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Romeo & Juliet Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

poetry with ten syllables per line, alternating an unstressed one with a stressed one

a)

run-on line

b)

iambic pentameter

c)

sonnet

d)

blank verse

2.

several lines spoken by one character alone on stage

a)

sonnet

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside

3.

an expression that combines contradictory ideas together

a)

dramatic irony

b)

tragedy

c)

oxymoron

d)

tragic flaw

4.

when the audience knows something a character on stage does not know

a)

tragic flaw

b)

drama

c)

tragedy

d)

dramatic irony

5.

Which is written in iambic meter?

a)

Instead of going to the store, I went to sleep today.

b)

Always resting on the couch, I couldn't watch tv.

c)

In the night I heard an angel sing.

d)

Just the other day, I went to school with two lunches.

6.

lines spoken to the audience as if other actors can't hear them

a)

oxymoron

b)

aside

c)

exuent

d)

run-on line

7.

Figurative language that compares one thing to another thing without using like or as is a(n)

a)

oxymoron

b)

monologue

c)

metaphor

d)

smilie

8.

A literary device in which a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story is

a)

a metaphor

b)

an oxymoron

c)

foreshadowing

d)

monologue

9.

This is brief reference during a story or play to something outside of the work that is well-known, like a famous historical event or literary figure.

a)

allusion

b)

foil

c)

dramatic convention

d)

pun

10.

This is a type of figurative language that is a play on words or a joke based on a word with multiple meanings.

a)

pun

b)

foil

c)

sonnet

d)

dramatic conventions

11.

This is a character that makes another character stand out by sharply contrasting one another.

a)

allusion

b)

foil

c)

blank verse

d)

pun

12.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Escalus

c)

Shakespeare

d)

James I

13.

What theater is Shakespeare associated with?

a)

Rose

b)

Royale

c)

Verona

d)

Globe

14.

Where does the play take place?

a)

Mantua

b)

London

c)

Verona

d)

Rome

15.

Who is Juliet's closest friend and confidante?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Tybalt

c)

Friar Lawrence

d)

Nurse

16.
The son of Lord and Lady Montague. He falls in love with Juliet Capulet at a masquerade. He seems to be in love with being in love.
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvlio
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Mercutio
17.
The nephew of Lord Montague and friend of Romeo.
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Benvolio
c)
Mercutio
d)
Count Paris
18.
Mercutio
a)
A kinsmen to Prince Escalus and a friend of Romeo.
b)
Benvolio's cousin and court jester.
c)
A kind man who wants to marry Juliet.
d)
A friend to Juliet and cousin to Romeo who wants to make everyone happy all the time.
19.

A figure of speech in which an animal, object or idea is given a personality and described as a human.

a)

Simile

b)

Epithet

c)

Antagonist

d)

Personification

20.

Romeo belongs to the family of the _________ and Juliet belongs to the family of the _____________

a)

Montagues and Capulets

b)

Capulets and Montagues

21.

When did Romeo and Juliet meet?

a)

At a Capulet party

b)

At a Montague party

c)

When Romeo gatecrashed a Capulet party

d)

At Friar Laurence's Monastery

22.

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

23.

In the end what united both families?

a)

The marriage of their two children

b)

Grief over their dead children

c)

Friar Laurence

d)

Tybalt's death

24.

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

25.

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

26.
Which character is Lord and Lady Capulet's daughter? She is thireteen years old.
a)
Lady Montague
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Nurse
d)
Juliet
27.
Which character is nephew to Lady Capulet, and cousin to Juliet?
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Mercutio
28.
What gentleman seeks Juliet's hand in marriage?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Benvolio
c)
Paris
d)
Lord Montague
29.

Why does Romeo want to avoid fighting Tybalt?

a)

Tybalt is a mighty warrior.

b)

Romeo has promised Benvolio that he will not fight.

c)

Romeo has just married Juliet, Tybalt’s cousin.

d)

The Prince will punish anyone who fights.

30.

Romeo attacks Tybalt because Tybalt kills

a)

Lord Montague.

b)

Mercutio.

c)

Benvolio.

d)

Paris.

31.

What is the Prince’s punishment for Romeo?

a)

banishment

b)

death

c)

life in a Mantua prison

d)

a sharp reprimand

32.

The girl Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play

a)

Juliet

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Rosaline

d)

Nurse

33.

Advises Romeo and Juliet; Is a voice of wisdom

a)

Friar Laurence

b)

Friar John

c)

Nurse

d)

Prince Escalus

34.

What is Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Juliet will marry Paris and forget about Romeo because he is banished.

b)

Juliet plans to take her own life in order to get out of the marriage with Paris.

c)

Romeo will return to Verona and beg for forgiveness and to be pardoned.

d)

Juliet will fake her death and run off to Mantua with Romeo until everything blows over.

35.

What does the Prince threaten the families with if they fight again?

a)

Banishment

b)

Death

c)

Jail

d)

A fine

36.

Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet because

a)

he hopes to end the family fued

b)

he understands young love

c)

he approves of early marriages

d)

he thinks the families will be overjoyed