includes everything that is part of a play but not part of the script

How did Lady Montague die in Act 5?

She died from grief over Romeo’s banishment

a long speech by one character to one or more characters on stage

Transforms a bare stage into a place and time to help establish the setting

What was Shakespeare’s source for Romeo and Juliet?

Arthur Brooke’s The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet

studbud

Romeo and Juliet Unit Test

95 termsStudBud Administration13 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards95 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 95

Answers

1
How old is Juliet at the beginning of the play?
13
16
12
14
2
A noble character who has a personal failing that leads to their downfall
Dramatic irony
Tragic flaw
Tragic hero
Suspense
3
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
Anna Hathaway
Angela Hathaway
He was never married
4
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
29
35
38
37
5
Scathe means at once
False
True
6
Prince Escalus revives five accounts of what happened
False
True
7
What is the setting at the beginning of Act 2?
Sunday night
Monday night
Saturday night
Sunday morning
8
What is the setting of Act 3?
Wednesday evening
Monday afternoon
Thursday morning
9
What type of stage is seated on three sides?
Proscenium stage
Thrust stage
Arena stage
10
Climax is the emotional high point of the play
True
False
11
Romeo drinks the poison and dies
False
True
12
What type of stage is seated on all four sides
Thrust stage
Arena stage
Proscenium stage
13
Discourses means speaks
False
True
14
What ends the feud between the two families?
Nothing they still fight at the end of the play
Romeo and Juliet’s death
Romeo and Juliet’s marriage
15
What was the average time length of a play?
5-6 hours
3-4 hours
1-2 hours
2-3 hours
16
The climax of the play is when Romeo kills Tybalt
True
False
17
Tetchy means angry
False
True
18
Mercutio kills Tybalt
False
True
19
What is the setting at the beginning of Act 4?
Wednesday
Monday
Thursday
Tuesday
20
What day was Paris and Juliet’s wedding moved to?
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
21
Stage is the physical structure on which a play is performed
False
True
22
What is staging?
transforms a bare stage into a place and time to help know the setting
the presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappily
includes everything that is part of a play but not part of the script
events that make it harder for the main character to achieve their goals
23
How did Lady Montague die in Act 5?
She kills herself
She died from grief over Romeo’s death
She died from grief over Romeo’s banishment
24
Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin
False
True
25
Things that are really the opposite of the way they are described
Irony
Contradictions
26
Iambic pentameter is when there are five iambic units in each line
True
False
27
Who tells Romeo that Juliet lies dead in the Capulet tomb?
Escalus
Friar Lawrence
Benvolio
Balthasar
28
Baleful means evil or poisonous
True
False
29
A foil is a character who is in contrast to another character
True
False
30
What plans do the lovers make in scene 2 act 2?
Plan to kill themselves
They make no plans
To duel
Plan to marry
31
A play that ends happily
Comedy
Humor
Drama
Tragedy
32
Parts for all characters were played by girls
True
False
33
What day was Shakespeare Born?
April 23 1564
April 24 1564
April 23 1565
34
What is a monologue?
when the audience knows something important that a character does not know
a noble character has a personal failing that leads to their downfall
a long speech by one character to one or more characters on stage
a speech by a character who is speaking to him/herself or to the audience
35
How long does the play take place over?
A span of 5 days
A span of 6 days
36
What character is used as comedic relief?
Friar Lawrence
The nurse
Paris
Juliet
37
Tybalt is a good swordsman and is known as the prince of cats
True
False
38
Shakespeare died on his birthday
True
False
39
Tragedy is the presentation of serious and important actions that end happily
False
True
40
Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something important that a character doesn’t know
True
False
41
Who is a foil to Benvolio?
Romeo
Tybalt
Escalus
Mercutio
42
Stage Directions are everything that is part of a play but not part of the written script
True
False
43
What does hie mean?
Stay
When
Hurry
44
Humor is mood
True
False
45
What is set?
The afternoon
A play that ends happily
Transforms a bare stage into a place and time to help establish the setting
To Guess what might happen
46
Instead of celebrating Juliet’s wedding the capulet's mourned her “death”
True
False
47
What time of day were the performances?
Evening
Anytime of day
Afternoon
Morning
48
The moment at which the conflict shifts in an important way for one or more characters
Dramatic irony
Climax
Turning point
Plot
49
What is one theme of the play?
Death
None of the above
Love
Miscommunication
50
What was Shakespeare’s source for Romeo and Juliet?
