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Romeo and Juliet Final Test

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

Act II, Scene II is known as the ____________.

a)

Balcony Scene

b)

Holy Feud

c)

Capulet's Orchard

d)

The Street

2.

Shakespeare uses a Prologue in his plays ____________.

a)

To give a summary of the Act

b)

To set up the conflict

c)

To explore character traits

d)

To write one thing and mean something else different

3.

Minor characters, such as servants, are used for ____________.

a)

Comic relief

b)

Crisis management

c)

Tragic assimilation

d)

Character trait exploration

4.

Why do the servants fight in Act I?

a)

They are involved in the Montague’s and Capulet’s feud

b)

They belong to the same family

c)

Benvolio tells them to fight

d)

Tybalt tells them to fight

5.

Who is Tybalt?

a)

Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin

b)

Tybalt is Romeo’s friend

c)

Tybalt is the nephew of the Prince

d)

Tybalt is Capulet’s uncle

6.

What does the prince of Verona threaten to do if another fight erupts?

a)

The prince threatens to banish Romeo

b)

The prince threatens to kill everyone from the family

c)

The prince threatens to kill the one that starts the fight

d)

The prince threatens to marry Juliet to Paris

7.

Why is Romeo so depressed at the beginning of the play?

a)

He is heartbroken over Juliet

b)

He is banished from Mantua

c)

He is heartbroken over Rosaline

d)

He is not depressed at all

8.

Who is Lord Capulet?

a)

Lord Capulet is Juliet’s father

b)

Lord Capulet is Juliet’s cousin

c)

Lord Capulet is Romeo’s father

d)

Lord Capulet is Juliet’s nurse

9.

Who is Paris?

a)

Paris is Rosaline’s brother

b)

Paris is Juliet’s suitor

c)

Paris is a Capulet

d)

Paris is a Montague

10.

What does Paris want from Capulet?

a)

Paris wants permission to kill Romeo at a party

b)

Paris wants to invite Rosaline to the party

c)

Paris wants permission to marry Juliet

d)

Paris wants to help Capulet end the feud with Montague

11.

Who is Rosaline?

a)

Rosaline is a nurse

b)

Rosaline is Romeo’s cousin

c)

Rosaline is Juliet’s sister

d)

Rosaline is the woman Romeo is heartbroken over

12.

How does Lady Capulet feel about Juliet marrying at fourteen?

a)

Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is way too young to marry

b)

Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is way too old to marry

c)

Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet should wait until she falls in love

d)

Lady Capulet was married and pregnant at fourteen

13.

How does Juliet initially feel about marrying?

a)

Juliet thinks she is way too young to marry and tells her mother, “No way.”

b)

Juliet doesn’t want to marry, but she will obey her parents

c)

Juliet is very excited to get married

d)

Juliet never wants to marry even if it means disobeying her parents

14.

Who is Mercutio?

a)

Mercutio is a relative of the prince and Romeo’s friend

b)

Mercutio is a Capulet and Romeo’s enemy

c)

Mercutio is a Capulet but still one of Romeo’s friends

d)

Mercutio is Romeo’s cousin

15.

What does Romeo dream and how does his dream foreshadow the end of the play?

a)

Romeo dreams of his early death, and at the end of the play Romeo takes his own life

b)

Romeo dreams of marrying Juliet, and at the end of the play, he does

c)

Romeo dreams of killing Tybalt, and at the end of the play, he does

d)

Romeo dreams of stabbing himself, and at the end of the play, he does

16.

How is it possible for Romeo to enter Capulet's party without being discovered?

a)

Romeo and his friends enter the party undetected by sneaking in through the back

b)

Romeo and his friends enter the party undetected because there isn’t anyone at the front door

c)

Romeo and his friends enter the party undetected because they are wearing masks

d)

Romeo and his friends don’t enter the house - they stay outside

17.

How does Tybalt discover Romeo’s identity?

a)

Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s shoes

b)

Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice

c)

Tybalt overhears Romeo talking to Benvolio about Rosaline

d)

Tybalt notices Romeo talking to Juliet

18.

Does Lord Capulet seem to have taken the prince’s warning about no more feuding seriously? Explain.

a)

No, Lord Capulet supports Tybalt and tells him to kill Romeo

b)

No, Lord Capulet yells at Tybalt and tells him to leave Romeo alone

c)

Yes, Lord Capulet yells at Tybalt and tells him to leave Romeo alone

d)

Yes, Lord Capulet wants to kill Romeo at the party but doesn’t

19.

