Romeo and Juliet

Final Test

Match the Character to the correct Description.

1. Benvolio A. He agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
2. Capulet B. He sends Romeo into exile
3. Friar Lawrence C. She dies grieving for her son, Romeo
4. Juliet D. Romeo's father
5. Lady Capulet E. She refused Romeo's love and caused his depression
6. Lady Montague F. He kills himself when he thinks Juliet is dead
7. Mercutio G. He gives a feast to introduce Juliet to bachelors
8. Montague H. He explains the circumstances of Tybalt's death and is
Romeo’s cousin
9. Nurse I. Capulet's favored suitor for Juliet
10. Paris J. Both Paris and Romeo want to marry her
11. Prince K. Juliet's servant and mentor
12. Romeo L. She wants the Prince to execute Romeo
13. Rosaline M. He is slain by Tybalt and is Romeo’s best friend
14. Tybalt N. Romeo kills him to avenge his friend's death

Choose the Best Answer.

15. 1. In the Prologue, the ______ is the voice that gives us the background for the play.
a) Chorus b) Characters c) Narrator d) Main Character

16. This story mainly takes place in _____, Italy.

) Mantua b) Venice c) Verona d) Paris

17. Romeo and his friends escape detection at the party because they are wearing ___________.

a.) Costumes b) boots c) masks d) rings

18. a) Capulet b) Prince c) Mercutio d) Montague

19. Romeo finds out that Juliet is a __________.

a) Capulet b) Prince c) Tybalt d) Montague

20. When Juliet finds out about Romeo’s last name, she says
a) "My only love sprung from my only hate." b) "To be or not to be?”
c) "That which we call a nose would still smell." c) "My only hatred is also love."

To which family does each character belong?

21. Romeo 24. Tybalt

a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other

22. Juliet 25. Paris

a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other

23. Benvolio 26. Prince Escalus

a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other
27. Romeo’s Father 29. Friar Lawrence
a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other

28. Juliet’s Mother 30. Nurse (with which family is she associated)
a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other

31. What does Capulet use in an attempt to get Juliet to agree to marry Paris?
a) Pleas b) threats c) tears d) promises

32. Why does Juliet tell the Nurse that her advice about marrying Paris has comforted her?
a) She no longer trusts the Nurse with her secrets
b) She feels soothed because the advice is practical
c) She is using sarcasm to show the Nurse her anger
d) She wants the Nurse to calm down before asking for help

33. Which of the following events that occur in Act III would be considered a turning point for the
play?

a) Romeo, Tybalt and Mercutio’s fight c) Romeo’s banishment

b) Romeo killing Tybalt d) all of the above

34. Where does Romeo go after his banishment?

a) Verona b) Venice c) Paris d) Mantua

35. Whom does Juliet see at Friar Lawrence’s cell?

a) Romeo b) Friar John c) Paris d) The Nurse

36. Juliet’s mood when she asks for Friar Lawrence’s advice is
a) optimistic b) desperate c) confused d) guilty and shameful

37. What plans do Friar Laurence and Juliet make?

a. They will tell Capulet the truth and ask him to beg the Prince to allow Romeo's
return.
b. Juliet should agree to marry Paris. On the eve of her wedding, she should drink
a potion that will make her appear dead. After it wears off, she should go to
Mantua to be with Romeo.
c. She should threaten to kill herself if her father makes her marry Paris.
d. The Nurse will help her disguise herself and run away that very night. They will
go to another town. Friar Laurence will send Romeo there in a week.

38. The main point of Friar Lawrence’s plan is to

a) fake Juliet’s death b) help Juliet kill herself
c) make Capulet change his mind d) end the Capulet-Montague feud

39. Before she drinks the potion, Juliet fears all of the following EXCEPT that
a) it will not work at all
b) it will actually kill her
c) Romeo will leave her for dead
d) She will wake up early and go insane.
40.Who first finds Juliet after she has taken the potion?
a) Lady Capulet b) Lord Capulet c) the Nurse d) Romeo

41. What went wrong with the Friar's plan?

a. The Prince changed his mind about the pardon.
b. The potion was too strong and killed Juliet.
c. The nurse would not cooperate.
d. His letter never got to Romeo, so Romeo didn't know that Juliet was not really
dead.

