At first, Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt because Romeo

Is now related to Tybalt by marriage

When a character delivers a soliloquy, he or she

Expresses private thoughts to the audience

An excellent example of a soliloquy in Romeo and Juliet would be

When Juliet is about to take the potion that Friar Laurence gave her

Before the party, Juliet’s mother

Asks her if she might love Paris

Romeo arranges with the nurse to

Meet Juliet at Friar Laurence’s cell to be married

What is revealed about Mercutio in this except from his monologue about Queen Mab in Act I, Scene 4?

Mercutio is imaginative and playful.

Capulet wanted Juliet to be married quickly so that she would

Be distracted from grieving for Tybalt

A moment of dramatic irony in a play occurs when

The audience knows something that a character onstage does not know

After learning of his exile, Friar Laurence attempts to convince Romeo that

He has many reasons to be happy

A monologue is different from dialogue in that a monologue is spoken by

One character to other characters onstage

Identify which quotes are an example of FORESHADOWING (choose 2)

some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin, To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin

What is the irony in the encounter between Tybalt and Romeo in Act 3, Scene 1?

Romeo knows that Tybalt is now his cousin, Tybalt does not know

The fight in Act 1 Scene 1 starts when

Capulet and Montague servants quarrel over petty insults

Which of the following lines from the play contains an oxymoron?

“O heavy lightness, serious vanity,/Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!”

A character foil is a

Character who contrasts vividly with another character

Why were Romeo and Juliet described as “star-crossed” lovers?

