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Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt 
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
2.
If you ever disturb our streets again/ your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt 
c)
Lord Capulet
d)
Prince Escalus
3.
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, all Montagues, and thee."
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Tybalt
c)
Chorus
d)
Prince Escalus
4.
"That which we call a rose/ By any other word would smell as sweet." 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Juliet
5.
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
6.
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man." 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Friar Lawrence
7.
"What light through yonder window breaks?/ ... O, that I were a glove upon that hand/ That I might touch that cheek!" 
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Mercutio
d)
Tybalt
8.
"Young men's love then lies/ not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
a)
Romeo
b)
Nurse
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Juliet
9.
Who is the most peaceful character?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Paris
c)
Nurse
d)
Romeo
10.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Benvolio
11.
Who tells Romeo that Juliet has died?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Nurse
c)
Juliet, in her letter
d)
Balthasar
12.
Who do the Capulets want Juliet to marry?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Paris
d)
Nobody
13.
Who delivers the last line of the play?
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Lord Montague
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Friar Laurence
14.
Who is supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Friar John
c)
Friar Tuck
d)
Friar Sanders
15.
Which character is alive in the end?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
Paris
16.

What family does Juliet belong to?

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Hatfield

d)

McCoy

17.

What family does Romeo belong to?

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Hatfield

d)

McCoy

18.

In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?

a)

Not quite 14

b)

14

c)

Almost 15

19.
Why is Romeo sad in Act I?
a)
Because he is in love with Juliet who is his enemy
b)
Because he is in love with Rosaline but she doesn't feel the same
c)
Because he has lost his best friend
d)
Because he has been in an argument with his parents
20.
What does the Prince do in Act I?
a)
joins in the fight
b)
locks up the servants for fighting
c)
punishes the servants with death
d)
stops the fight and threatens death if they fight again
21.
Who is Juliet's best friend?
a)
Her Mother
b)
The Nurse
c)
Sampson
d)
Tybalt
22.
Who tells Juliet it would be best to marry Count Paris and think of Romeo as dead?
a)
Mrs. Capulet
b)
Mrs. Montague
c)
The Nurse
d)
Friar Laurence
23.

This character marries Romeo and Juliet to each other.

a)

The Nurse

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

The Prince

d)

Mercutio

24.

Romeo is directly/indirectly responsible for the deaths of all these characters, except...

a)

Paris

b)

Tybalt

c)

Benvolio

d)

Mercutio

25.

Queen Mab is...

a)

the Prince's wife

b)

a fairy that brings people their dreams

c)

an ironic name for a Capulet servant

d)

a mischievous elf who plays tricks on people

26.

This character decides to let Romeo stay at the Capulet ball, even though he's technically not allowed.

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Tybalt

d)

The Nurse

27.

This character is the first to discover Juliet's "dead" body (she's not really dead, she's just taken the sleeping potion).

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

The Nurse

d)

Friar Laurence

28.

This character tells Romeo that the best way to get over Rosaline is to see another cute girl at the Capulet ball.

a)

Mercutio

b)

Lord Montague

c)

Benvolio

d)

The Nurse

29.

Rosaline rejects Romeo's affection because...

a)

She thinks he's desperate

b)

She loves someone else already

c)

She wants to be a nun

d)

Her parents hate Romeo

30.

When Romeo and Juliet first meet, Romeo compares Juliet to...

a)

A saint, and he is a pilgrim

b)

A princess, and he is a knight

c)

An angel, and he is a worshipper

d)

A star, and he is an astronomer

31.

Juliet compares Romeo to a rose in order to emphasize...

a)

Romeo's physical beauty

b)

Romeo's sensitive nature

c)

that Romeo isn't defined by his name

d)

that Romeo has a "beautiful" side and a "thorny" side

32.

This character faithfully reports the events of Romeo's duel with Tybalt to the Prince, even though it could get Romeo in trouble.

a)

Benvolio

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Mercutio

d)

The Nurse

33.

This character is supposed to bring Romeo a message, but fails to do so because of a plague.

a)

Friar John

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

Balthasar

d)

Grimy McPeasant Dirt

34.

Romeo and Juliet takes place in...

a)

Rome

b)

Venice

c)

Verona

d)

Florence

35.

Who curses the Montegues and Capulets with "a plague?"

a)

The Prince

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

36.

Who arrives at the Capulet tomb first (after Juliet's internment)?

a)

Paris

b)

Balthasar

c)

Romeo

d)

Friar Laurence

37.

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

38.

several lines spoken by one character alone on stage

a)

sonnet

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside

39.

14 lines of poetry that rhymes and is written in iambic meter

a)

sonnet

b)

soliloquy

c)

blank verse

d)

end-stopped line

40.

two lines of poetry in a row that rhyme

a)

duo rhyme

b)

couplet

c)

consecutive lines

d)

iambic meter

41.

an expression that combines contradictory ideas together

a)

dramatic irony

b)

tragedy

c)

oxymoron

d)

tragic flaw

42.

a main character in a tragedy

a)

flat character

b)

round character

c)

monologue

d)

tragic hero

43.

poetry that's written in iambic meter but doesn't rhyme

a)

poem

b)

couplet

c)

blank verse

d)

sonnet

44.

the character trait that brings about a sad ending

a)

dramatic irony

b)

tragic flaw

c)

dramatic personality

d)

couplet

45.

one character speaks multiple lines in a row to others on stage

a)

monologue

b)

sonnet

c)

soliloquy

d)

oxymoron

46.

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

a)

tragic flaw

b)

drama

c)

tragedy

d)

dramatic irony

47.

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

a)

oxymoron

b)

aside

c)

exuent

d)

run-on line

48.

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

a)

Rosaline

b)

Peter the Servant

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Nurse

49.

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

50.

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

a)

Prince Escalus

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Tybalt

51.

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

52.

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

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Friar Lawrance

d)

Montague

53.

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

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

54.

The older count that Lord Capulet intends Juliet to marry.

a)

Romeo

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

55.

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

56.

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

57.

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

a)

aside

b)

monologue

c)

dialogue

d)

soliloquy

58.

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

59.

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

60.
Who teaches us about Queen Mab?
a)
Friar Laurence
b)
Tybalt
c)
Mercutio
d)
Balthasar
61.
Who kills Mercutio?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Benvolio
62.
Who do the Capulets want Juliet to marry?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Paris
d)
Nobody
63.
Who gives Juliet the potion?
a)
The apothecary
b)
Friar Laurence
c)
Romeo
d)
The Nurse
64.

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

65.

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.

66.

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

a)

Romeo

b)

Count Paris

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Benvolio

67.

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

a)

Juliet's nurse

b)

Tybalt

c)

Juliet's mother

d)

Lord Capulet

68.

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

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Juliet

69.

Which character dies from grieving for her son?

a)

Lady Montague

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

Rosaline

70.

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.
71.

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.

72.

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.

73.

What does Romeo compare Juliet to when he sees her?

a)

The sun

b)

A rose

c)

The moon

d)

The night sky

74.

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

75.

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

76.

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

77.

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

78.

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

79.

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.

80.

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

81.

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

82.

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

83.

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?

84.
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
85.

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

a)

Act

b)

Tragedy

c)

Scene

d)

Prologue