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Romeo and Juliet Mega Review
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Long review of play plot points and literary devices
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1
Which of the following is the best theme for Romeo and Juliet?
Hatred can destroy the most important things in life.
Names don't matter--people matter.
Nothing lasts forever.
Young people are completely irresponsible.
2
True or False: Lady Montague dies of grief at Romeo's banishment
False
True
3
To which person is Paris related?
King Vardamo
Capulet
Prince Escalus
Montague
4
Who said "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast"?
Friar
Romeo
Juliet
Nurse
5
How and where does Romeo commit suicide?
with a sword in Juliet's bedchamber
with a dagger in the orchard
with a rope in the public square
with poison in Juliet's tomb
6
What is a pun?
A play on words involving a word with a double meaning
a reference to well-known person, place or thing
Comparison of two things using like or as
a deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
7
True or False: Lady Capulet wants to send a poisoner to murder Romeo in exile.
True
False
8
On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?
Tuesday
Saturday
Wednesday
Sunday
9
When Juliet asks the question "What's in name?" she is really asking
if names are merely an illusion
why she can't have the same name as Romeo
why names are important
what Romeo's name is
10
Romeo is melancholy at the start of the play because
he is in love with a coldly virtuous maiden
Rosaline was the daughter of his enemy
Juliet won't accept his advances
11
True or False: Tybalt sent a letter challenging Romeo to a duel.
True
False
12
The real meaning of "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" is
will you not come forward and claim me?
where is my loved one hiding?
why are you a member of the hated?
13
Which household do the two servants that open the play belong to?
Capulet
Montague
14
In Romeo's first speech upon seeing Juliet, he says
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright"
"By heaven, I love thee better than myself"
"Her beauty makes this vault a feasting presence"
15
How is Benvolio different than Mercutio?
He is more serious
He is more romantic
He is more playful
He is more violent
16
Who said, "For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to true love"?
Prince
Friar
Paris
Nurse
17
What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?
Wait for Romeo in Verona
Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris
Commit suicide
Foller her husband to Mantua
18
True or False: Romeo was a Capulet
True
False
19
Why is Capulet outraged by Juliet's refusal to marry Paris?
He thinks she is childish and immature
He realizes she is already married
He thinks she is secretly in love with another man
He thinks she is ungrateful for a good husband
20
Juliet expresses anxiety about taking the potion. Which is NOT one of her fears?
The potion will not work
Romeo will not receive word of the plan
She may choke to death
The potion may be fatal
21
In the best known description of Romeo and Juliet, the Prologue refers to them as
Cupid's cup bearers
star-cross'd lovers
the paragons of romance
22
The character in the play who is always angry and ready to pick a fight is
Romeo
Benvolio
Mercutio
Tybalt
23
"'Tis not so deep as a well, not as wide as a church door" refers to
Mercutio's wound
Benvolio's big mouth
Romeo's characterization of his love for Juliet
24
"These violent delights have violent ends"
Personification
Pun
Foreshadowing
Paradox
25
Mercutio says, "A plague on both your houses!" to indicate
that the feud has led to his imminent death
that the two families are getting on his nerves
that the disease would necessitate a quarantine
26
Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself?
Tybalt
Romeo
Paris
Friar
27
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
The stars
The moon
A summer's day
The morning sun
28
Romeo agrees to go to the Capulet party in order to
hide from his parents
get a look at Rosaline
examine other beauties
take his mind off his misery
29
Why does Juliet tell Romeo not to swear by the moon?
The moon constantly changes
The sun is brighter and more beautiful
The moon is dull and boring
The moon is a symbol of ill fate
30
Friar John does not deliver a letter to Romeo because
John is quarantined
he has not allowed enough time
he has trouble locating Romeo
Romeo has left for Verona
31
Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo in dreams?
Beelzebub
Jock o' the CLover
Queen Mab
Puck
32
When we first meet Friar Lawrence, why does he scold Romeo?
Romeo is too young to marry
A marriage between feuding families won't work
Romeo should discuss marriage with his parents first
Romeo is too fickle when it comes to love
33
In his bawdy and anti-romantic speeches, Mercutio serves as
the voice of common man
comic relief from the tragedy
a foil to Romeo
34
The extremely hot weather in Act 3, Scene 1
helps inflame the tempers of both families
keeps the nurse from delivering her message
forces a postponement of the wedding
35
"'Tis not so deep as a well, not as wide as a church door" is an example of
a paradox
a simile
a metaphor
a pun
36
Where does Romeo go when he is banished?
