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4. When Lady Capulet tells Juliet of the plans to marry Paris, How does Juliet feel about marriage?
a) She is ready to leave the house b) She is not old enough yet
c) She’ll marry only if it’s Romeo d) She is happy to marry a rich, powerful man.
5. Romeo and his friends escape detection at the party because they are wearing _____________.
a) Costumes b) boots c) masks d) rings
8. 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? That is the question."
c) "That which we call a nose would still smell." c) "My only hatred is also love."
10. Who asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the party?
a) Benvolio b) Tybalt c) Mercutio d) Paris
11. What is the name of the woman (girl) who just broke Romeo’s heart at the beginning of the play?
a) Juliet b) Rosalind c) Susan d) Nurse
12. The Prince tells the fighters, "If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the
peace."
a) True b) False
13. When Romeo meets Juliet for the first time, to what does he compare her?
a) A rose b) A dream c) A jewel d) A party
16. 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?
20. Why does the Friar finally agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
a) He believes it will bring the families together again
b) He is about to quit being a priest anyway
c) He can see how much Romeo truly loves Juliet
d) He does not agree to marry them
21. Which member of the Capulet household is not only aware of the marriage, but is assisting with it?
a) Lady Capulet b) Paris c) Samson d) The Nurse
24. William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays and sonnets in what rhyming pattern?
a) iambic pentameter b) imagery c) rhyming couplets d) puns
25. Choose the best set of words that fit into the blanks respectively.
"What’s in a _____________? That which we call a ____________ by any other word would
smell as ____________.
a) rose; Montague; sweet
b) name; rose; sour
c) name; rose; sweet
d) rose; name; sweet
To which family do the following characters belong?
26. Romeo
a) Capulet b) Montague
27. Juliet
a)Capulet b) Montague
28. Benvolio
a) Capulet b) Montague
29. Tybalt
a) Capulet b) Montague
34. The nurse’s description of the fight leads Juliet to believe that Romeo
a) is dead b) has abandoned her c) no longer loves her d) is still the Capulet’s enemy
35. Lady Capulet thinks her threat to send someone to poison Romeo will make Juliet
a) angry b) guilty c) frightened d) comforted
36. What does Capulet use in an attempt to get Juliet to agree to marry Paris?
a) Pleas b) threats c) tears d) promises
37. 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
40. How does the turning point of the play effect the mood of the play after the above event(s) occur?
a) the mood is lighter, more happy
b) the mood is dark and sad
c) the mood is now adventurous and exciting
d) none of the above
41. What every day electronic item can we compare the birds that Juliet hears after her night with Romeo?
a) alarm clock b) hair dryer c) can opener d) pencil sharpener
43. What does Lord Capulet threaten to do if Juliet does not agree to marry Paris?
a) disown her b) kill her c) beat her d) none of the above
47. Which of the following best describes Juliet’s remarks to Paris in Friar Lawrence’s cell?
a)She lies to him.
b) She says truthful things to him.
c) She says things she believes are true but are not true.
d) She speaks truthfully but is not referring to him
48. Juliet’s mood when she asks for Friar Lawrence’s advice is
a) optimistic b) desperate
c) confused d) guilty and shameful
51. 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 not come for her
d) She will wake up early and go insane.
52. At which point does Juliet accomplish the first step of the plan?
a) When she drinks the potion.
b) When she asks the Nurse and her mother to let her sleep alone.
c) When she tells Paris that she loves him
d) When she tells her father that she WILL marry Paris.
53.The scene that involves the Capulet’s making wedding preparations is in the play for
a) comic relief b) dramatics
c) anger d) the actors to change clothes
54. .Who first finds Juliet after she has taken the potion?
a) Lady Capulet b) Lord Capulet
c) the Nurse d) Romeo
55. Paris
a) Capulet b) Montague c) Other
60. Lord Capulet moves the wedding date from Thursday to Wednesday.
a) True b) False
64. An apothecary is someone who makes and sells drugs using natural elements.
a) True b) False
67. What is the actor doing when the script says [aside] ?
a) The actor brings the person he is talking to and whispers in his ear
b) The actor stands right next to the person he is talking to
c) The actor says this line to the audience only
d) none of the above
68. What kind of animal do Romeo and his servant ride to Verona?
a) Goose b) Horse c) Goat d) Donkey
71. 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
72. What does Romeo tell his servant he is going to do in the tomb?
a) Get a ring from Juliet’s finger
b) Look at Juliet’s face one last time
c) Kill himself
d) Both a and b
76. Paris thinks that Romeo is going to do something to the bodies in the Capulet’s tomb.
a) True b) False
77. The Prince decides to blame Friar Lawrence and punish him for everything that happens to the young
lovers.
a) True b) False
79. All of the following prove that Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers" EXCEPT…
a) Their families have always hated each other
b) The letter that should have been delivered couldn’t because of a quarantine
c) Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished
d) Mercutio and Benvolio are always joking with Romeo
80. 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 Meridinal
81. 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
87. What change of events would make a better ending for this play?
a) If the Capulet’s and Montagues got along the whole time
b) If Romeo would have never killed Tybalt.
c) If Friar Lawrence delivered the letter to Romeo as he should have
d) All of the above
89. During the time you have been studying Romeo and Juliet, Ms. Frazier provided many different
opportunities for you to see Shakespeare.
a) True b) False
90. Shakespeare’s plays can be related to many modern day movies, songs, poems, stories and real life events.
a) True b) False
Put the following events in order. Begin with number 1, being the first thing that
happened and 10 being the last thing.