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1
Where does this play take place?
Venice, France
Verona, Italy
Venice, Italy
Verona, France
2
Why are the Montagues and Capulets fighting?
The Capulets think that Romeo is not good enough for Juliet.
They are fighting over property.
Shakespeare never tells us.
They are fighting over the marriage of Romeo & Juliet.
3
Retain
means the same as...
To get rid of.
To evaluate
To keep
To honor
4
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun."
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
5
Benvolio advises Romeo to do what at the beginning of the play?
Consider other women
Be more romantic
Have more patience
Propose marriage
6
What seems to be the basis for Romeo & Juliet's attraction to each other?
They are physically attracted to each other.
They want to rebel against their families.
They are trying to make Rosaline and Paris jealous.
They really got to know each other at the party.
7
Which of the following characters is
NOT
part of the Montague/Capulet feud?
Tybalt
Benvolio
Nurse
Paris
8
Foxes ______ in the woods, awaiting their prey.
Stifle
Lament
Revive
Lurk
9
Why does Juliet feel that the Nurse has betrayed her?
The Nurse refuses to help Juliet marry Romeo.
The Nurse tells Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris.
The Nurse refuses to talk to Juliet for not marrying Paris.
The Nurse reveals the wedding plans to Juliet's parents.
10
Who is responsible for keeping the citizens of Verona safe and a relative of Mercutio?
Tybalt
Benvolio
Prince
Paris
11
Who acts as a surrogate mother and friend to Juliet?
Lady Capulet
The Nurse
Lady Montague
The Prince
12
At the start of the play, Shakespeare used a prologue to inform the audience of what?
Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet.
Juliet is a widow.
Romeo is a fugitive.
Romeo & Juliet from long-feuding families will die.
13
"The grey eyed morn smiles on the frowning night." What literary device is this?
Allusion
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
14
What is the name of the theatre where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed?
Paramount Theatre
Shakespearean Theatre
King's Theatre
Globe Theatre
15
Why is Romeo unhappy when we first meet him?
He's upset about the feud.
He's upset Juliet is in love with Paris.
Rosaline doesn't love him.
Juliet doesn't love him.
16
In his _____, Mercutio tells his friends about Queen Mab.
Aside
Monologue
Simile
Soliloquy
17
Why does Juliet kill herself?
Romeo made a suicide pact with her.
Juliet found Paris dead and felt guilty.
She didn't want to live without Romeo.
She was afraid her father would have her banished.
18
Which word means the same as
rancor
?
Indifference
Enthusiasm
Pride
Hatred
19
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo & Juliet?
Their marriage will end the feud.
Their marriage cannot be prevented.
Their marriage has been arranged by God.
The marriage will finally make Romeo happy.
20
In Act II, what relationship does Friar Lawrence see between plants and people?
Both end up being eaten by worms.
Plants bring life into the world; people bring death.
Both have the potential for good and evil.
Plants' healing powers make them superior to people.
21
Anguish
means the same as...
Extreme lethargy
Extreme hunger
Extreme happiness
Extreme suffering
22
Which of the following is NOT a reason Juliet is afraid to take the sleeping potion?
She's afraid she might wake too early.
She's afraid her parents will catch her taking the potion.
She's afraid of going crazy with all the noises in the tomb.
She's afraid the potion might really be poison.
23
In Act III, what is the main reason that Romeo wants to avoid a fight with Tybalt?
Romeo hates violence.
Romeo is in a good mood.
Romeo, now married, cannot be in a duel.
Romeo is now related to Tybalt through marriage.
24
Who dies of a broken heart when she hears that her child has been banished?
Nurse
Lady Montague
Juliet
Lady Capulet
25
Which of the following is NOT introduced as a complication in Act 1?
Tybalt is determined to get revenge against Romeo.
Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris in 2 years.
Juliet is in love with Paris.
The Capulets and Montagues are feuding.
26
What is a
tragedy
?
A play in which a major character suffers a downfall.
A play that includes a foot who provides comic relief.
A play that involves a great love or major war.
A play in which most of the characters die.
27
In Shakespeare's plays, what theatrical devices were considered most important?
Masks
Costumes
Sets
Music
28
How long have Romeo & Juliet known each other when they get married?
3 hours
1 week
2 days
12 hours
29
Who is Queen Mab?
Cherub of love who shoots arrows at people
Creature that Benvolio invented
Queen of Italy
Fairy in control of the dream world
30
Mercutio says to Romeo, "A scratch, a scratch. Marry tis enough." What literary device is this?
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
31
Who explained the whole story after Romeo & Juliet's deaths?
Benvolio
The Nurse
Tybalt
Friar Lawrence
32
"Beautiful raven! Fiend angelical! Dove feather'd raven!" are all examples of....
Allusion
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
33
Paris goes to the Capulets' intending to marry Juliet but will have to attend her funeral.
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Situational Irony
34
What distinguishes a drama from a short story or novel?
A drama uses acts and scenes.
A drama uses complicated plots and dialogue.
A drama uses more elaborate settings.
A drama has less characters.
35
"I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire. The day is hot, the Capels abroad..."
Allusion
Oxymoron
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
36
Who is short tempered and always eager to fight?
Mercutio
Tybalt
Lord Capulet
Benvolio