How are Rosaline and Juliet alike?

a)

Rosaline and Juliet are both women that Romeo cannot be with

b)

Rosaline and Juliet are both Montagues

c)

Rosaline and Juliet are both fourteen

d)

Rosaline and Juliet are both poor

20.

After the party, Romeo climbs up to Juliet’s balcony. What will happen if Juliet's family discovers Romeo?

a)

The Capulets will call the prince, and Romeo will be captured

b)

The Capulets will kill Romeo

c)

The Montagues will kill Juliet

d)

The Montagues will kill Romeo

21.

Who is Friar Laurence?

a)

Friar Laurence is a Capulet

b)

Friar Laurence is a Montague

c)

Friar Laurence is a man of the Church and Romeo’s close friend

d)

Friar Laurence is a relative of the prince

22.

Why is Tybalt looking for Romeo?

a)

Tybalt's angry that Romeo showed up at the Capulet's party

b)

Romeo insulted the Prince

c)

Capulet wants Romeo dead

d)

Lady Capulet wants Romeo dead

23.

What does Romeo need the rope ladder for?

a)

To climb over the orchard wall

b)

To sneak into the Friar's cell

c)

To consummate the marriage

d)

To sneak Juliet out of her room

24.

Which of the following might be a problem for Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?

a)

They must be married by a priest

b)

They must be married before dark

c)

Mercutio is in love with Juliet

d)

Juliet is being courted by Paris

25.

A sonnet is:

a)

Employed when important things need to be discussed

b)

AA BB, CC DD, EE FF, GG

c)

A long narrative that tells the audience what a character is thinking

d)

All of the above

26.

Romeo kills:

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

27.

Romeo is banished to:

a)

Italy

b)

Mantua

c)

Padua

d)

Florence

28.

Juliet displays an elevated level of maturity by:

a)

Calling the nurse a banana brain

b)

Not over-reacting to news of Romeo’s exile

c)

Calling her mother a scurvy knave

d)

Over-reacting to the news of Romeo’s banishment

29.

Lord Capulet offers Juliet's hand in marriage to Paris. This is:

a)

Similar to his stance regarding marriage earlier in the play

b)

Not similar to his earlier stance regarding marriage in the play

c)

Odd, because Paris likes Romeo

d)

Amazing when you consider how poor Paris really is

30.

Lady Capulet comes up with a plan to:

a)

Divorce her husband and marry Paris.

b)

Fight Lady Montague at the rec center.

c)

Poison the Nurse.

d)

Poison Romeo.

31.

Part of the friar's plan to help Romeo and Juliet get together involves:

a)

A sleeping potion for Romeo

b)

A sleeping potion for Juliet

c)

Poisoning Paris

d)

A sleeping potion for Paris

32.

When Juliet tells Lord Capulet that she'll marry Paris, he gets very excited and:

a)

Post-pones the wedding so that they have more time to plan

b)

Invites the Montagues as a peace offering

c)

Tells Juliet that he was wrong and that she can do whatever she wants

d)

Moves the wedding up in the schedule by one day

33.

Juliet has reservations about the Friar's plans and begins to wonder:

a)

If the Friar is giving her poison to cover up his role in the marriage of Romeo and Juliet

b)

If the Friar is going to expose her previous marriage to Paris

c)

If the Friar is going to expose her previous marriage to Capulet

d)

If the Friar is going to expose her previous marriage to Montague

34.

When the nurse finds Juliet on the morning of the wedding:

a)

Juliet is dead

b)

Juliet appears dead

c)

Juliet is with Romeo in bed

d)

Juliet asks the nurse to help her get to Mantua

35.

The Friar sends somebody to Mantua to give information to Romeo but:

a)

The somebody is hit by a horse and dies

b)

The somebody double-crosses the Friar and tells Capulet everything

c)

The somebody is quarantined because of fears about the plague

d)

The somebody has a heart attack in his sleep

36.

When Romeo gets to Juliet's tomb:

a)

He gets in a fight with Paris and kills him

b)

He finds Benvolio there with poison

c)

He finds Juliet kissing Paris

d)

He finds Paris dead from grief at the door of the tomb

37.

Romeo dies, how?

a)

Killed by Paris

b)

Kills himself with a dagger

c)

Kills himself with poison

d)

Killed by tripping on a rock and falling off of a cliff

38.

When Juliet wakes up in the tomb and sees that Romeo is dead:

a)

She kills herself with poison

b)

She kills Paris in a fit of rage

c)

She kills herself with a dagger

d)

She makes a sandwich and sings a song

39.

