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As Juliet waits for the Nurse to return, she is worried about whether
it is wise to fall in love so quickly.
Tybalt has challenged Romeo to a duel.
her secret romance has been revealed.
Romeo still wants to marry her.
2
What was Shakespeare's first name?
William
John
Timothy
Gregory
3
Who am I?
Marries Romeo and Juliet...
Friar John
Prince Escalus
Friar Lawrence
Paris
4
Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Tybalt
The setting of the play
Juliet's love interest
Romeo's cousin and friend
Juliet's hot headed cousin
5
When his error caused the team to lose the game, someone said "WOW. Great game, Joe."
verbal irony
situational irony
sarcasm
dramatic irony
6
How does Romeo react when Tybalt and Mercutio start fighting?
He leaves to get the Prince
He tries to break them up
He joins in against Tybalt
He joins against Mercutio
7
Why doesn't Romeo leave with Mercutio and Benvolio?
He is tired of their jokes
He hopes to ambush Tybalt
He has arranged to meet Juliet
He wants to see Juliet again
8
The potion is supposed to make Juliet sleep for
a full night.
24 hours.
a few hours.
42 hours.
9
What does Shakespeare reveal about the ending of the tragedy through the quote below?
The feud won't stop even if the two marry
This love will not end well
Guns are bad
Love will win
10
Romeo and Juliet's characters could be described as:
Ambitious
Naive
Reserved
Wise
11
Where does Romeo go when he's banished?
Mantua
Verona
Paris
Rome
12
Who tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?
his servant, Balthasar.
his mother, Lady Montague.
his rival, Paris.
his friend, Benvolio.
13
When Romeo first sees Juliet on her balcony, he compares her to
Rosaline.
a goddess.
a bird.
the sun.
14
What part of the play foreshadows Romeo and Juliets death
Prologue
Passage
Stage directions
Dialogue
15
Who is Peter in Romeo and Juliet?
A Montague servant who helps Romeo
A Capulet servant who can't read
A boy who doesn't want to grow up
A saint in the Bible
16
What is a tragic flaw?
A characteristic that makes a character ugly
A defect in a character's personality that causes their downfall
A characteristic that makes a character unlikeable
A characteristic that makes a character fall in love
17
Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Verona
Juliet's love interest
Juliet's hot headed cousin
The setting of the play
Romeo's cousin and friend
18
The plumber's kitchen sink has a leak.
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
sarcasm
19
What is the primary reason for why Mercutio provokes Tybalt to fight?
He wants to see how good of a fighter Tybalt is.
He hates the Capulets.
He is avenging the death of a friend.
He hates seeing Romeo be submissive.
20
Paris goes to the Capulet’s tomb in order to
protect Juliet’s body.
kill himself at Juliet’s side.
retrieve a ring.
mourn Juliet’s death.
21
Who killed Mercutio?
Paris
Tybalt
Romeo
Prince
22
I.1 - Why are Lord Montague and Benvolio worried about Romeo?
Romeo has been acting strange
Romeo is hiding from Tybalt
They are not worried about Romeo
Romeo hasn't been home in days
23
Before she drinks the potion, Juliet worries that all of the following might happen EXCEPT
It will actually kill her.
She will die of suffocation before Romeo gets there.
she will wake up & go mad because of the dead bodies.
Romeo will not come for her.
24
Mercutio shows that he can’t resist a pun. His dying words are
“a villain, that fights by the book of arithmetic!”
“you shall find me a grave man.”
“I was hurt under your arm.”
“A plague on both your houses!”
25
At the end of Act3, Juliet says that she knows a remedy, “if all else fail.” The “remedy” is:
running away.
suicide.
divorce.
an appeal to the Prince.
26
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dramatic irony
sarcasm
situational irony
verbal irony
27
Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Friar Lawrence
The ruler of the country
Romeo's cousin
Romeo's father
The priest trying to help Romeo and Juliet
28
Who said, "My only love sprung from my only hate"?
Juliet
Romeo
Benvolio
Mercutio
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
couplet
quatrain
blank verse
free verse
30
Romeo finally does fight Tybalt in order to
defend himself.
avenge Mercutio’s death.
Protect Mercutio.
defend Benvolio.
31
Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Romeo's cousin and great friend
Benvolio
Paris
Tybalt
Mercutio
32
Romeo’s first response to Paris’s challenge to him is to
explain his intentions.
draw his sword.
confess his marriage.
beg Paris to leave.
33
Mercutio can be described as a foil to Romeo because...
unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously
he comes from a different social class
he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague
he is much older than Romeo
34
Being "star-crossed lovers" means what?
