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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Rosaline

b)

Peter the Servant

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Nurse

2.

The unseen love interest of Romeo at the beginning of the play and doesn't love him in return.

a)

Rosaline

b)

Montague

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Juliet

3.

Romeo's cousin who unsuccessfully tries to make peace between the fighting families.

a)

Prince Escalus

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Tybalt

4.

A nearly 14 year old girl of the house of Capulet who encounters Romeo at the masquerade ball and falls in love with him.

a)

Nurse

b)

Juliet

c)

Rosaline

d)

Lady Capulet

5.

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

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Friar Lawrance

d)

Montague

6.

Juliet's cousin, a very aggressive Capulet who hates the Montagues.

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

7.

The older count that Lord Capulet intends Juliet to marry.

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

8.

An impulsive 16-year-old male who is a Montague and falls in love with Juliet as the masquerade party.

a)

Benvolio

b)

Romeo

c)

Mercutio

d)

Paris

9.

This is the absolute ruler of the independent Italian city-state of Verona and stands as the supreme power.

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Romeo

c)

Lord Capulet

d)

Prince Escalus

10.

A level-headed Franciscan priest who marries Romeo and Juliet.

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Friar Lawrance

d)

Prince Escalus

11.

Romeo's parents whom tasks Benvolio with looking after Romeo when he is heartbroken.

a)

The Montagues

b)

The Capulets

c)

Prince Escalus soldiers

d)

The Priests

12.

Juliet's parents whom they are eager for Juliet to be married to Lord Paris.

a)

The Montagues

b)

The Capulets

c)

Prince Escalus soldiers

d)

The Priests

13.

Which of the following is a conversation between two or more people?

a)

aside

b)

monologue

c)

dialogue

d)

soliloquy

14.

Which of the following is an extended speech spoken only by one character and might only speak to audience?

a)

aside

b)

monologue

c)

dialogue

d)

soliloquy

15.

Which of the following is an extended speech spoken only by one character as if alone and reveals thoughts and feelings to audience?

a)

aside

b)

monologue

c)

dialogue

d)

soliloquy

16.
Who teaches us about Queen Mab?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Tybalt
c)
Mercutio
d)
Balthasar
17.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Benvolio
18.
Who tells Romeo that Juliet has died?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Nurse
c)
Juliet, in her letter
d)
Balthasar
19.
Who do the Capulets want Juliet to marry?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Paris
d)
Nobody
20.
Who dies first?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

21.
Who kills Tybalt?
a)
Romeo
b)
Mercutio
c)
Benvolio
d)
Prince Escalus
22.
Who gives Juliet the potion?
a)
The apothecary
b)
Friar Laurence
c)
Romeo
d)
The Nurse
23.
Who is supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Friar John
c)
Friar Tuck
d)
Friar Sanders
24.
Which character is alive in the end?
a)
Romeo 
b)
Juliet
c)
Benvolio
d)
Mercutio
25.
Which character is alive in the end?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Paris
26.

Who are Romeo's good friends?

a)

Tybalt and Paris

b)

Benvolio and Mercuito

c)

Carlos and Charles

d)

Prince and Friar Laurance

27.

Why is Romeo sad at the beginning?

a)

He feels sick.

b)

He wants to be loved by Juliana.

c)

He wants to be loved by Roseline.

d)

He wants to leave the city.

28.

In a play, this is located in (parenthesis) or italics and gives the actors additional information.

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Stage Directions

d)

Soliloquy

29.

Where does this Drama take place?

a)

In Venice, Italy

b)

In Milan, Italy

c)

In Verona, Italy

d)

In Mcallen, Tx

30.

The street fight in the opening scene is between the servants of what two families?

a)

Capulue and Montaget

b)

Benvolio and Mercutio

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Capulet and Montague

31.

What does the Prince say will happen to anyone who disturbs the peace?

a)

They will be banished.

b)

They will be executed.

c)

They will be arrested.

d)

They will be disowned.

32.

How does Benvolio plan to cure Romeo's lovesickness for Rosaline?

a)

He will show Romeo other, more beautiful girls.

b)

He will take Romeo on a vacation out of town.

c)

He will put Romeo on an exercise program.

d)

He will get Romeo involved in community activities.

33.

Who is the young man who asks Capulet's permission to woo Juliet?

a)

Romeo

b)

Count Paris

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Benvolio

34.

Who wants to attack Romeo at the Capulets' masked ball?

a)

Juliet's nurse

b)

Tybalt

c)

Juliet's mother

d)

Lord Capulet

35.

After Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love at first sight, who tells each of them the other's identity?

a)

Benvolio tells Romeo; Juliet's nurse tells Juliet.

b)

Juliet's nurse tells Romeo; Juliet's mother tells Juliet.

c)

Tybalt tells them both.

d)

Juliet's nurse tells them both.

