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Romeo & Juliet - Act 5
Romeo & Juliet - Act 5
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1
What is a possible theme of the play?
True love is so strong that it can never die.
Hasty, reckless actions may have disastrous consequences.
Danger can never be avoided.
2
What unfortunate message does Balthazar report to Romeo?
Juliet has died and was laid to rest in the Capulet tomb.
Juliet no longer loves him & will marry Paris.
Friar Lawrence will no longer help Romeo.
The Prince has refused to pardon Romeo.
3
Define the bold-faced word.
Tybalt
instigated
a fight with Romeo.
ignored
allowed
initiated or started
stopped; brought to an end
4
What type of play is Romeo & Juliet considered to be?
tragedy
comedy
history
5
In the play's last lines, what the Prince say will happen to the surviving characters?
Some will be banished and others will be executed.
All will be forgiven.
The Montagues & Capulets will be imprisoned or fined.
Some will be pardoned and some will be punished.
6
What is a serious play in which the main character goes through a series of misfortunes?
tragedy
comedy
history
7
Why were the Puritans against the Globe Theater?
They felt that actors and plays were immoral.
They were jealous that they weren't famous playwrights.
They wanted to use it for a gambling hall.
They were influenced by the French government.
8
Define the bold-faced word.
We are almost done
analyzing
the play.
to create and generate
to construct and produce
to examine by separating into parts
to illustrate and design
9
Which of the following correctly expresses Romeo's tragic flaw?
snobby and arrogant
aggression in fighting
hasty, impulsive actions
10
What is a play involving conflict between a character and some external force?
tragedy
soliloquy
drama
11
Define the bold-faced word.
The Capulet and Montague families
loathe
each other.
hate; despise
respect; trust
love; cherish
tolerate
12
What caused Lady Montague's death?
She was grief stricken over Romeo's banishment.
She was upset that Juliet died.
She felt intense sorrow over the Capulet/Montague feud.
old age
13
Why does Paris visit the churchyard at night?
He is grief stricken over Juliet's "death".
He wants to spy on Romeo.
He resents his cousin the Prince and wants to die.
He is secretly meeting Capulet there.
14
What 2 things led to the destruction of the Globe Theater?
A cow kicked over a lantern./The Vikings destroyed it.
It caught fire during a play./Puritans destroyed it.
It flooded./William Shakespeare died.
The roof caved in./It was destroyed in WWII.
15
Where do the commas go?
S
ome deaths in
Romeo and Juliet
include Tybalt Mercutio and Paris.
Tybalt, Mercutio, and Paris
Some deaths, in Romeo and Juliet, include...
Romeo, and Juliet,
None of the Above
16
What type of characters in Shakespeare's plays speak in sonnets and iambic pentameter?
The supporting characters
The servants
The older characters, who were considered to be wiser.
The main characters, who were usually from the upper class.
17
What causes Friar Lawrence to go to the churchyard in Act 5?
He likes to walk through churchyard cemeteries at night.
He heard that Romeo & Paris would face off in a dual.
He has to assist Juliet in getting out of the tomb.
18
Who's the madman in Romeo's plea, "Be gone, live, & say a madman's mercy bid thee run away"?
The Prince
Balthazar
Paris
Romeo himself
19
Which of the following correctly describes a tragic hero?
A tragic hero has a character flaw that leads to misfortune.
The hero of a tragedy is usually evil.
The motives of a tragic hero are impossible to determine.
20
In what theater was Romeo & Juliet first performed?
The Shakespearean Theater
The Globe Theater
Fortune's Fool Theater
21
prose or verse composition involving conflict between protagonist & an internal/external force
Iambic Pentameter
Drama
Dramatic Irony
Meter
22
Why is Friar Lawrence upset to discover that Friar John didn't deliver the letter?
He is worried that Friar John might have the plague.
He's tired of Friar John being irresponsible.
Romeo not getting the letter could have awful consequences.
23
How were plays advertised in Shakespeare's time?
A town crier announced them on the public square.
Flyers were passed out around town.
Flags were flown over the theater on days that it had plays.
24
Why is it dramatic irony when Romeo speaks of how beautiful Juliet is - even when she is dead?
Unknown to Romeo, she is not really dead.
He is trying to get her to come back to life.
It shows that Romeo has lost his mind.
25
Which is NOT an effect of Juliet drinking the potion?
Paris is killed.
Juliet's death is reported to Romeo.
Romeo drinks poison.
Lady Montague dies.
26
Define the bold-faced word.
Rome was
exiled
from Verona.
banished; sent away
exited; fled
captured; abducted
executed
27
What were Shakespeare's three professions?
playwright, poet, and novelist
playwright, poet, and actor
playwright, actor, and novelist
28
After hearing that Juliet died, why does Romeo decide to poison himself?
He fears that he'll be blamed for her death.
He knows the truth about their marriage will come out.
He lost interest in life since he only lives for the moment.
29
Serious play where the protagonist experiences many misfortunes leading to a final catastrophe
history
sonnet
comedy
tragedy
30
Define the bold-faced word.
Benvolio's peaceful characteristic
contrasts
with Tybalt's rage.
to associate
to match
to realize
to set in opposition
31
Where does the comma go?
After she finds that Romeo is dead Juliet takes her own life.
After, she finds...
After she finds that Romeo, is dead...
None of the Above
After she finds that Romeo is dead, Juliet...
32
Where does the comma go?
The handsome poetic Romeo fell in love with Juliet.
Romeo, fell
poetic, Romeo
handsome, poetic
love, with
33
Where does the comma go?
All the world is a stage and we're merely the players in it.
None of the Above
All the world, is a stage...
...and we're merely, the players in it.
All the world is a stage, and we're merely the players in it
34
When the audience knows something that the other characters do not...
dramatic irony
tragedy
drama
