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English I: R&J Final Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kills Paris near the Capulet tomb

a)

Balthasar

b)

Romeo

c)

Montague

d)

Mercutio

2.

Identify the speaker: "If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives will pay the forfeit of the peace."

a)

Juliet

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

The Chorus

e)

Prince Escalus

3.

Lord Capulet demands that Romeo leaves his party.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Only four people die throughout the play

a)

True

b)

False

5.

This member is lower class character who is Juliet's caretaker since birth.

a)

Rosaline

b)

Peter the Servant

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Nurse

6.

Romeo's temperamental and witty friend who is related to the Prince of Verona.

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Friar Lawrance

d)

Montague

7.

Which city serves as the setting for Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

Venice

b)

Paris

c)

Verona

d)

Florence

8.

Which character was Romeo in love with prior to meeting Juliet in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

Rosaline

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Tybalt

9.

Which of the following best describes how and where Romeo and Juliet first met in "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

At a royal ball hosted by the Capulet family.

b)

In the streets of Verona during a public gathering.

c)

In the garden of Juliet's family estate.

d)

At the marketplace where Romeo was buying flowers.

10.

Which of the following best describes dramatic irony?

a)

When the audience knows something that the characters in the story do not.

b)

When the main character experiences a sudden and unexpected twist of fate.

c)

When the dialogue in a play is delivered with exaggerated emotions.

d)

When the plot of a story takes an unexpected turn and changes the outcome.

11.

Why does Juliet refuse to marry Paris in Romeo and Juliet?

a)

She is secretly in love with Romeo.

b)

Paris is not wealthy enough to support her.

c)

She discovers Paris is already married.

d)

She realizes her true passion lies in pursuing her dreams independently.

12.

Which of the following best explains why Friar Lawrence approves of Romeo and Juliet's marriage in "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

He believes their love can end the long-standing feud between their families.

b)

He is bribed by Romeo to support their marriage.

c)

He sees an opportunity to gain power and influence through their union.

d)

He wants to spite Juliet's parents and cause them distress.

13.

"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"

a)

Juliet

b)

Nurse

c)

Mercutio

d)

Friar Lawrence

14.

"A plague o' both your houses!"

a)

Mercutio

b)

Romeo

c)

Tybalt

d)

Friar Lawrence

15.
In the prologue, the chorus informs the audience that
a)
Romeo and Juliet are “star crossed” lovers
b)
Romeo and Juliet are going to die
c)
Their deaths end their parents’ feud
d)
All of the above
16.
The fight in Act 1 Scene 1 starts when
a)
Capulet and Montague servants quarrel over petty insults
b)
Tybalt loses his temper
c)
Benvolio insults Tybalt
d)
The officer stirs up the two sides
17.
Juliet is
a)
16
b)
20
c)
18
d)
13
18.
Romeo decides to go to the Capulet’s party because
a)
He is invited by the servant
b)
Juliet will be there
c)
Rosaline will be there
d)
He is hungry
19.
What does it mean to “bite your thumb”?
a)
To chew off your nails
b)
To wave hello
c)
To give an insulting gesture
d)
To chew off a wart
20.
What does the famous line “Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo” really mean?
a)
Where are you Romeo?
b)
Why do you have to be a Montague, Romeo?
c)
What are you doing under my balcony Romeo?
d)
Why won’t you ask me out on a date Romeo?
21.
When the nurse encounters Romeo and his friends, they
a)
Show respect
b)
Try to avoid her
c)
Tease and insult her
d)
Show their surprise
22.
At first, Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt because Romeo
a)
Is a coward
b)
Is now related to Tybalt by marriage
c)
Thinks that Mercutio has a better chance of Tybalt
d)
Is on his way to marry Juliet
23.
All of the following consequences result from Romeo’s killing of Tybalt EXCEPT
a)
Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo
b)
Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage
c)
Juliet is to be married to Paris almost immediately
d)
Romeo is banished from Verona
24.
After learning of his exile, Friar Laurence attempts to convince Romeo that
a)
He has many reasons to be happy
b)
He must go to the prince and confess at once
c)
Trying to visit Juliet now would be too dangerous
d)
Even death would be better than banishment
25.
Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion. Which of the following details is not part of his plan?
a)
Juliet should consent to marry Paris
b)
Juliet should drink the vial of liquid
c)
Juliet will wake up alone in the family vault, then meet Romeo in Mantua
d)
Romeo will take her to Mantua after she wakes up
26.
Capulet wanted Juliet to be married quickly so that she would
a)
Forget all about Romeo
b)
Be distracted from grieving for Tybalt
c)
Soon be gone from his house
d)
Stop behaving in a childish manner
27.
Friar Laurence’s message to Romeo is
a)
Given to Romeo
b)
Delayed when Friar John is quarantined
c)
Lost by Balthasar
d)
Misunderstood by Romeo
28.
By the end of the play, the following characters are dead:
a)
Mercutio, Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Paris
b)
Montague, Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Paris, Mercutio
c)
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, Romeo, Juliet
d)
Romeo, Juliet, Friar Laurence, Tybalt, Capulet, the Prince
29.
Even though Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Shakespeare still uses
a)
Voiceovers
b)
Elaborate stage settings
c)
Comic relief
d)
Flashbacks
30.
A moment of dramatic irony in a play occurs when
a)
A new conflict complicates the main plot
b)
The audience knows something that a character onstage does not know
c)
A character grows and changes as events in the plot unfold
d)
The saddest moment of a tragedy takes place
31.