Arthur Brooke’s The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet
Andrew Brooke’s The Tragicall History of Romeo and Juliet
There was no inspiration he came up with it all himself
51
Who provides Juliet with the sleeping potion?
Romeo
The nurse
None of the above
Friar Lawrence
52
Where does Romeo meet Juliet?
At the capulet party
From Rosaline
From mercutio
He already knew her
53
There are two types of conflict Internal and External
True
False
54
Paris kills Romeo
False
True
55
The flag outside the theater showed a play in progress
True
False
56
What is the setting of the play?
Verona Italy
Mantua Italy
All of the above
57
There were always sets
True
False
58
What is the turning point of Act 2?
Romeo agrees to marry Rosaline
Juliet and Romeo agree to marry each other
Juliet agrees to marry Paris
59
Complications are tension that increases as the play progresses
True
False
60
What does simple mean?
Normal
Easy
Foolish
Pretty
61
The Globe Theater was nicknamed the Wooden U
True
False
62
Where does Romeo buy poison from?
The nurse
Friar John
An apothecary
He doesn’t buy poison he stabs himself
63
Dialogue is the physical structure on which a play is performed
False
True
64
What is a script?
a character who is a contrast in personality to another character
a comment that only the audience is supposed to hear
the text of the play
a long speech by one character to one or more characters on stage
65
What is blank verse?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Has some punctuation at the end
66
Where was Shakespeare born?
London, England
Stratford, England
67
What is the main complication of Act 3?
Romeo marries Rosaline
Paris was given permission to marry Juliet
68
What stage type is seated in front?
Arena stage
Proscenium stage
Thrust stage
69
What is the resolution of the play?
Lord Montague erects a golden stature of Juliet
Lord Capulet and Lord Montague join hands
None of the above
70
What does wherefore mean?
Why
What
Who
Where
71
How come Romeo didn’t receive the friar’s letter?
He did receive the letter
He was mourning Juliet’s death
A plague of quarantine stopped people from leaving/entering Mantua
72
What is plot?
the physical structure on which a play is performed
the emotional high point of the play
for a play, it follows a rising a falling structure
creates tension that increases as the play progresses
73
Paris wants to fight Romeo for being by Juliet’s tomb
True
False
74
Who is a foil to The nurse?
Lord capulet
Lady capulet
Benvolio
Tybalt
75
How many children did Shakespeare have?
1
5
2
3
76
Until the last few centuries, most plays were performed outdoors in natural light
Foil
Stage
Tragic flaw
Lighting
77
Who warns the two lovers by saying “These violent delights have violent ends”
Mercutio
The nurse
Paris
Friar Lawrence
78
What does anon mean?
At once
Speak
Why
Evil
79
What is an aside?
a comment that only the audience is supposed to hear
uncertainty or anxiety that the audience feels about what will happen ne
a play that ends happily
the moment the conflict shifts in an important way for 1+ characters
80
The costumes were elaborate
True
False
81
Juliet tells Romeo not to swear their love to what?
The sun
The stars
The moon
The sky
82
What are groundlings?
800 people who stood around the bottom of the stage and paid one penny
Poor people who couldn’t see the play
83
What is conflict?
the conversation between characters in a play
the presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappily
creates tension that increases as the play progresses
a comment that only the audience is supposed to hear
84
What is suspense?
A comment only the audience is supposed to hear
Uncertainty or anxiety that the audience feels about what will happen next
Events that make it harder for the main character to achieve their goal
What an audience knows something important that a character doesn’t know
85
Who has one of the most famous soliloquies In Act 2?
Juliet
Mercutio
Romeo
None of the above
86
What is a play?
a comment that only the audience is supposed to hear
a story acted out on stage
the emotional high point of the play
a long speech by one character to one or more characters on stage
87
What is tragic flaw?
The text of the play
Imperfections that cause the noble hero to make choices that lead to an end
A story acted out on stage
88
What does soft mean?
Continue
Smooth
Fuzzy
Wait
89
Paris banishes Romeo from Verona
True
False
90
What is the overall theme of the play?
Hatred can destroy innocence, virtue, beauty, and love
All of the above
Death
Destiny
91
Grammar school was not his highest level of education
False
True
92
What signals the end of the falling action?
Juliet kills herself with Romeo’s dagger
Juliet drinks what is left of Romeo’s poison and dies
93
Who puts a curse on both houses?
Mercutio
Rosaline
Lord Montague
Tybalt
94
Soliloquy is a speech by a character alone on stage, who is speaking to him/herself or to the audience
False
True
95
What is Romeo’s tragic flaw?
Impulsive behavior
Aggressive towards others
Nothing he is perfect
Lack of understanding

Romeo and Juliet Unit Test Flashcards | StudBud