Stratford
Verona
Mantua
Paris
37
How old is Juliet?
16
13
14
12
38
What does Juliet claim that Romeo hears the morning after their wedding night?
The lark
The dove
The owl
The nightingale
39
Who discovers Juliet after she takes Friar Lawrence's potion?
Lady Capulet
The Nurse
Paris
Capulet
40
Romeo and Juliet argue over
the time of the wedding ceremony
the song of a bird
the death of her cousin
his old sweetheart
41
Who said, "Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"?
Prince
Tybalt
Romeo
Capulet
42
Why is Romeo reluctant to crash the Capulet's party?
Mercutio warns him against going
He had a dream about his death
He would rather cry under a tree
He wants to avoid Escalus's punishment
43
Who said, "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word"?
Tybalt
Mercutio
Benvolio
Capulet
44
Juliet loses trust in the Nurse because the Nurse
believes Romeo is dead
refuses to assist Juliet with future plans
lies about Friar Lawrence hiding Romeo
tells her to marry Paris
45
Why does the apothecary agree to sell Romeo poison?
He is a friend of the Friar
He is afraid that Romeo will hurt him
He can see that Romeo is passionate
He is poor and needs the money
46
Who said, "He jests at scars that never felt a wound"?
Mercutio
Juliet
Romeo
Friar
47
Which of the following best describes Friar Lawrence?
He is an eccentric priest
He has secret plans to marry the Nurse
Romeo trusts him for advice
He is partially responsible for the Montague/Capulet feud
48
When we first meet Romeo, he is in love with
Rosaline
Benvolio
Juliet
Mercutio
49
Capulet is angry with Juliet because she
has lied about seeing Romeo
is continually disobedient
is spoiled and thankless
refuses to marry Paris
50
"The worshipped sun peered forth"
Pun
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
51
Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the feast?
Juliet
Mercutio
Lady Montague
Benvolio
52
"You shall find me a grave man"
Pun
Allusion
Analogy
Hyperbole
53
Why does the Nurse delay in telling Juliet about her conversation with Romeo?
She is out of breath and needs to rest
She enjoys teasing Juliet
She needs to gather her thoughts
He feet are plagued with corns
54
When Juliet speaks on her balcony, she believes she's alone. What type of speech is this?
soliloquy
elegy
monologue
aside
55
Which of the following is the best example of a monologue?
Mercutio and Benvolio making jokes to each other
Friar scolding Romeo for crying instead of being thankful
Juliet says Romeo is no villain but her mother doesn't hear
Juliet wishing night would come so she could see Romeo
56
Who said, "I am slain! If thou be merciful, open the tomb, lay me by Juliet"?
Capulet
Romeo
Mercutio
Paris
57
True or False: Shakespeare didn't invent the story of Romeo and Juliet.
True
False
58
Juliet is an only child
False
True
59
What is the best paraphrase of "Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm"
I am so badly wounded I will surely die
The devil has harmed me, and will plague both of your houses
Your arm is not skilled enough to save me from Tybalt
Why did you interfere? Your arm allowed him to stab me
60
The character that best contrasts with Romeo's sad and gloomy outlook is
Mercutio
Tybalt
Paris
Rosaline
61
Shakespeare shows Friar Lawrence gathering herbs when we first meet in in order to
prepare us for Juliet's "death potion"
reveal the priest's involvement in non-religious affairs
show modern knowledge of drugs
62
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
At the pier from which Malvolio is departing for Spain
At Friar Lawrence's cell
At Montague's feast
At Capulet's feast
63
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Romeo
Benvolio
Sampson
64
The Capulet-Montague feud has continued for years
True
False
65
Who has the nickname "Prince of Cats"?
Mercutio
Tybalt
Romeo
Benvolio
66
During her serious talk with Juliet about marriage, Lady Capulet's foil is
Rosaline
Romeo
Capulet
Nurse
67
In the end, what have the two families learned as a result of the deaths?
Their fighting was foolish
The Friar is a dishonest man
Their children were unimportant
No one was to blame for their deaths