They are both popular - like they are Stars
They will get angry with each other
God doesn't want R & J together
Fate doesn't want R & J together
35
What do Romeo and Benvolio decide to do after reading the guest list? WHY?
They decide to sneak into the party to meet Rosaline.
They pretend to be servants so they can get some food.
They go to the party and start a fight.
They stand outside the window and watch.
36
What is a Shakespearean tragedy?
A play that involves a happy ending
A play that involves a hero who faces a flaw that leads to his own death
A play that involves only family relations and disaster
A play that involves only comedy and romance
37
The main reason that Romeo wants to avoid a fight with Tybalt is that Romeo
thinks married men shouldn’t duel.
hates violence.
is in such a good mood.
is now related to Tybalt by marriage.
38
Romeo and Juliet’s plan for the day after the Capulet party is to
ask Friar Lawrence for advice.
tell their families.
arrange to be married.
run away together.
39
Sweet Sorrow, cold fire, fiend angelical are all examples of what?
Pun
Oxymoron
Simile
Personification
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"_______________________ art thou Romeo?"
Methinks thy
Why fore
Wherefore
Henceforth
41
This person kills Mercutio and is killed by Romeo:
Mercutio
Montague
Prince
Tybalt
42
What is Juliet’s mood when she asks Friar Lawrence for advice?
optimism.
guilt and shame.
bewilderment.
desperation.
43
What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?
England
Greece
France
Italy
44
What is the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Globe
The Rose
The Apollo
TPAC
45
In piecing together Romeo &Juliet's story, the Prince hears from all of the following EXCEPT
Friar Lawrence.
Paris’s page.
the Nurse.
Balthasar.
46
Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they say about him?
He's sad, crying a lot, and moody
He’s angry and yells at everyone
He’s absentminded and very forgetful
He's sulky and insulting.
47
Match the character to his/her description: Benvolio
A member of the Montague family
Is easily angered and wants to kill Romeo
The peacekeeper
Ruler of Verona
48
Who said, "What, drawn and talk of peace?"
Paris
Benvolio
Romeo
Tybalt
49
In which city or town was Shakespeare born?
Whales
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwick
50
Shakespeare is often referred to as what?
Sir Bill Shakes
the poet
the bard
the Sonnet Master
51
Who gives a speech about Queen Mab?
Mercutio
Romeo
Paris
Benvolio
52
What was the problem with Peter inviting people on the list to the Capulet party?
He didn't know anyone
He couldn't read.
He lost the list.
He was a Montague.
53
Benvolio assumes that Romeo has leaped over the Capulets’ orchard wall because he
cannot bear to be away from Juliet.
is being pursued by Tybalt.
wants to mope, alone, over Rosaline.
has decided to take that route home.
54
Shakespeare was an actor as well as a poet and playwright.
False
True
55
Who is Romeo pining over in his FIRST conversation with Benvolio?
Olivia
Viola
Rosaline
Juliet
56
After she wakes up and discovers Romeo dead, Friar Lawrence leaves Juliet in the tomb because he
fears being discovered.
wants to check that the coast is clear.
thinks Juliet should be left alone to grieve.
wants to fetch help.
57
Which of the following lines foreshadows Romeo and Juliet's tragic end?
A. But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
At this same ancient feast of Capulet's Sups the fair Rosaline
But saying o'er what I have said before: My child is yet a stranger
my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
58
What is the purpose of Mercutio's dirty humor?
To contrast with the way Romeo talks about love
To offend Benvolio
There is no purpose
To aggravate the reader
59
Who said, "These violent delights have violent ends"?
Tybalt
Montague
Nurse
Friar Lawrence
60
What literary device? “
F
rom
f
orth the
f
atal loins of these two
f
oes.”
simile
personification
alliteration
aside
61
All of the following are causes of the fight in scene one EXCEPT
biting the thumb
fierce loyalties
misunderstandings
it was prearranged
62
The prologues are written in what format?
Sonnet
Paragraph
Quatrain
Tetric Trimeter
63
Romeo and Juliet
Characters: Romeo Montague
All of the above
Impulsive
Sensitive and love struck
The tragic hero of the play
64
Who was Romeo's best friend in Shakespeare?s "Romeo and Juliet"?
The Friar
The Nurse
Mercutio
Tybalt
65
Who is a relative of the prince in R&J?
