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ROMEO AND JULIET KNOWLEDGE TEST
ROMEO AND JULIET KNOWLEDGE TEST
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Knowledge test on essentials including context for IGCSE preparation.
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1
What is the name given to a woman who breastfeeds a noblewoman's baby?
wet nurse
nanny
ladies' nurse
2
Which two of these descriptions are used to refer to Tybalt?
Fiery
Mercurial
sworder
Prince of Cats
3
How does Romeo see himself after he kills Tybalt?
As upholding the family feud
A heroic avenger of his friend
Fortune's fool
4
What was Shakespeare's main source for the play?
His own idea
Plutarch's 'Lives'
Arthur Brooke's 1562 poem, 'Romeus and Juliet'
5
What will "begin his fearful date/ With this night’s revels"?
The tragedy
Romeo's love for Juliet
Fate
6
Which of these words does Lord Capulet use to describe Tybalt?
churl
scornful boy
princox
7
What is the youngest age that Lady Capulet could be?
23-24
35-40
26-28
8
The section with the musicians at the end of Act 4 is an example of what?
A comic interlude
Dramatic irony
9
Which word is used to describe the love between Romeo and his first love?
Unrequited
Unresponsive
Passionate
10
What happened to Friar Lawrence's messenger?
He got drunk and fell asleep
He was quarantined for fear of plague (pestilence)
He became too ill to go to Mantua
11
When Romeo and Juliet first meet what form does their exchange take?
Petrarchan sonnet
Shared Elizabethan or Shakespearian sonnet
Rhyming couplets
12
Which word means woman hating?
misandry
misanthropic
misogynistic
myopic
13
What insulting word does Tybalt use to suggest that Romeo is like a musician- servant?
Beating
Consortest
Base
14
What time of day and weather is it in Act 3, scene 1?
Noon and hot
4pm and rainy
10am and sunny
15
Why is there an argument between Lord Capulet and Tybalt at the party?
Tybalt is drunk and behaving badly
Tybalt wants to make an example of Romeo for coming
Tybalt has invited more guests than there is space
16
Why is the Nurse in the play unusual
Most wet nurses stop when the child is two
She seems closer to Juliet than her own mother
She uses crude language
She seems to have a lot of power
17
What will Lord Capulet accept as a marriage settlement (jointure) from Lord Montague?
A golden statue of Juliet
100 gold coins
A handshake
18
Which 3 insults does Lord Capulet use to describe Juliet after her refusal of Paris?
baggage
worthless child
mistress minion
green-sickness carrion
19
Romeo and Juliet consummate their marriage. What bird do they hear in the morning?
A linnet
A lark
A blackbird
A nightingale
20
What does Friar Lawrence plan to do with Juliet?
Tell the truth to the families
Leave her in the tomb to die
Get her out and keep her at his Cell until Romeo comes
21
What kind of love does Romeo show at the start of the play?
Unrequited
Petrarchan
Romantic
Courtly
22
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Because he is afraid of saying no to Romeo
To gain favour with the Prince
To bring an end to the Montague and Capulet feud
Because he thinks that the lovers are well suited
23
What/ who does Mercutio blame for his death wound?
The two Houses
Tybalt
Himself
Romeo
24
Who is Balthasar?
Romeo's friend
Romeo's servant
25
What period/ place is the play set in?
12th or 13th century Italy
14th or 15th century Italy
16th century Italy
26
What is Juliet worried about as she drinks the potion?
That it is a real poison (Friar Lawrence must silence her)
Seeing ghosts in the tomb
Dying from lack of oxygen in the Capulet tomb
Seeing the "fest'ring" body of Tybalt
27
Whose servants start the conflict in the first scene?
The Prince's Men
The Capulets
The Montagues
28
How does the Prince regard the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
As God's punishment for their hatred and feuding
As another example of the families defying law and order
As the stupid actions of the young
29
Once Romeo and Paris are dead, what does Friar Lawrence plan to do with Juliet?
Nothing - she can make her own choices
Put her in a nunnery
Take her back to her family
30
What does Lady Capulet promise to do to Romeo?
Help him to get back to Verona by speaking to the Prince
Kidnap him
Reward him
Have him poisoned
31
What phrase describes the feud in the Prologue of the play?
Painful feud
Old-harboured malice
Ancient grudge
Futile skirmishing
32
Instead of the death sentence, what does the Prince decide to do with Romeo?
Imprison him
Banish him to Mantua
Put him under curfew
33
What extended metaphor does Lady Capulet use to describe Paris?
