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1
What official decree does Prince Escalus make if the fighting is to continue?
Prince Escalus will resign
Romeo and Juliet will have to die
The families will be banished
The fighters will be killed
2
Approximately how long is the poison Juliet takes supposed to last?
a half hour
1 night
About 2 days
1 week
3
Which of the following characters does NOT die by the end of the play?
Paris
Tybalt
Romeo
Balthasar
4
What is the correct backward spelling of Sabine's name?
Enibas
Einasab
Ebinas
Sabine
5
What rhyming method does Shakespeare use when the wealthy people speak?
Poetry
Triambic Tentameter
Biambic Bentameter
Iambic Pentameter
6
Which character claims to be 'fortune's fool?'
Romeo
Benvolio
Tybalt
Mercutio
7
Which of the following is NOT one of the servants that starts the street fight in Act 1 sc i?
Sampson
Gregory
Abrams
Greenwald
8
What is the name of the fairy that Mercutio references?
Queen Mab
Queen Wretch
Princess Lyanna
King Drake
9
The last time Juliet sees Romeo, she says that Romeo looks like he is in a tomb. What is this?
Theme
Conflict
Foreshadowing
Setting
10
What new info do we learn about Paris at the end of the play?
He was Romeo's friend
He was Juliet's second brother once removed
He was already married once before
He was Mercutio's cousin
11
Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences of the second street fight?
Benvolio dies
Mercutio dies
Romeo is banished
Tybalt dies
12
What news does Lady Capulet give that demonstrates that she is vengeful?
She killed Romeo
She hired an assassin to kill Romeo
She instigated the street fight
She burned Mercutio's body
13
What do the Montagues promise to do to honor Juliet after her death?
Raise a flag
Build a gold statue
Provide a large amount of money
Provide a girl for Juliet's brother to marry
14
Both the Friar and Lady Capulet discuss the usage of a 'dram.' What is a 'dram?'
Love
Poison
Assassin
Sword
15
What year did the older version of RJ (film) come out?
1967
1970
1969
1968
16
What advice do Benvolio and Mercutio give to Romeo when he can't get over Rosaline?
Stay home
Leave Verona
Fight in the streets
Find a new girl
17
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes to have Romeo get over Rosaline
He knows Juliet will change her mind quickly
He hopes to stop the fighting between the families
He believes Romeo knows what true love is
18
Which character calls Paris and Romeo 'men of wax?'
Juliet
Friar Lawrence
The Nurse
Lady Capulet
19
What reason does Capulet give for pushing up the wedding of Paris to Juliet?
He is afraid Juliet will change her mind
He is afraid Paris will change his mind
He wants Juliet to get over Tybalt's death
He loves turning up
20
What are pairs of rhyming lines considered?
Heroic Couplets
Sonnets
Iambic Pentameter
Similes
21
Friar Lawrence says 'They stumble that run fast.' This is an example of...
Running
Setting
Characterization
Foreshadowing
22
What is the punishment that the Prince says will occur if the Montagues and Capulets fight?
A Party
Lose their land
Kiss and Make - up
Death
23
Which of the following is the theme represented by Romeo saying 'I am fortune's fool?'
Fate
Love
Family Strife
Friendship
24
Who does Mercutio blame for his death in Act 3?
Tybalt
Benvolio
Romeo
Romeo and Tybalt
25
What does Romeo swear his love on when Juliet prompts him on the balcony?
The wilting roses
The changing tides
The inconstant moon
The setting sun
26
Of these four characters, which of them is most likely to start a fight?
Mercutio
Romeo
Tybalt
Benvolio
27
Which of the following is the correct definition of metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
A comparison not using like or as
An exaggerration
Repeated lines in a poem
28
Why did Friar Lawrence leave Juliet in the tomb?
He went to retrieve his wagon
He got scared by a noise
He hoped she would commit suicide
He went to get the Page
29
What was the name of the friend that tells Romeo about Juliet's 'death?'
Benvolio
Balto
Bulbasaur
Balthasar
30
What is the name of the literary device that refers to a 'play on words?'
Simile
Pun
Iambic Pentameter
Characterization
31
What is the insult that prompts the street fight in Act 1 sc i?
Use the middle finger
Stomp their feet
Bite their thumbs
Shake their head
32
Which of the following is NOT a conflict found in the play?
Juliet vs. Her Parents
Romeo vs. Old Capulet
Romeo vs. Tybalt
Montague vs. Capulet
33
Mercutio states 'a plague a both your houses' before he dies. Who is he blaming for his death?
Benvolio
Romeo
Tybalt
Both families
34
What is the name of the poetic form that features 14 lines of rhyming heroic couplets?
Elegy
Sonnet
Haiku
Iambic Pentameter
35
'Juliet is the sun' is an example of what poetic device?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
36
How many times does Romeo go to Juliet's balcony?
Once
Thrice
Twice
Four Times
37
'Were it not so easy to see, you should be with me,' is an example of what poetic structure?
Heroic Couplet
Free Verse
Sonnet
Iambic Pentameter
38
Why does Juliet stop trusting the Nurse?
The Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris
The Nurse eats Juliet's birthday cake
The Nurse tells Lady Capulet about Romeo
The Nurse tells Juliet to not take the poison
39
Who tells the parents of Romeo and Juliet the whole story about the marriage?
Balthasar
Friar Lawrence
The Nurse
Benvolio
40
Who is Paris to Juliet?
Suitor
Husband
Cousin
Brother
41
To make Juliet happy after Tybalt's death, Old Capulet says what?
Juliet can move to Mantua
Juliet will marry Paris
Juliet can stay with Romeo
Romeo will die
42
Which character says 'these violent delights have violent ends?'
Romeo
Old Capulet
Friar Lawrence
The Nurse
43
What happened to the original Globe Theatre?
It was overrun by the Plague
It burned down
It was replaced with a new version called the Atlantis
It only featured Shakespeare's plays
44
How many Acts are there in the play?
3
6
5
4
45
Which of the following actors does NOT appear in the newer version of RJ?
John Lequizamo
Claire Danes
Elizabeth Whiting
Leonardo DiCaprio
46
What is the name of the city that Romeo is meant to flee to in the Friar's first plan?
Verona
Rome
Venice
Mantua
47
Which character incorrectly tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?
Balthasar
Benvolio
Tybalt
Friar Lawrence
48
Which character states 'a plague o' both your houses?'
Mercutio
Paris
Tybalt
Sampson
49
How long have Romeo and Juliet known each other before they get married?
Less than one day
More than a week
Since birth
Less than 1 hour
50
How many characters TOTAL die in the play?
9
2
5
7
51
Who does Juliet stop trusting after she is told to marry Paris?
The Nurse
Romeo
Tybalt
Friar Lawrence
52
What is the primary reason why the Nurse loves Juliet so much?
She knows Lady Capulet doesn't love her
She lost her daughter, Susan, at an early age
She is being paid to watch her
She is actually related to Juliet
53
Which of the following does not accurately characterize Romeo?
Established Fighter
Demonstrative
Lovesick
Melancholy
54
Which of the following characters could be considered a minor character?
Mercutio
Tybalt
Romeo
Sampson
55
Which of the following is an example if irony?
Tybalt seeing Romeo at the party
Romeo being the cause of Mercutio's death
Juliet killing herself
The Nurse turning on Juliet
56
What is NOT one of the reasons Juliet is scared about being in the tomb?
The poison will not work
Paris will come and rescue her
The poison will work too well
Romeo will not show up there