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WorksheetsThe Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Act Five Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following best describes a person who is meager in appearance?
broad and heavy
slender and graceful
thin and gaunt
muscular and strong
Which situation is most likely to provoke misery in the participants?
skating on a frozen pond in wintertime
eating a hearty meal in a restaurant
packing one’s suitcase for vacation
losing one’s home in a severe flood.
A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another. Which of the following is a synonym for penury?
loyalty
privacy
poverty
energy
The word diplomacy, meaning “a job or field related to maintaining good relations between parties, countries, or governments,” is part of a word family that follows a similar pattern. Given this information, what can you most logically conclude is the meaning of diplomatic?
involving good relations between parties or countries
characterized by fair decisions about a country’s laws
a person who follows the practices of diplomacy
referring to good relationships between laws and the people
Audacity is the quality or state of being bold, confident, or daring. Voraciously means “to consume something or do something with eagerness.”
Based on this information and the example of audacity above, which sentence makes sense, using a member of the same word family for voraciously correctly?
The voracity eater has a strong appetite.
Because of his voracity for history, he never read history books.
Her hunger was voraciously after the long hike, so she had a large dinner.
My sister is a voracious reader; she reads at least two novels a week.
Which of the following sentences contains an example of parallelism?
A happy outcome seems possible at many moments during the play Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence is primarily a serious character, while the Nurse provides comic relief.
Readers associate Juliet with beauty, Mercutio with wit, and Tybalt with hostility.
Audiences laugh loudly at Shakespeare’s comedies, but his tragedies evoke sorrow.
Which of the following sentences contains an example of parallelism?
Romeo falls in love, marries Juliet, kills Tybalt, and poisons himself.
Romeo and Paris both love Juliet, but each reacts in his own way to her supposed death.
Friar Lawrence cannot control events, and the Nurse is equally incapable of helping the lovers.
The ending of the play implies that in the future, the two families will be friends.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, scene i, what message does Balthasar report to Romeo?
Juliet is dead and has been laid to rest in the Capulets’ tomb.
The Prince has pardoned Romeo and will allow him to return to Verona.
Juliet will definitely marry Paris.
Friar Lawrence is on his way to Mantua.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, scene i, why does Romeo seek out an apothecary?
to poison himself later
to get a medical expert to confirm that Juliet is really dead
to buy a special potion to revive Juliet
to get a special medical pass to return to Verona
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, scene ii, why is Friar Lawrence upset when he learns that Friar John has not yet been to Mantua?
He fears that the Prince may punish both him and Friar John.
He is irritated because Friar John has failed before to deliver messages.
He is fearful that failure of his message to reach Romeo may result in disaster.
He fears that Friar John may have been exposed to the plague.
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, scene iii, what motivates Paris to visit the churchyard at night?
his secret bargain with Capulet
his wish to spy on Romeo
his grief over Juliet’s death
his resentment of the Prince
According to Montague in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, scene iii, what is the cause of Lady Montague’s death?
sorrow about the continuing feud
grief over the death of Juliet
grief over Romeo’s banishment
complications of old age
In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, why does the apothecary bend to Romeo’s pressure and agree to break the law?
The apothecary sympathizes with Romeo’s loss.
The apothecary badly needs the money.
The apothecary is a career criminal.
The apothecary works for Romeo’s family.
Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered. Beauty’s ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death’s pale flag is not advancèd there.
Which of the following best describes the situation as Romeo speaks the lines above in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, scene iii?
Romeo believes Juliet is dead but notes she is as beautiful as when alive.
Romeo hopes against hope that Juliet may still be alive.
Romeo associates death with a pale flag rather than a black one.
Romeo takes Juliet’s physical beauty as a sign that she is not dead.
Which choice best states one of Romeo’s motives for drinking poison in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V?
He is plagued by guilt over Tybalt’s death.
He believes that it is only through his death that Juliet will find happiness in life.
He believes Juliet is dead and wants to spend eternity with her.
He is upset over his banishment.
Which of these choices most clearly expresses Romeo’s tragic flaw in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V?
his tendency to be impulsive
his lack of imagination
his history of aggression
his failure to remain trustworthy
Which statement best supports the claim that Juliet’s actions in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act V, make the play a tragedy?
Although she is a member of a noble household, she is a figure of little power.
She is a complex character with a mix of good and bad character traits.
She is a noble figure who meets with disaster as a result of fate and her own character flaws.
She speaks in poetic language that often includes vivid images and figures of speech.