36.

Who does Friar Laurence accuse of falling in and out of love so quickly?

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Juliet

37.

Which character dies from grieving for her son?

a)

Lady Montague

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

Rosaline

38.
Which of the events below happens last?
a)
Romeo kills himself.
b)
Romeo kills Tybalt
c)
Juliet kills herself.
d)

Tybalt kills Mercutio.

39.
In the end, Friar Laurence blames whom for the "death of the two lovers?"
a)
Tybalt
b)
Prince Ecalus
c)
Himself
d)
Both Families 
40.

What is the main conflict in the play?

a)
Juliet does not want to marry Paris.
b)
Nurse refuses to help Juliet.
c)
The Capulets and Montagues are in a feud that prevents Romeo and Juliet from expressing their love.
d)
Juliet is in love with Tybalt, which is forbidden by her parents.
41.

When Juliet says, "That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet", she is...

a)

explaining why she is so upset that Romeo is a Capulet.

b)

giving an example to prove that names are important.

c)

stating that Romeo's last name does not make him a bad person.

d)

commenting on the origin of the word rose.

42.

What ultimately ends the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?

a)

A final, decisive battle.

b)

The prince's exile of both families.

c)

A desperate plea from Romeo and Juliet.

d)

The deaths of Romeo and Juliet.

43.

What does Romeo compare Juliet to when he sees her?

a)

The sun

b)

A rose

c)

The moon

d)

The night sky

44.

How does Juliet react when she realizes that Romeo overheard her talking about him on the balcony?

a)

She is upset and angry

b)

She is indifferent and uncaring

c)

She is embarrassed and blushing

d)

She is shocked and disgusted

45.

What does Romeo wish he was when he sees Juliet on the balcony

a)

A handkerchief

b)

A glove

c)

A bracelet

d)

A ring

46.

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

47.

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

48.

According to Mercutio, what is Tybalt really good at?

a)

persuading people to do things for him

b)

sword fighting

c)

getting out of trouble

d)

dancing

49.

How does Mercutio treat Nurse?

a)

He makes rude jokes about her.

b)

He mistakenly thinks that she is Rosaline.

c)

He adores her and wants her to be his mom.

d)

He mistakes her for Juliet's mom.

50.

A division of an act within a play; it usually shows what happens between the characters in one particular place

a)

Scene

b)

Act

c)

Tragedy

d)

Imagery

51.

What is one of the main divisions of a play called?

a)

Act

b)

Scene

c)

Tragedy

d)

Free Will

52.

How does Romeo learn of the Capulet party?

a)

He overhears a conversation

b)

He talks to his father

c)

He was invited by Rosaline

d)

He reads the invitation for the servant because the servant cannot read

53.

Which of the following statements best describes a theme of Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Misunderstandings are common.

b)

Only young people are foolish enough to make rash decisions.

c)

Love doesn't last forever.

d)

Blind hatred can rob people of the things they love the most.

54.

Who was supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo?

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Friar John

c)

Balthsar

d)

Benvolio

55.

Which type of irony is when a character says one thing but actually means the opposite?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

56.

Which type of irony occurs when the ending result is the opposite of what the character expects to happen?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

57.

Which type of irony occurs when the audience or the reader is aware of something that a character does not know?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

58.

Example: In Act 4.1, When Juliet and Paris meet at Friar Lawrence‘s cell, Paris still thinks that Juliet is going to marry him, but the audience knows she is married to Romeo.

Which type or irony is this?

a)

Situational Irony

b)

Verbal Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Fictional Irony

59.

Example: In Act 4.5 the Capulet family must convert their wedding plans into funeral plans.

Which type of irony is this?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Fictional Irony

60.

Example: In Act 3.1, Benvolio asks Mercutio if he is wounded from Tybalt’s blow, and he tells his friends, “Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch.”

Which type or irony is this?

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Situational Irony

d)

Fictional Irony

61.

Which of the following is NOT a fear expressed by Juliet in her soliloquy in 4.3?

a)

What if the potion does not work?

b)

What if Friar Lawrence actually gave her poison?

c)

What if Paris finds out about the potion?

d)

What if she wakes in the tomb before Romeo arrives?

62.
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 
a)
Flip off with the middle finger
b)
A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
c)
The gesture of cutting the throat. 
d)
The gesture of biting the thumb. 
63.
What happens to Paris?
a)
Romeo kills him at Juliet's grave
b)
He kills himself with a poison
c)
The Prince punishes him
d)
Friar yells at him
64.

Why does Romeo now know about the plan to fake Juliet's death?

a)

The letter never got to him

b)

He did not read the letter sent

c)

The Friar forgot to send a letter

d)

The wedding was moved up a day

65.

What comes before the beginning of the story? It tells the setting and gives background information.

a)

Act

b)

Tragedy

c)

Scene

d)

Prologue