Queen Mab
Escalus and Benvolio
Paris and Mercutio
Benvolio & Mercutio
66
The Prince warns that if the two families fight again, the penalty will be
heavy fines
banishment
imprisonment
death
67
Why does Benvolio think Romeo should go to Capulet's party?
To forget about his grief
To see Rosaline and compare her to other girls
To meet Juliet
To make the Montagues mad
68
What do Benvolio and Mercutio compare the Nurse to?
A barge (a ship)
A bumblebee
A plane
A bus
69
In the prologue, the phrase "star-cross’d lovers” suggests all of the following EXCEPT
a belief in astrology
an unhappy ending
a doomed romance
a long relationship
70
A pun is:
A play on words, where one word has two meanings.
A play on words, where one word makes no sense.
A play on words, where one word has no meaning.
A play on words, where one word has exactly seven meanings.
71
Friar Lawrence is surprised to hear that Romeo is in love with Juliet because
he doesn’t think they are well suited.
he thought that Romeo loved Rosaline.
he can’t understand how they met.
he thinks of Juliet as just a child.
72
Who said Romeo is guilty only of avenging Mercutio’s death which the law would've done anyway?
Lord Montague
Peter
Paris
Lady Capulet
73
Who is Benvolio's foil in the play?
Capulet
Mercutio
Tybalt
Benvolio
74
Who is Benvolio's uncle?
Montague
Paris
Prince
Capulet
75
An IAMB is
A line of verse
An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
A type of Shakespearean character
A stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
76
Who says "I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire: The day is hot"?
Romeo
Juliet
Benvolio
Tybalt
77
Mercutio gives the Queen Mab speech
Monologue
Aside
Soliloquy
Drama
78
Match the character to his/her description: Mercutio
A member of the Capulet family
A member of the Montague family
Is tired of the feud
Comic relief character
79
Who first discovers Juliet’s “death”?
Paris.
the Nurse.
Friar Lawrence.
Capulet.
80
Mercutio calls Tybalt the King of _________________?
Beasts
Cats
the Italians
the Jungle
81
Why does Mercutio say "A plague o both your houses"?
He blames Romeo for getting in the way
A Capulet murdered him
He curses the families bc their feud caused his death
All of the above
82
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry the lovers mainly because he believes that this
provides a chance to end the feuding.
cannot be prevented.
has been arranged by God.
will make Romeo happy at last.
83
Explain Juliet's comment, "You kiss by the book."
Romeo is a good kisser
Romeo kisses in the library
Romeo kisses only when given permission
Romeo needs some kissing lessons
84
Who said, "Parting is such sweet sorrow?"
Romeo
Mercutio
Nurse
Juliet
85
What type of love does Benvolio have for Romeo?
Lusty
Fake / Ulteriorly Motivated
Brotherly/cousinly
Romantic
86
At the Capulet party, the thing that most angers Tybalt is
being scolded by his uncle.
the presence of a Montague.
the presence of unknown guests.
Romeo’s interest in Rosaline
87
What is an epithet?
a monster on the island of Circe
something yelled in anger
descriptive phrase of a trait of a person or thing
the writing on a tombstone
88
Which of these events most clearly illustrate fate bringing about the tragedy?
Romeo returning to Verona
Friar John getting detained by the plague
Romeo buying the poison
Romeo killing Tybalt
89
Whom does Mercutio call the “Prince of Cats”?
Capulet
Romeo
Benvolio
Tybalt
90
What is a soliloquy?
a long speech given by a single character
dialogue between characters
none of the above
speaking thoughts aloud without anyone else on stage
91
As Mercutio was dying, who did he curse?
Romeo
God
his friends
the Capulets and Montagues
92
Scansion
Analysis of a poem's rhyme and meter
highly structured poetic form of 39 lines
the grammatical structure of prose
A direct comparison
93
Where does the fight between Tybalt, Romeo, and Mercutio take place at the beginning?
streets of Milan
streets of Mantua
streets of Verona
94
Who is Queen Mab?
The Prince Escalus's mother
Italian Queen
Dream Fairy
Mercutio's mother
95
Who does Mercutio blame for himself getting stabbed?
Romeo
The Capulets
The Montagues
Tybalt
96
What literary device? “[love] is too rough, Too rude, too boist’rous, &
it pricks like thorn
.”
foreshadowing
simile
pun
metaphor
97
We know Juliet is not dead, but Romeo does not.
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
sarcasm
98
How many syllables are in two lines of
iambic pentameter
?
10
Winter is coming!
20
5
99
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
At Capulet’s party
At Montague’s party
At Friar Lawrence’s cell
At the pier from which Malvolio is departing for Spain