42. What news does Romeo’s servant bring to Romeo in Mantua?

a) That Juliet is dead b) That the Friar has a plan, and Romeo should wait
c) That Romeo needs to buy poison c) That Tybalt is dead

43. What does Romeo buy from the Apothecary?

a) A newspaper b) a Snickers c) Red Bull d) Poison

44. Who is at Juliet’s tomb when Romeo arrives there?

a) Paris b) Mercutio c) Tybalt d) Lady Capulet

45. What does Romeo give to his servant to give to his father?
a) A rose b) a ring c) a suicide letter d) a thank you letter

46. Who dies in the Capulet’s tomb?

a) Paris b) Romeo c) Juliet d) All of the above

47. What is Paris’ last request?

a) For the two families to get along, at last b) To be buried next to Juliet
c) For Romeo to be killed d) For Romeo to be arrested

48. How does Juliet die?

a) She kisses Romeo and gets some of his poison on her lips
b) She drinks the rest of the poison
c) She stabs herself with Romeo’s knife
d) She shoots herself with Romeo’s gun

49. Romeo and Juliet are called star-crossed lovers because

a) it is their fate that they should not be together
b) they were destined to die and be cast in the sky as stars
c) their paths keep crossing but they never get to meet each other
d) they both love astronomy

50. What does Lord Montague tell Lord Capulet he will do in honor of Juliet?
a) put up a golden statue b) put up a picture in his home of the two teenagers
c) put up a cement statue d) print a public apology in the Verona Times

51. In the end of the play, what happens between the Capulets and the Montagues?
a) They reunite and become friends again
b) They fight
 c) They kill each other
d) The Montagues agree to move to Mantua since they are not wanted in Verona

52. Romeo and Juliet was written by

a) William Shakespeare c) Dr. Seuss

b) John Steinbeck d) Wilson T. Beckham

53. What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?

a) Comedy b) Tragedy c) Action d) Mystery

54. What is the last line of Romeo and Juliet?

a) "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?"
b) "That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet."
c) " For never was a story of more woe, Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
d) "Farewell, parting is such sweet sorrow."

Quotations: Identify the speaker of the following quotes

a) Lord Montague b) Lord Capulet c) Lady Montagued) Lady Capulet

e) Paris ab) Tybalt ac) Juliet ad) Romeo
ae) Prince bc) Friar bd) Nurse be) Mercutio

55. What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word

As I hate Hell, all Montagues, and thee.

56. If ever you disturb our streets again,

Your lives shall pay the forfeit of peace.

57. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!

58. O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.

59. In one respect I'll thy assistant be;

For this alliance may so happy prove,
To turn your households' rancor to pure love.

60. A plague o' both your houses!

61. Methinks I see thee, now thou art below,

As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.

62. Capulet! Montague!

See what a scourge is laid upon your hate
That Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love!
And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.
Match the literary term to the correct definition.

63. Iambic Pentameter a. when the audience knows something that the characters do
not
64. Allusion b. a comparison of two totally different things without using like
or as
65. Metaphor c. giving human characteristics to an object
66. Dramatic Foil d. remark made by an actor that is intended only for the
audience to hear
67. Couplet e. fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme
68. Pun f. five beats of stressed and unstressed syllables (like a
heartbeat)
69. Hyperbole g. a pair or contrasting characters
70. Personification h. main message in literature
71. Soliloquy i. a pair of rhyming lines, usually at the end of the sonnet
72. Dramatic Irony j. two words of contradictory meaning are used together
for special effect
73. Sonnet k. reference to a well-known person, place, work of art, literary
piece or event
74. Theme l. deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
75. Foreshadowing m. word play that deliberately plays up the difference
between similar-sounding words for a purpose.
76. Aside n. hints about what will happen soon in the plot
77. Oxymoron o. speaking while alone that allows a character’s thoughts and
feelings to be conveyed to the audience

Correctly Identify the Literary Term in the following examples.

78. “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health” (1.1.173).
a. dramatic irony b. personification c. oxymoron d. assonance
79. “For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
a. alliteration b. symbolism c. hyperbole d. couplet
80. Not I, believe me You have dancing shoes /With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead/So stakes me to the
ground I cannot move. (I,iv,4-6)
a. pun b. personification c. alliteration d. aside