What did Romeo mean when he said "O, brawling love! O, loving hate!"?

a)

He is suicidal

b)

Love does not make sense

c)

He hates Juliet

d)

He is in love with Rosaline

32.

What does Juliet mean by "it is only your name that is my enemy"?

a)

If he weren't a Montague, they could be together

b)

She wishes his name were Paris

c)

She can't spell "Montague"

d)

She's confused about who Romeo is

33.

What is the real reason for Juliet's continuous crying when her mother enters the room?

a)

Tybalt was slain

b)

Her father died

c)

Romeo was banished

d)

Her father is disappointed with her

34.
Which of the following lines from the play is NOT an example of another character warning Romeo about his impulsiveness?
a)
Friar Laurence: “Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.”
b)
Benvolio: “Be ruled by me, forget to think of her… / By giving liberty unto thine eyes; / Examine other beauties.”
c)
Juliet: “I have no joy of this contract to-night: / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; / Too like the lightning.”
d)
Balthasar: “I do beseech you, sir, have patience: / Your looks are pale and wild, and do import / Some misadventure.”
35.
In Act V Scene 2, when Friar Laurence learns that Friar John has not yet been to Mantua, what emotion does Friar Laurence express?
a)
Concern over Friar John’s health.
b)
Confusion about who sent Romeo the letter.
c)
Fear of being infected with plague.
d)
Panic over Romeo not receiving the letter.
36.
In Act IV, Scene 3, what fear does Juliet express?
a)
Fear that Friar Laurence may have accidentally given her a poison that will kill her.
b)
Fear that Friar Laurence has intentionally given her a poison that will kill her.
c)
Fear that Juliet’s marriage to Romeo was poisoned because Friar Laurence performed it in secret.
d)
Fear that her marriage to Paris is doomed.
37.
In Act II Scene 2, Juliet tells Romeo, “O swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon, / That monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.” Which statement best paraphrases Juliet’s words?
a)
Don’t swear your love by the moon, Romeo! I don’t want your love to be like the moon and always changing.
b)
I don’t want you constantly comparing your love to the moon, Romeo. Prove your love in other ways.
c)
I want your love to revolve around me like the moon circles the Earth, Romeo.
d)
The moon is inconstant just like your love will be, Romeo. I don’t trust your words.
38.
Which of the following lines from the play contains an oxymoron?
a)
“Ay me! Sad hours seem long./Was that my father that went hence so fast?”
b)
“O heavy lightness, serious vanity,/Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!”
c)
“…this love that thou hast shown/Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.”
d)
“Bid a sick man in sadness make his will:/Ah, word ill urged to one that is so ill!”
39.
When Romeo is in the Capulet crypt with Juliet and says, “Death… Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty / … Beauty’s ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks…”, the dramatic irony lies in the fact that
a)
Romeo no longer finds Juliet attractive.
b)
Romeo feels deep grief.
c)
The audience knows Juliet is not dead.
d)
Juliet is just as beautiful dead as alive.
40.
A moment of dramatic irony in a play occurs when
a)
A new conflict complicates the main plot
b)
The audience knows something that a character onstage does not know
c)
A character grows and changes as events in the plot unfold
d)
The saddest moment of a tragedy takes place
41.
The line “Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books” includes an example of
a)
A pun
b)
A metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
A simile
42.
Even though Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Shakespeare still uses
a)
Voiceovers
b)
Elaborate stage settings
c)
Comic relief
d)
Flashbacks
43.
“She doth teach the torches to burn bright!/ Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Benvolio
e)
Tybalt
44.
“For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
a)
The Prince
b)
Romeo
c)
Juliet
d)
Mercutio
e)
Benvolio
45.
At the play’s end, both families plan to
a)
Go into seclusion
b)
Punish the friar for his sins
c)
Hold combined funeral services
d)
Build golden statues to honor the lovers
46.
Paris goes to the churchyard to
a)
Curse Juliet
b)
Be there when Juliet awakens
c)
Put flowers on Juliet’s tomb
d)
Talk with Friar Laurence
47.
The plan to fake Juliet’s death is originated by
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Juliet
c)
Romeo
d)
Friar John
48.
Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion. Which of the following details is not part of his plan?
a)
Juliet should consent to marry Paris
b)
Juliet should drink the vial of liquid
c)
Juliet will wake up alone in the family vault, then meet Romeo in Mantua
d)
Romeo will take her to Mantua after she wakes up
49.
The nurse counsels Juliet to
a)
Go to Romeo in Mantua
b)
Tell her mother everything
c)
Marry Paris
d)
Kill herself
50.
The head of Verona’s government is
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Friar Laurence