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Jones Romeo and Juliet Review

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first person to die in the play Romeo and Juliet

a)

Tybalt - Romeo's sword

b)

Mercutio - Tybalt's sword

c)

Tybalt - Mercutio's sword

d)

Romeo - Tybalts's sword

2.

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

3.

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

4.

What kind of love is it when Romeo fell in love with Rosaline but she did not love him back?

a)

Unwanted love

b)

Unregistered Love

c)

Unrequited Love

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.

What literary device is the following sentence


'It is the east, and Juliet is the sun...'

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

10.

Who says the following quote and for what reason?


'O woe, o woeful, woeful, woeful day

Most lamentable day, most woeful day'

a)

Friar Laurence - In reaction to Tybalt's death

b)

The Nurse - In reaction to Juliet's death

c)

Romeo - In reaction to Mercutio's death

d)

Both families in reaction to their children's death

11.

What is the only message that reached Romeo

a)

That Juliet is dead

b)

That he is not banished anymore

c)

What the potion is and what it does

d)

That Juliet has married the Count of Paris

12.

What genre is this play?

a)

Shakesperean Tragedy

b)

Shakespearean Tragicomedy

c)

Shakespearean Comedy

13.

Where does the setting take place?

a)

somewhere in Europe, Shakespearean times

b)

recent, Verona, Italy

c)

Late 1500's, Verona, Italy

d)

Late 1600's, London, England

14.

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

a)

Rosaline

b)

Peter the Servant

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Nurse

15.

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

16.

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

a)

Prince Escalus

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Tybalt

17.

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

a)

Nurse

b)

Juliet

c)

Rosaline

d)

Lady Capulet

18.

What personification does Paris use to refer to Juliet’s teary face?

a)

skin is clear as sky

b)

face is much abus’d with tears’

c)

eyes are bright as diamonds

d)

tears streak down slides

19.

Who is Paris visiting when he runs into Juliet?

a)

Juliet's Nurse

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Peter

d)

Batman

20.

Whose idea is it for Juliet to drink the sleeping potion?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Paris

d)

Friar Lawrence

21.

Where does Juliet tell her Father she has been

a)

Learning about disobedience with Friar Lawrence

b)

Learning about disobedience with Friar John

c)

Learning to cook with the Nurse

d)

Learning to sew with the Nurse

22.

How does Juliet feel about taking the potion?

a)

She is nervous

b)

She is excited

c)

She doesn't want to take it

d)

She changes her mind

23.

Juliet tells the Nurse about her plan

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What are the Capulets about to celebrate

a)

Juliet's wedding to Paris

b)

Tybalt's funeral

c)

Juliet's 15th birthday party

d)

"It's Friday, Friday..."

25.

Friar Lawrence pretends to believe Juliet is dead

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What does Capulet decide to do with all the things that were to be used for the wedding?

a)

Throw them away

b)

Burn them in a bonfire

c)

Use them for Juliet's funeral

d)

Sell them online

27.

Who does Peter argue with in Scene 5?

a)

The clowns

b)

The chauffers

c)

The musicians

d)

The dishwashers

28.
Another word for fighting, as in do you fight, sir? would be....
a)
grudge
b)
pernicious
c)
quarrel
d)
toil
29.
The _______________ of their parents' rage. Meaning the rage would not stop. 
a)
toil
b)
forswear
c)
continuance
d)
tyrannous
30.
The dog in the commercial, who needed to be adopted and looked at the camera with sad eyes seemed _____________. 
a)
Pernicious
b)
Piteous 
c)
Tyrannous
d)
all of the above 
31.
If you lead a rebellion against authority, you would be leading a ___________
a)
quarrel
b)
tyrannous 
c)
mutiny
d)
all of the above 
32.
If you give up something that is important to you, you ________________ it 
a)
mend 
b)
pernicious
c)
forswear 
d)
grudge 
33.
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend
In this line mend means to 
a)
lots of gentlemen
b)
to fix
c)
to present
d)
to feud with an enemy
34.
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend
Toil means....
a)
work
b)
acting
c)
feud
d)
discussion
35.

Which of the following is not an effect of Juliet's taking the potion Friar Lawrence provides?

a)

Romeo drinks poison

b)

Juliet's death is reported to Romeo.

c)

Paris is killed.

d)

Lady Montague dies.