A young tree
A flower
A book
34
Why did Elizabeth I prefer duels?
They were more exciting to watch
They kept to strict codes of honour
They caused less damage and had rules
They were more like sport
35
What is a dowry?
a law governing marriage
money paid to a woman when she marries
money, goods, and property that the bride brings to marriage
36
How was suicide viewed in Shakespeare's time?
As an illness
As self-murder and therefore a crime
Sympathetically
37
What day is it initially planned that Juliet should marry Paris?
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
38
Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?
Romeo has decided not to fight
He wants a fight
It is a matter of honour
He is bored and Tybalt has been insulting
39
What does the Nurse think Juliet should do now Romeo is banished?
Forget Romeo and marry Paris
Commit suicide
Tell her parents the truth
Go after Romeo
40
How does Friar Lawrence help Juliet
He explains the situation to the Capulets and Montagues
He provides transport and money for her to go to Mantua
He gives her a potion to make it seem that she is dead
He insists she must marry Paris
41
Why is Balthasar's news from Verona problematic?
He is not able to calm Romeo
He is not the messenger that Friar Lawrence sent
He thinks that Juliet is dead and does not know the truth
42
Where is Romeo banished to?
Mantua
Verona
Rome
Sienna
43
Who was Romeo in love with before Juliet?
Rosaline
Alessandra
Liliana
44
Which of these represent Shakespeare's changes from Brooke's version of the story?
Tybalt and the Nurse are given bigger roles
Juliet is nearly 13 not nearly 16
Time is compressed from 9 months to 5 days
Lust or sex is not seen as a negative and moralised against
45
What is the term used to describe a society dominated by men and excluding women.
patriarchal
unequal
patronymic
46
How does Juliet kill herself?
With Romeo's dagger
With some of Romeo's leftover poison
47
Which one of these is not typical of a Petrarchan lover?
The lover/ poet undergoes tests of love and is rewarded
The mistress/ loved one is idealised
The lover/ poet sees themselves as inferior
The mistress/ loved one is unavailable
48
What day does Lord Capulet move the wedding to in Act 4?
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
49
What century is Shakespeare writing Romeo and Juliet in?
Sixteenth
Fifteenth
Seventeenth
50
How will Friar Lawrence let Romeo know about the faux death potion?
He will go to tell him
He will send a Friar to Mantua with letters for Romeo
He will send a bird with a message
51
How long will the effects of the potion last?
48 hours
1 day
42 hours
24 hours
52
What was happening in London in the 1590s that may have influenced the play?
Shakespeare fell in love and it ended badly
Street violence and rioting because of food shortages
A nobleman's son died as a consequence of love
53
What is Romeo suffering from at the start of the play?
depression
anxiety
insomnia
lovesickness
54
Why is rosemary thrown on Juliet's apparently 'dead' body?
It was a traditional custom
So that it will mask the smell of decay
it looks pretty
It suggests that she will be remembered (flower lore)
55
Why does Friar Lawrence go from the tomb?
He has to take confession
He is afraid of being discovered by the Watch (police)
56
How does Shakespeare present Paris in Act 4?
Arrogant and pompous
A sincere and noble character
An unwitting antagonist
Hot-tempered
57
What function does Benvolio have in the play?
Narrator
Peacemaker, truth teller and friend
Lover and poet
58
Why does the Apothecary sell Romeo poison?
It's his job to do what he is told
It's a holiday in Mantua and he wants to get back to it
He is poor and Romeo offers him a lot of money
59
What has happened to Lady Montague in Act 5?
She goes to Mantua to be with Romeo
She dies of grief
She leaves her husband for the Prince
60
What is the evidence to suggest that Mercutio and Tybalt did not intend to kill each other?
"but one of your nine lives"
Tybalt's horror at what happens
They play at fighting
61
What is an apostrophe in a play?
A punctuation mark
A speech where an abstract or personified idea is addressed.
A soliloquy
62
What kind of language do Sampson and Gregory use? Choose the best fit answer.
Rude language
Unpleasant language
Crude, misogynistic, sexual language (innuendo)
63
When Lord Capulet believes that his daughter is dead, what does he compare her to?
the sweetest flower of all the field
a snowy dove
a bright angel
a star cut out in heaven
64
Why does Paris challenge Romeo in the graveyard?
He is a wanted man and needs to be caught (upholding law)
He is avenging the murder of Tybalt
He enjoys fighting
He wants to be alone to mourn Juliet
