so sad at the beginning of the play?

a)

He loves Juliet but she doesn't love him.

b)

He loves Rosaline but she doesn't reciprocate that love.

c)

He believes he will never find true love.

d)

He is depressed.

22.

Romeo both die before they are wed: True or False

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Juliet's father vows to disown her if she does not marry Paris: True or False

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What happens when Romeo tries to stop the fight between Mercutio and Tybalt?

a)

Romeo is stabbed.

b)

Mercutio kills Tybalt.

c)

Tybalt stabs Mercutio.

d)

Romeo stops the fight.

25.

What did Romeo do to avenge Mercutio's death?

a)

Kill Peter

b)

Kill Benvolio

c)

Kill Tybalt

d)

Kill Paris

26.

What was Prince so upset about the fight between Mercution and Tybalt?

a)

Mercutio is his cousin.

b)

Tybalt was his cousin.

27.

Does Juliet still love Romeo after he kills her cousin, Tybalt?

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

What will Lord Capulet do if Juliet refuses to marry Paris?

a)

Send her to a monastery.

b)

Kick her out of his house.

c)

Make her become a nun.

d)

Never speak to her again.

29.

Who does the Nurse think Juliet should marry?

a)

Paris

b)

Romeo

c)

Prince

d)

Mercutio

30.

What does Juliet give the Nurse to give to Romeo?

a)

Necklace

b)

Ring

c)

Bracelet

d)

Earring

31.

How long will Juliet stay asleep with the poison?

a)

1 day

b)

2 days

c)

3 days

d)

4 days

32.

How will Romeo find about Juliet's plan to fake her own death?

a)

Juliet will write him a letter.

b)

Friar John will write a letter.

c)

Friar Lawrence will write a letter.

d)

Benvolio will tell Romeo.

33.

To which town is Romeo banished?

a)

Verona

b)

Paris

c)

Mantua

d)

Portugal

34.

Why does Lady Capulet think Juliet was crying?

a)

Mercutio's death

b)

Romeo's banishment

c)

Tybalt's death

35.

What are the Nurse and Juliet's parents doing while Juliet drinks the poison?

a)

Sleeping

b)

Preparing for the wedding

c)

Discussing how to kill Romeo

d)

Planning out Juliet's future

36.

Does Juliet have reservations about drinking the potion?

a)

Yes

b)

No

37.

What is Juliet afraid will happen after she drinks the poison?

a)

She will actually die

b)

She will wake up and have to live the rest of her life in the tomb.

c)

She will hate Romeo after she wakes up

38.

What does Balthasar do after Romeo tells Balthasar to take the letter to Romeo's parents?

a)

He runs to tell Romeo's parents

b)

He stays outside the tomb

c)

He runs to find Friar Lawrenc

d)

He stays in Mantua

39.

Who does Romeo find at Juliet's tomb when he arrives?

a)

The Nurse and Lady Capulet

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Paris

d)

Benvolio

40.

What has happened when Friar Lawrence arrives at the tomb?

a)

Tybalt's body is outside the tomb.

b)

Paris and Romeo are dead in the tomb.

c)

Juliet has killed herself.

41.

After seeing Romeo has killed himself what does Juliet do?

a)

She drinks the last of the poison in Romeo's cup.

b)

She becomes a nun.

c)

She takes Romeo's dagger and stabs herself.

d)

She faints.

42.

When the Prince wants to know what has happened, who tell him the story?

a)

Balthasar

b)

Page

c)

Friar Lawrence

d)

Nurse

43.

Who blames himself for this trajedy?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Friar Lawrence

d)

Frian John

44.

What does Capulet decide to do to honor the dead couple?

a)

Build a statue of Romeo

b)

Build a statue of Paris

c)

Build a statue of Juliet

d)

Built a statue of the sun

45.

What does Lord Montague decide to do to honor the dead couple?

a)

Build a statue of Juliet

b)

Build a statue of Romeo

c)

Build a statue of Paris

d)

Build a statue of the sun

46.

Who blames himself for not "...taking a firm hand..." against the family feud?

a)

Page

b)

Prince

c)

Lord Capulet

d)

Lord Montague

47.

What is an Apothecary?

a)

A swordsman

b)

A pharmacist

c)

A nobleman

d)

A baker

48.

Who does the Page run to find at the tomb?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lord Montague

c)

The watchman

d)

The Prince

49.

What was your favorite scene from the play?

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