36.
Figurative Language:
"Poor living corpse" 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Irony
d)
Oxymoron
37.
What does the Prince mean when he says, "All are punished."
a)
Everyone has suffered a loss
b)
Every will have to suffer
c)
Romeo and Juliet have been punished
d)
He will punished all who were involved
38.
Who died in the entire play?
a)
Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague
b)
Lord Montague, Paris, Tybalt, Juliet, The Friar
c)
Paris, Tybalt, Juliet, Balthasar, Lord Montague
d)
Lord Capulet, Lady Montague, Paris, Juliet, and Romeo
39.
Who was the messenger that was supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo?
a)
Juliet 
b)
Friar Laurence 
c)
Balthasar
d)
Friar John 
40.
Where does Romeo get the poison? 
a)
some random man on the street
b)
an apothecary in Verona
c)
an apothecary in Mantua
d)
he made it himself
41.

This character marries Romeo and Juliet to each other.

a)

The Nurse

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

The Prince

d)

Mercutio

42.

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

a)

Paris

b)

Tybalt

c)

Benvolio

d)

Mercutio

43.

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

44.

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

45.

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

46.

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

47.

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

48.

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

49.

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

50.

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

51.

The last character to speak in the play is...

a)

Friar Laurence

b)

Lord Capulet

c)

Lord Montegue

d)

The Prince

52.

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

53.

Paris decides to fight Romeo in the Capulet tomb because...

a)

he's worried Romeo is going to desecrate the bodies

b)

he thinks Romeo is going to loot the graves

c)

he knows Romeo is Juliet's husband

d)

he wants revenge for Tybalt's death

54.

In the Balcony scene, Romeo compares Juliet to all of these, except...

a)

the sun

b)

a star

c)

an angel

d)

the planet Venus

55.

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

a)

The Prince

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

56.

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

a)

Paris

b)

Balthasar

c)

Romeo

d)

Friar Laurence

57.

How does Juliet feel about the night?

a)

She likes it because it reminds her of the masquerade, where she met Romeo

b)

She hates it because it's when the "inconstant moon" appears

c)

She loves it because it hides her meetings with Romeo

d)

She doesn't notice it: now she only notices Romeo

58.

Who is the "messenger" who arrives to talk to Romeo in Act 2, Scene 4?

a)

Montague

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Tybalt

d)

The Nurse

59.

Romeo arranges to send a man to the nurse with ----------.

a)

ropes to make a ladder for climbing up to Juliet's room.

b)

ropes to tie up the guards beneath Juliet's room.

c)

money to use as a bribe for the guards outside Juliet's room.

d)

money for grand escape from Verona.

60.

What is humorous (funny) about the scene 5 when the Nurse returns to Juliet?

a)

The Nurse accidentally breaks wind.

b)

The Nurse continues to delay the news of Romeo's response.

c)

The Nurse lies to Juliet about Romeo's response.

d)

Juliet tells the Nurse that she is already over Romeo.

61.

Where do Juliet's parents think she is going when she meets up with Romeo for the marriage ceremony?

a)

They think she is going to movie with the Nurse.

b)

They need she is going to watch the duel between Tybalt and Romeo.

c)

They think she is going to hang out with Paris: the man her mother would like her to marry.

d)

They think she is going to confess her sins at the local church.

62.

Where are Romeo and Juliet when they meet for the second time?

a)

She is leaving the feast, and he is passing by in the street.

b)

She is at her window, and he is in the garden below.

c)

They are both in Friar Lawrence's cell.

d)

They are both in the Capulet family orchard.

63.

What does Juliet say she would do if she knew Romeo loved her?

a)

Give up her Capulet name

b)

Marry him

c)

Reject Paris's proposal

d)

Leave Verona forever

64.

How does Friar Lawrence regard Romeo's love for Juliet

a)

He is excited that Romeo has finally found happiness.

b)

He is thrilled that Romeo has stopped pining for Rosaline.

c)

He worries that Juliet doesn't feel the same.

d)

He doubts the sincerity of Romeo's feelings.

65.

In the famous "balcony" scene, when Juliet says "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (Act II, Sc. 2, line 33), what is she asking?

a)

Where is Romeo?

b)

Where is the night?

c)

Why don’t you like art?

d)

Why are you Romeo, a Montague?

66.

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

a)

oxymoron

b)

aside

c)

exuent

d)

run-on line

67.