When the Prince shows up at Capulet's tomb, the friar…:

a)

Tells everybody that Paris should be named the new Prince

b)

Tells the whole truth about what happened and is forgiven

c)

Tells everybody that Lord Montague should have seen this coming

d)

Tells the whole truth about what happened and is banished to Mantua

40.

Why is Lady Montague not at Capulet's tomb?

a)

She had to finish making funeral plans for Romeo

b)

She was killed by Benvolio

c)

She died of a broken heart

d)

She was in Mantua looking for Romeo

41.

In Act II, Scene II Juliet says to Romeo: "How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb..." What is the metaphor in these lines and why is it used?

a)

Orchard walls, Juliet is comparing the orchard walls to the rift between the Montagues and Capulets

b)

Juliet compares Romeo’s climbing skills to that of a Jaguar. She is alluding to The Most Dangerous Game.

c)

Juliet is comparing the climb (climate) to a hot summer night

d)

Juliet is comparing the walls to climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

42.

In Act I, Scene II Benvolio comments to Romeo: "Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die." Who or what is the infection and who or what is the poison?

a)

Infection = Juliet, Poison = Rosaline

b)

Infection = Rosaline, Poison = Juliet

c)

Infection = Rosaline, Poison = Queen Mab

d)

Infection = Juliet, Poison = Queen Mab

43.

In Act II, Scene IV Shakespeare sets up the meeting between Romeo and the Nurse as a brokerage for prostitution. What is this an example of and why is it employed?

a)

Irony, Shakespeare is contrasting the purity of Romeo and Juliet's love for each other to the more mundane perceptions of love by somebody such as Mercutio. This contrast elevates the pathos of their star-crossed love.

b)

Shakespeare takes us on a voyage to see if you are even still reading these answers.

c)

Shakespeare is saying that it is ironic for two people to love each other so deeply even though they are both going to die from it.

d)

By exploring the wordplay between the Nurse and Romeo, Shakespeare is trying to let the reader know that love hurts, it really, really does.

44.

Act II, Scene VI - structurally – is a very short scene, yet it would seem that it would be one of the longer, more flowery scenes considering it is supposed to be such a joyous occasion. Why did Shakespeare keep the scene so short?

a)

It is a short scene because it reflects the length of the tragic marriage between Romeo and Juliet.

b)

It is a short scene because it is consistent with Shakespeare’s use of paradox. Not only does he do it with words, but he does it with people’s minds...He is causing the reader to ask about opposites.

c)

It is a short scene to reflect the physical stature of the Friar. You can tell that he is a short man after you watch the movie.

d)

It is a short scene because paper was expensive, and Shakespeare was out of work at the time.

45.

In Act III, Scene I Mercutio continues to joke around even though he has been stabbed through. He says, “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.” Why does Shakespeare use the word grave rather than something easier to understand such as dead?

a)

Grave is a pun and it can have several meanings such as dead or sad.

b)

Grave is an adjective that describes the man that he wants Benvolio to find for him tomorrow.

c)

Grave is a paradox that shows how he is alive and dead at the same time.

d)

Grave is a foreshadowing device that implicitly defines Mercutio’s death.

46.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "Deny thy father and refuse thy name"

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Juliet

e)

The Prince

47.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lord Montague

c)

Paris

d)

The Prince

e)

Mercutio

48.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "Why he’s a man of wax”

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Friar Laurence

c)

Juliet

d)

Nurse

e)

Lady Montague

49.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "Let two more summers wither in their pride.”

a)

Paris

b)

Romeo

c)

Chef Boyardee

d)

Lord Capulet

e)

Benvolio

50.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.”

a)

Mercutio

b)

The Nurse

c)

Benvolio

d)

Romeo

e)

Tybalt

51.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach? Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?”

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lady Montague

c)

Benvolio

d)

Lord Montague

e)

The Prince

52.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "A plague on both your houses”

a)

Romeo

b)

Peter

c)

Balthasar

d)

Mercutio

e)

Tybalt

53.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character: 'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off (hoo-hoo-hoo)

a)

Olivia Rodrigo

b)

Shakira

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Luke Combs

54.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "Thou shalt not stir one foot to seek a foe.”

a)

Friar Laurence

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

d)

Lord Capulet

e)

Romeo

55.

Match the correct quotes with the speaker/character from Romeo and Juliet: "Speak briefly, can you like of Paris’ love?”

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

The Nurse

c)

Friar Laurence

d)

Lady Capulet

e)

Dalton