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Romeo and Juliet Review
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This Quiz is a review for the Romeo and Juliet Coming-of-Age Unit
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1
Other than writing plays, what is else is William Shakespeare known for doing?
Fighting
Performing as an actor
Creating the Atlas Theatre
Singing
2
What is another word for potion or magic spell?
gallant
vile
conjuration
auspicious
3
Which character requests to be placed next to Juliet in the Capulet monument?
Tybalt
Paris
Mercutio
Romeo
4
What disturbance prompts the Prince to threaten the feuding Capulets and Montagues?
The killing of Montague's nephew
The loud cannon firing from the Hulks in the distance
The servants of the feuding families engage in a brawl
Romeo sneaking around the Capulet orchard
5
Which plot event came second?
Sampson and Gregory bite their thumbs at the Montagues
Friar Lawrence confesses the true account of what occurred
Benvolio gives advice to Romeo about forgetting Rosaline
Romeo and Juliet confess their love on the balcony
6
When Capulet hears that Juliet has agreed to marry Paris, he moves the wedding to ____________
Monday
Thursday
Wednesday
Tuesday
7
Romeo predicting his "untimely death" before going to the Capulet party is an example of what?
Chorus
Foreshadowing
Soliloquy
Prologue
8
What is the term which means to obtain something?
waverer
procure
lamentable
sallow
9
What was the last step of "The Plan?"
Juliet would drink the conjuration
Friar Lawrence would send word (a letter) to Romeo
Romeo and Juliet would depart for Mantua together
Juliet would agree to marry Paris
10
What is a play which ends unhappily with the death of the main characters called?
History
Tragedy
Comedy
Parody
11
Selling a deadly poison during the Elizabethan Era is considered ____________
legal, but not welcomed
acceptable if sold to good people
a good way to make a living
a social offense punished by death
12
Which character was stated that
his joys were buried along with his child
during Act IV?
Friar Lawrence
Montague
Prince Escalus
Capulet
13
What are two rhyming lines which end a scene called?
Couplet
Iambic Pentameter
Sonnet
Prologue
14
Who was the queen during the Elizabethan Era in England?
Queen Rosemary
Queen Victoria
Queen Bee
Queen Elizabeth
15
Which character defends another, but ends up dying?
Romeo
Mercutio
Tybalt
16
Where is the play primarily set?
Venice, Italy
Verona, Italy
Mantua, Italy
Rome, Italy
17
After Romeo kills Tybalt, the Prince sentences Romeo to be _______ from Verona.
exiled
Reconciled
transgression
kinsman
18
During the Elizabethan Era, there was an outbreak of "The Plague." What is
The
Bubonic Plague?
a disease which caused students to forget their homework
a disease which caused coughing fits
a disease which allowed people to live longer
a disease which inflected and killed many Europeans
19
What is a character who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat called?
A Super Hero
Dramatic Irony
A Civil Hero
A Tragic Hero
20
Who are the only characters who know about Romeo and Juliet's wedding?
The Nurse and Friar Lawrence
Tybalt and Friar Lawrence
Friar John and Friar Lawrence
Mercutio and Paris
21
When watching Act III scene 4, Mercuito was vile to the nurse. What does vile mean?
friendly, but reserved
angry and aggressive
loving and welcoming
rude and disrespectful
22
What story element is Act V considered?
falling action
resolution
rising action
climax
23
What story element is Act I considered?
exposition
resolution
climax
rising action
24
What were William Shakespeare's plays based on?
Queen Elizabeth
True stories
Already well known stories
Crime scenes
25
Juliet speaking on the balcony before she sees Romeo is an example of what?
Aside
Tragic Hero
Foreshadowing
Soliloquy
26
What is a contradiction to what characters know and the audience knows in the play?
Soliloquy
Dramatic Irony
Couplet
Aside
27
What piece of the word "surcease" means stop?
ase
sur
cease
surce
28
"Ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man" is an example of what?
aside
pun
simile
alliteration
29
Using the hint I gave you, what does "paramour" mean?
a fatal disease
a flag or banner
a lover or significant other
30
Mercutio stood up for Romeo during the fight scene. What term describes this bravery?
paramour
conjuration
gallant
reconciled
31
At the end of Act V, the Prince says that he punished too because he lost his _____________.
variable
conjuration
gallant
kinsman
32
During a(n), ___________ words are spoken for not all characters to hear.
Soliloquy
Aside
Couplet
Iambic Pentameter
33
What is a 14 line poem which has 3 quatrains and a couplet called?
Soliloquy
Chorus
Sonnet
Aside
34
What was
the flaw
in Friar Lawrence's plan from Act IV?
Romeo was sleeping and didn't get the message
Juliet did not agree to marry Paris
the letter to Romeo was never delivered
the magic potion killed Juliet instead
35
Which plot event occurred last?
Juliet states, "Oh happy dagger"
Balthasar sees Juliet dead
Montague and Capulet reconcile their feud
Romeo drinks the poison and dies
36
Why couldn't Friar John send Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo about "The Plan?"
Friar John was riding too slow on the donkey and was passed
Friar John was held up while visiting an infectious home
Romeo was not in Mantua anymore and was welcomed back
Friar John's phone died, so he couldn't use his GPS
37
What is the term which means to go against the code of conduct?
paramour
variable
transgression
kinsman
38
What is the purpose of the Chorus?
It sets the mood of the scene
It sets the conflict of the scene
It starts of the scene with a light song and is happy
To sing
39
Which plot event came first?
Romeo is lovesick over Rosaline and still deeply loves her
The Prince exiled Romeo from Verona for killing Tybalt
Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
Romeo killed Paris at the Capulet Monument
40
What is the purpose of the Prologue?
It sets the stage for the narrator to begin speaking
It sets the stage and defines the conflict
It sets the stage for what events will unfold
41
Who is the only daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet?
Rosaline
Lady Montague
Juliet
Nurse
42
What term is defined as a literary device an author uses to hint about what is to come later?
Foreshadowing
Sonnet
Dramatic Irony
43
Which Act in Romeo and Juliet is considered "The Crisis" and adds further conflict to the plot?
Act IV
Act II
Act III
Act V
44
Other than being a playwright and acting, what is William Shakespeare known for?
participating in gambling behind the scenes
throwing tomatoes at the actors if they were terrible
quitting school to work in a factory labeling bottles
being part owner of The Globe Theater
45
Which character has hatred for another character for crashing a party?
Romeo
Mercutio
Tybalt
46
Juliet told Romeo to swear not by the moon because ________
the moon is a constant
the moon is a variable
the moon is an equation
the moon is an dependent variable
47
Mercutio explains the reason why people dream by the actions of which mythical character?
Diane
Venus
Cupid
Queen Mab
48
Friar Laurence hoped that Romeo and Juliet's marriage would __________ the feud.
exiled
surcease
gallant
vile
49
The entire play takes place over what duration of time? (How long are the events of the play?)
5 years
5 days
3 days
1 month
50
Which character dies from grief at the end of the play?
Lady Capulet
Mercutio
Lady Montague
Montague