Circumstances (fate) doomed them to a tragic end

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1
In the balcony scene, Romeo says to the audience, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this.” This form of speech is
Dramatic irony
A monologue
An aside
A soliloquy
2
At first, Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt because Romeo
Is now related to Tybalt by marriage
Thinks that Mercutio has a better chance of Tybalt
Is a coward
Is on his way to marry Juliet
3
At the age of 18, Shakespeare married
Anne Hathaway
Mary Lear
Elizabeth Connors
Katherine Churchill
4
“This, by his voice, should be a Montague./ Fetch me my rapier, boy.”
Friar Laurence
Tybalt
Mercutio
Benvolio
5
The plan to fake Juliet’s death is originated by
Romeo
Juliet
Friar Laurence
Friar John
6
At the party, Romeo and his friends wear
Crowns
Masks
Robes
Jeweled Swords
7
“Here’s to my love! Thus with a kiss I die.”
Romeo
Paris
Juliet
Mercutio
8
“I know not how to tell thee who I am,Because it is an enemy to thee;/ Had I written it, I would tear the word.”
Lady Montague
Juliet
Mercutio
Romeo
9
“A plague on both your houses!/ They have made worms’ meat of me.”
Friar Laurence
Tybalt
Benvolio
Mercutio
10
Other than plays, Shakespeare also wrote
Sonnets
Screenplays
Novels
Textbooks
11
The nurse counsels Juliet to
Tell her mother everything
Kill herself
Go to Romeo in Mantua
Marry Paris
12
What does the famous line “Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo” really mean?
What are you doing under my balcony Romeo?
Why do you have to be a Romeo?
Where are you Romeo?
Why won’t you ask me out on a date Romeo?
13
Shakespeare’s plays were written mostly in _____________,
Empty verse, iambic pentameter
Sonnets, couplets
Blank verse, iambic pentameter
Blank verse, rhyming couplets
14
When a character delivers a soliloquy, he or she
Describes an event that is related to but not a part of the dialogue
Directs their thoughts to other characters onstage
Speaks from behind a curtain or somewhere offstage
Expresses private thoughts to the audience
15
“Part, fools!/ Put up your swords. You know not what you do.”
Friar Laurence
Mercutio
Tybalt
Benvolio
16
Who suggests for Romeo to “examine other beauties”?
Balthasar
Montague
Benvolio
Mercutio
17
An excellent example of a soliloquy in Romeo and Juliet would be
The prologue of the play
When Romeo and Juliet speak for the first time
When it ends with “For never was a story of more woe than.. Juliet & Romeo
When Juliet is about to take the potion that Friar Laurence gave her
18
Before the party, Juliet’s mother
Orders her to avoid Romeo
Asks her if she might love Paris
Asks her if she might love Romeo
Orders her to stay away from Paris
19
What does it mean to “bite your thumb”?
To wave hello
To give an insulting gesture
To chew off a wart
To chew off your nails
20
Romeo arranges with the nurse to
Discuss marriage with Juliet’s father
Meet Juliet in London
Meet Juliet in Mantua
Meet Juliet at Friar Laurence’s cell to be married
21
What is revealed about Mercutio in this except from his monologue about Queen Mab in Act I, Scene 4?
Mercutio is thoughtful and practical.
Mercutio is sad and depressed.
Mercutio is imaginative and playful.
Mercutio is violent and insane.
22
Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!/ For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
Romeo
Benvolio
Juliet
Tybalt
23
Capulet wanted Juliet to be married quickly so that she would
Forget all about Romeo
Be distracted from grieving for Tybalt
Stop behaving in a childish manner
Soon be gone from his house
24
After killing Tybalt, Romeo immediately flees to
The City of Mantua
Friar Laurence's cell
Juliet’s house
His parent’s house
25
A moment of dramatic irony in a play occurs when
A character grows and changes as events in the plot unfold
The audience knows something that a character onstage does not know
The saddest moment of a tragedy takes place
A new conflict complicates the main plot
26
“Two households, both alike in dignity,/In fair Verona where we lay our scene.”
Benvolio
Friar Laurence
Chorus
Prince
27
After learning of his exile, Friar Laurence attempts to convince Romeo that
He must go to the prince and confess at once
Even death would be better than banishment
He has many reasons to be happy
Trying to visit Juliet now would be too dangerous
28
“O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.”
Romeo
Benvolio
Tybalt
Mercutio
29
A monologue is different from dialogue in that a monologue is spoken by
The playwright to the reader
The director to the actors on stage
One character to the audience
One character to other characters onstage
30
Identify which quotes are an example of FORESHADOWING (choose 2)
some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin
To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin
If love be rough with you, be rough with love; prick love for pricking
My chld is yet a stranger in the world; she hath not seen 14 years
31
During Shakespeare’s time, the roles of women in the theater were played by
Young Men
Farm animals
Women
Children
32
Poison kills
Juliet
Neither
Romeo
Both
33
Romeo and Juliet takes place over the course of
Five days
Three days
Two weeks
A couple of months
34
Benvolio is always trying to keep the peace. He serves as a foil to
Romeo
Balthasar
Capulet
Tybalt
35
Romeo’s servant Balthasar brings Romeo news that
Juliet is dead
Juliet is about to marry Paris
Juliet needs help
His banishment has been cancelled
36
“Then since the case so stands as now it doth,/ I think it best you marries with the county.
Juliet
Nurse
Lady Capulet
Friar Laurence
37
What is the irony in the encounter between Tybalt and Romeo in Act 3, Scene 1?
Tybalt is not really intending to harm Romeo
Tybalt’s anger toward Romeo is a case of mistaken identity
Romeo does not know about Tybalt’s letter to him proposing a duel
Romeo knows that Tybalt is now his cousin, Tybalt does not know
38
Two or more characters converse by using
An aside
Dialogue
A soliloquy
A monologue
39
