Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Quiz

Question 1

How is Romeo’s reaction to his banishment similar to Juliet’s?

Accepted Answer

They believe it is a punishment worse than death

Question 2

How does Lord Capulet plan to make everyone happier after Tybalt’s death?

Accepted Answer

He tells Paris that Juliet will marry him

Question 3

When Tybalt and Mercutio first begin arguing, what does Benvolio try to get them to do?

Accepted Answer

Go inside to argue where others can’t see them

Question 4

What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt?

Accepted Answer

Banishment

Question 5

What does “I will make a desperate tender of my child’s love. I think she will be ruled in all respects by me” mean?

Accepted Answer

Capulet believes Juliet will obey whatever he tells her to do

Question 6

"A damnèd saint, an honorable villain!” These are an example of which of the following literary devices?

Accepted Answer

oxymoron

Question 7

What does Romeo mean: “O sweet Juliet, thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened valor’s steel!”

Accepted Answer

Juliet’s beauty has taken away his manhood

Question 8

What does Lord Capulet threaten to do if Juliet refuses to marry Paris?

Accepted Answer

Disown her

Question 9

When Tybalt confronts Romeo, what does he call him?

Accepted Answer

Villain

Question 10

In scene 1, what does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of being?

Accepted Answer

Someone who likes to pick fights for any reason

Question 11

What does Juliet mean when she says, “Then, window, let day in and let life out.”

Accepted Answer

Let the daylight in and Romeo out

Question 12

Why does Friar Lawrence become angry with Romeo at the start of scene 3?

Accepted Answer

He thinks Romeo should be grateful he’s not to be executed

Question 13

When the Nurse returns to Juliet in scene 2, who does Juliet initially believe has died?

Accepted Answer

Romeo

Question 14

Why does Romeo claim Friar Lawrence can never understand what Romeo is going through?

Accepted Answer

The friar has never experienced what Romeo has

Question 15

Before he must leave Verona, what is Friar Lawrence’s advice to Romeo?

Accepted Answer

Go spend one night with Juliet

Question 16

“This day’s black fate...but begins the woe others must end” is an example of what literary device?

Accepted Answer

Foreshadowing

Question 17

Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo?

Accepted Answer

He feels Romeo has insulted the Capulets

Question 18

What does Romeo attempt to do which Friar Lawrence stops?

Accepted Answer

Commit suicide

Question 19

Who says, “Oh, I am fortune’s fool!”?

Accepted Answer

Romeo

Question 20

What does Friar Lawrence mean: “Hence from Verona art thou banished. Be patient, for the world is far and wide.”

Accepted Answer

Don’t worry, there’s lots to see outside of Verona

Question 21

Who says, “I’ll to my wedding bed. And death, not Romeo, take my maidenhead!”

Accepted Answer

Juliet

Question 22

What is the main purpose of Scene iv, which shows Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Paris?

Accepted Answer

To show Capulet’s decision that Juliet will marry Paris

Question 23

What “scheme” does Juliet devise to get rid of the Nurse and to get out of the house?

Accepted Answer

She’s going to confession for disobeying her parents

Question 24

As Romeo descends the rope ladder, what does Juliet say he resembles?

Accepted Answer

A man being lowered into a grave

Question 25

What “sudden day of joy” does Lady Capulet come to tell Juliet about?

Accepted Answer

Her father has arranged for her to marry Paris

Question 26

At the beginning of scene 1, why does Benvolio think there will be a fight?

Accepted Answer

It is hot outside, causing tempers to flare

Question 27

Why does Romeo later fight and kill Tybalt?

Accepted Answer

To avenge Mercutio

Question 28

Why does Juliet lose trust in the Nurse at the end of Act III?

Accepted Answer

She advises Juliet to marry Paris

Question 29

Why does Mercutio say, “A plague o’ both your houses”?

Accepted Answer

Their feud leads to his death

Question 30

What does the gift of Juliet’s ring symbolize?

Accepted Answer

Forgiveness

Question 31

Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?

Accepted Answer

They are now related by marriage

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a reason Friar Lawrence says Romeo has to be happy?

Accepted Answer

Benvolio still supports him

Question 33

Why does Mercutio believe Romeo refuses to duel Tybalt?

Accepted Answer

Romeo is afraid

Question 34

What does Lady Montague accuse Benvolio of lying to the Prince?

Accepted Answer

Because he's a Montague

Question 35

After spending their only night together, what argument does Juliet use to try and convince Romeo to stay?

Accepted Answer

It was a nightingale they heard, not a lark

Question 36

Near the end of Act 3, what is the Nurse’s advice to Juliet?

Accepted Answer

Marry Paris, Commit suicide

Question 37

How does Juliet initially react to learning the cause of her cousin’s death?

Accepted Answer

She curses Romeo

Question 38

According to Juliet, what will she do if Friar Lawrence cannot help her avoid her marriage to Paris?

Accepted Answer

Commit suicide

Question 39

When Lady Capulet threatens to send someone to Mantua to poison Romeo, what does Juliet say?

Accepted Answer

She would gladly go to Mantua and deliver the poison herself

Question 40

How does Tybalt defeat Mercutio?

Accepted Answer

He stabs him while Romeo is trying to break them apart

Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Quiz

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