Which is written in iambic meter?

a)

Before she approaches the large building, she stops the car.

b)

Because I could always get a ride home, I stayed late.

c)

Before he gives it all away, I want to have some lunch.

d)

Behind the restaurant lay a garden of fresh vegetables.

68.

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.

69.

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

a)

tragic flaw

b)

drama

c)

tragedy

d)

dramatic irony

70.

a line of poetry that ends with no punctuation

a)

dramatic foil

b)

run-on line

c)

end-stopped line

d)

couplets

71.

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

a)

monologue

b)

sonnet

c)

soliloquy

d)

oxymoron

72.

the character trait that brings about a sad ending

a)

dramatic irony

b)

tragic flaw

c)

dramatic personality

d)

couplet

73.

a play that ends happily, usually in a wedding

a)

tragedy

b)

drama

c)

comedy

d)

Shakespeare

74.

an expression that combines contradictory ideas together

a)

dramatic irony

b)

tragedy

c)

oxymoron

d)

tragic flaw

75.

a word that means "before"

a)

ere

b)

e'er

c)

be'en

d)

forthwith

76.

two lines of poetry in a row that rhyme

a)

duo rhyme

b)

couplet

c)

consecutive lines

d)

iambic meter

77.

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

a)

sonnet

b)

soliloquy

c)

blank verse

d)

end-stopped line

78.

several lines spoken by one character alone on stage

a)

sonnet

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside

79.

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

80.

A foil is

a)

a character who is identical to the protagonist

b)

a character who is characterized in sharp contrast to another character

c)

a protagonist who is also the antagonist

d)

a character who is a tragic hero

81.

What does 'anon' mean?

a)

soon/right away

b)

later

c)

noon

d)

not

82.

What does 'wherefore' mean?

a)

where

b)

why

c)

for

d)

there

83.

What does 'an/and' mean?

a)

and

b)

if

c)

why

d)

anything

84.

Who said, "O, I am fortune's fool"?

a)

Juliet

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Romeo

85.

Who started the street fight?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Tybalt

c)

Benvolio

d)

Romeo

86.

Juliet's parents think she's sad at the end of Act III because

a)

her father is mean.

b)

she feels sick.

c)

her cousin died.

d)

her nurse died.

87.

To what city is Romeo exiled?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Moonaroma

c)

Mantua

d)

Montague

88.

Who told Romeo to be happy that Juliet is alive and that he is also alive?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Benvolio

d)

the Prince

89.

Who was angry that Romeo crashed the party?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Tybalt

c)

Romeo

d)

Benvolio

90.

A pun is a

a)

long speech when a character is alone on stage.

b)

play on words.

c)

comparison between two unlike things.

d)

reversal.

91.

Which character dies from grieving for her son?

a)

Lady Montague

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

Rosaline

92.

Romeo and Juliet are at times childish and impulsive. Their childishness and impulsivity that bring about their downfalls/deaths can be considered these.

a)

comic relief

b)

tragic flaws

c)

dramatic irony

d)

foils

93.

When Juliet is about to drink the poison in Act 4, the lines read: “No, no. This shall forbid it. [She lays down her knife.]. What is [She lays down her knife.]?

a)

foreshadowing

b)

dramatic irony

c)

verbal irony

d)

stage direction

94.
Which of the events below happens last?
a)
Romeo kills himself.
b)
Romeo kills Tybalt
c)
Juliet kills herself.
d)
Romeo kills himself. 
95.
Which of the events below happens first? 
a)
Romeo and Juliet meet.
b)
The Capulets and Montagues have a brawl. 
c)
Romeo and Juliet get married. 
d)
Romeo is exiled to Mantua. 
96.
In the end, Friar Laurence blames whom for the "death of the two lovers?"
a)
Tybalt
b)
Prince Ecalus
c)
Himself
d)
Both Families 
97.
Who tells Romeo about Juliet's "death?" 
a)
Friar L. 
b)
Mercutio
c)
 Balthasar 
d)
Benvolio
98.
What is the 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.
99.
Who are the tragic heroes?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Juliet and Friar Lawrence
c)
Nurse and Friar Lawrence
d)
Romeo and Tybalt
100.

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.

101.

Friar Lawrence believes the marriage might ----------------.

a)

cause greater fighting among the families.

b)

cause the Prince to lift the law against fighting.

c)

allow more marriages between the families.

d)

end the feud between the families.