The Montagues and Capulets
Are put to death
End their feud
Continue their feud
Curse Romeo and Juliet
40
“What’s a Montague? What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.”
Friar Laurence
Romeo
Nurse
Juliet
41
At the play’s end, both families plan to
Erect a memorial to the lovers
Punish the friar for his sins
Hold combined funeral services
Go into seclusion
42
When Mercutio says, “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man” is an example of
Dramatic Irony
An aside
Foil
Pun
43
The fight in Act 1 Scene 1 starts when
Benvolio insults Tybalt
Capulet and Montague servants quarrel over petty insults
Tybalt loses his temper
The officer stirs up the two sides
44
Which of the following lines from the play contains an oxymoron?
"this love that thou hast shown-Doth add more grief of mine own.”
“Bid a sick man in sadness make his will
“Ay me! Sad hours seem long./Was that my father that went hence so fast?”
“O heavy lightness, serious vanity,/Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!”
45
A character foil is a
Speech by a character that correctly predicts a future event in the play
Prop that a character depends on throughout a play
Character who contrasts vividly with another character
Character who does not change over the course of the play
46
“I beg for justice, which thou, Prince, must give./ Romeo slew Tybalt; Romeo must not live.”
Lord Montague
Lady Montague
Lord Capulet
Lady Capulet
47
Romeo decides to go to the Capulet’s party because
Rosaline will be there
Juliet will be there
He is invited by the servant
He is hungry
48
Even though Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, Shakespeare still uses
Elaborate stage settings
Voiceovers
Flashbacks
Comic relief
49
Why were Romeo and Juliet described as “star-crossed” lovers?
The plague was threatening everyone in Verona
Circumstances (fate) doomed them to a tragic end
Paris was determined to come between them
They were too young to consider marriage
50
Tybalt is killed by
Mercutio
Paris
Benvolio
Romeo
51
“If ever you disturb our streets again/ Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”
Prince
Lord Capulet
Paris
Friar Laurence
52
Who was the ruler of England for most of Shakespeare’s career?
Lord Chamberlin
King Henry
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth
53
Before the party, Romeo and Mercutio discuss
Juliet
Marriage
Dreams
Politics
54
“For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
Chorus
Prince
Paris
Friar Laurence
55
When the prince arrives, Benvolio
Promises to bring Romeo to the prince
Recounts the events of the killings to the prince
Delivers a message to Juliet secretly through the nurse
Confesses to the killing of Tybalt to the prince
56
Where were most of Shakespeare’s plays first seen?
The Globe Theatre
The Official Theatre of London
The Rose Theatre
The King’s Theatre
57
The Prince punishes Romeo by
Banishing him from Verona forever
Sentencing him to death
Sentencing him to jail
Annulling his marriage
58
“O happy dagger/ This is thy sheath.”
Paris
Juliet
Romeo
Mercutio
59
Adjectives that describe the character of Tybalt are
Intelligent and obedient
Clever and witty
Temperamental and confrontational
Lovesick and moody
60
Friar Laurence sets a plan in motion. Which of the following details is not part of his plan?
Juliet should consent to marry Paris
Juliet should drink the vial of liquid
Juliet will wake up alone in the family vault
Romeo will take her to Mantua after she wakes up
61
Paris goes to the churchyard to
Be there when Juliet wakes up
Talk with Friar Laurence
Put flowers on Juliet's tomb
Curse Juliet
62
When Romeo arrives at the tomb, he discovers Paris and
Quarrels with him for a long time
Kills him in a duel
They attempt to awaken Juliet
Is jealous and surprised
63
“Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford/ No better term than this: thou art a villain.”
Tybalt
Lord Capulet
Mercutio
Benvolio
64
Friar Laurence’s message to Romeo is
Delayed when Friar John is quarantined
Given to Romeo
Misunderstood by Romeo
Lost by Balthasar
65
Mercutio can be described as a foil to Romeo because
He comes from a different social class
He is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague
He is much older than Romeo
Unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously
66
By the end of the play, the following characters are dead:
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, Romeo, Juliet
Mercutio, Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Paris
Montague, Romeo, Juliet, tybalt, Paris, Mercutio
Romeo, Juliet, Friar Laurence, Tybalt, Capulet, the Prince
67
Juliet is
18
14
13
16
68
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
57
37
13
24
69
In the prologue, the chorus informs the audience that
All of the above
Their deaths end their parents’ feud
Romeo and Juliet are going to die
Romeo and Juliet are “star crossed” lovers
70
When the nurse encounters Romeo and his friends, they
Show their surprise
Try to avoid her
Show respect
Tease and insult her
71
The head of Verona’s government is
Friar Laurence
Capulet
Montague
Prince Escalus
72
A tragedy is defined by all of the following qualities except
A happy ending results after serious actions and complications
Serious actions end unhappily
A character is responsible for his or her own downfall
A main character dies
73
Romeo and Juliet is set in
Paris
Rome
Verona
Sparta
74
All of the following consequences result from Romeo’s killing of Tybalt EXCEPT
Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage
Romeo is banished from Verona
Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo
Juliet is to be married to Paris almost immediately
75
“I defy you stars!”
Mercutio
Juliet
Romeo
Friar Laurence
76
The line “Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books” includes an example of
Pun
Personification
Metaphor
Similie
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Mercutio is killed by
Benvolio
Balthasar
Tybalt
Romeo

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