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1
Who teases Nurse when she comes looking for Romeo in Act II?
Gregory and Benvolio
Benvolio and Mercutio
Friar Laurence and Balthasar
Samson and Abraham
2
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
31
36
12
22
3
Who reveals the true identity of Romeo to Juliet?
Nurse
Capulet
Mercutio
Tybalt
4
When we meet him, Friar Laurence is comparing the dual nature of:
tears of joy and tears of grief
sighs and clouds
rushing and taking it slow
plants and people
5
In what year did Shakespeare die?
1616
1515
1600
1455
6
What are the three main categories that Shakespeare's plays fall into?
Tragedy, Romance, History
Comedy, History, Tragedy
Comedy, Horror, Drama
Comedy, Tragedy, Romance
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Who acted the female roles in Shakespeare's plays at the time?
peasants
boys
men
children
8
What is Juliet?
A Montague
A Capulet
9
How was the Globe destroyed?
fire
vandals
a rotten foundation
earthquake
10
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anna Nicole Smith
Anne Hathaway
Ashley Spinelli
Annie Lennox
11
Who, classically, has been an innovator of language and driver of language change?
teenage girls
young men
customer service representatives
old men
12
How old is Juliet?
17
13
14
15
13
Who first wants to marry Juliet at the start of the play?
Mercutio
Paris
Prince
Romeo
14
Who is Romeo's cousin/bff?
Tybalt
Balthasar
Benvolio
Sampson
15
Who is constantly wanting to fight to the death?
Tybalt
Mercutio
Romeo
Benvolio
16
Who delivers the prologue in Romeo and Juliet?
The Chorus
The Cooks
The Choir
The Servants
17
Who raised Juliet?
Her father
Nurse
The servants
Her mother
18
Who marries Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Laurence
Mercutio
Benvolio
Nurse
19
Where was Shakespeare born?
Manchester
Stratford-upon-Avon
Standord
London
20
Who shows up at the end of the street fight and threatens the death penalty?
Pronce
Paris
Lord Capulet
Prince
21
What does Tybalt send to Romeo's house?
a letter challenging him to a duel
a glitter bomb
a dead horse
a dead rat
22
How do the Montague boys find out about the Capulet party?
luck - the servant delivering the news can't read
force - they beat up the messenger
23
When does the couple meet?
Sunday night
Monday morning
Saturday midday
Friday night
24
How long ago was Romeo and Juliet written?
approx 100 years ago
approx 430 years ago
approx 300 years ago
approx 560 years ago
25
What category of play does Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet fall into?
Comedy
Romance
History
Tragedy
26
Where does the play take place?
Athens
Verona
Florence
Rome
27
Who goes on a spirally rant about dreams before he crashes the Capulet party?
Benvolio, he is sick of Romeo's moping
Mercutio, he doesn't care about Romeo's bad feeling
Romeo, he has a bad feeling about going in
Balthasar, jk we haven't even met him yet, WHO EVEN IS HE
28
Who prevents Tybalt from fighting Romeo at the party?
Lord Capulet
Mercutio
Lord Montague
Benvolio
29
Who reveals the true identity of Juliet to Romeo?
Capulet
Nurse
Tybalt
Mercutio
30
In which theatre were most of Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Cannon Theatre
The Global Theatre
The Worldly Theatre
The Globe Theatre
