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WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
poetry with ten syllables per line, alternating an unstressed one with a stressed one
run-on line
iambic pentameter
sonnet
blank verse
several lines spoken by one character alone on stage
sonnet
monologue
soliloquy
aside
an expression that combines contradictory ideas together
dramatic irony
tragedy
oxymoron
tragic flaw
when the audience knows something a character on stage does not know
tragic flaw
drama
tragedy
dramatic irony
Which is written in iambic meter?
Instead of going to the store, I went to sleep today.
Always resting on the couch, I couldn't watch tv.
In the night I heard an angel sing.
Just the other day, I went to school with two lunches.
lines spoken to the audience as if other actors can't hear them
oxymoron
aside
exuent
run-on line
Figurative language that compares one thing to another thing without using like or as is a(n)
oxymoron
monologue
metaphor
smilie
A literary device in which a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story is
a metaphor
an oxymoron
foreshadowing
monologue
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.
allusion
foil
dramatic convention
pun
This is a type of figurative language that is a play on words or a joke based on a word with multiple meanings.
pun
foil
sonnet
dramatic conventions
This is a character that makes another character stand out by sharply contrasting one another.
allusion
foil
blank verse
pun
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Elizabeth I
Escalus
Shakespeare
James I
What theater is Shakespeare associated with?
Rose
Royale
Verona
Globe
Where does the play take place?
Mantua
London
Verona
Rome
Who is Juliet's closest friend and confidante?
Lady Capulet
Tybalt
Friar Lawrence
Nurse
A figure of speech in which an animal, object or idea is given a personality and described as a human.
Simile
Epithet
Antagonist
Personification
Romeo belongs to the family of the _________ and Juliet belongs to the family of the _____________
Montagues and Capulets
Capulets and Montagues
When did Romeo and Juliet meet?
At a Capulet party
At a Montague party
When Romeo gatecrashed a Capulet party
At Friar Laurence's Monastery
Who gave Juliet the potion and what does it do?
Friar Laurence - Suppresses all signs of life
The Nurse - Puts her in a deep slumber
The Nurse - Suppresses all signs of life
Friar Laurence - Puts her to sleep
In the end what united both families?
The marriage of their two children
Grief over their dead children
Friar Laurence
Tybalt's death
How did Romeo die?
With Juliet's dagger
The Capulet family killed him
Poison that he bought
He did not die
How did Juliet die?
Stabbed herself with her own dagger
The potion Friar Laurence gave her
Stabbed herself with Romeo's dagger
She did not die
Why does Romeo want to avoid fighting Tybalt?
Tybalt is a mighty warrior.
Romeo has promised Benvolio that he will not fight.
Romeo has just married Juliet, Tybalt’s cousin.
The Prince will punish anyone who fights.
Romeo attacks Tybalt because Tybalt kills
Lord Montague.
Mercutio.
Benvolio.
Paris.
What is the Prince’s punishment for Romeo?
banishment
death
life in a Mantua prison
a sharp reprimand
The girl Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play
Juliet
Lady Capulet
Rosaline
Nurse
Advises Romeo and Juliet; Is a voice of wisdom
Friar Laurence
Friar John
Nurse
Prince Escalus
What is Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet will marry Paris and forget about Romeo because he is banished.
Juliet plans to take her own life in order to get out of the marriage with Paris.
Romeo will return to Verona and beg for forgiveness and to be pardoned.
Juliet will fake her death and run off to Mantua with Romeo until everything blows over.
What does the Prince threaten the families with if they fight again?
Banishment
Death
Jail
A fine
Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet because
he hopes to end the family fued
he understands young love
he approves of early marriages
he thinks the families will be overjoyed
