romeo and juliet test

Who is Mercutio related to?

Prince Escalus

Who is Juliet's cousin, killed by Romeo?

Tybalt

Who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet?

Friar Laurence

Who serves as Juliet's caretaker and messenger?

The Nurse

Who moves Juliet's wedding date to Thursday?

Lord Capulet

Who warns that further public fighting will result in death?

Prince Escalus

Who sells Romeo the poison?

An apothecary

Who does Juliet's family want her to marry?

Paris

What character dies first in a duel?

Mercutio

Who kills Paris?

Romeo

What is the cause of Juliet's first deep despair?

Romeo's banishment

How does Juliet die?

She stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger

How does Romeo die?

He drinks poison

What does Friar Laurence offer Juliet as an alternative to death?

A sleeping potion

Who finds Juliet 'dead' in her bed the morning of her wedding?

The Nurse

What happens after Tybalt kills Mercutio?

Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge

Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?

At the Capulet’s party

What is Romeo's emotional state at the beginning of the play?

Sad and lovesick over Rosaline

What news causes Romeo to return to Verona at the end of the play?

News of Juliet’s death

What is Juliet's reaction to her arranged marriage to Paris?

She refuses and becomes desperate

True or False: The Prince warns that anyone who fights again will be banished.

False

True or False: Rear-hailing inspired the design of the Globe Theater.

False

True or False: People from all classes could attend plays at the Globe.

True

True or False: Mercutio is Romeo's cousin.

False

True or False: The servants of the Capulets and Montagues are expected to hate each other.

True

Who says, "Then hie you hence to Friar Laurence' cell; / There stays a husband to make you a wife."?

The Nurse

Who says, "I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall, / Now seeming sweet, convert to bitter gall."?

Tybalt

Who says, "Read o’er the volume of young Paris' face, / And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen."?

Lady Capulet

Who says, "These violent delights have violent ends."?

Friar Laurence

Who says, "My grave is like to be my wedding bed."?

Juliet

Which comes first: Juliet takes the potion or Romeo is banished?

Romeo is banished

Which comes first: Romeo meets Juliet or Tybalt is killed?

Romeo meets Juliet

What event causes Romeo to be banished?

Killing Tybalt

What happens after Juliet takes the sleeping potion?

She is found 'dead' and the wedding turns into a funeral

How many people die by the end of the play?

Six

What literary device is used in "Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!"?

Oxymoron

What literary device is used in "Give me my Romeo… cut him out in little stars…"?

Metaphor

What literary device is used in "She hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel…?"

Simile

What does Juliet mean when she says "My bounty is as boundless as the sea"?

Her love is infinite and generous

What literary device is used when Juliet says, "My grave is like to be my wedding bed"?

Foreshadowing and Simile

Define soliloquy.

A speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, often alone on stage

Define dramatic irony.

When the audience knows something the characters do not

What is the genre of Romeo and Juliet?

Tragedy

How many acts are in Romeo and Juliet?

Five

What theme is shown when Juliet says, "What’s in a name?…"?

Love vs. Social Identity

What theme connects Romeo's and Juliet's anger toward their family names?

Love vs. Family Loyalty

What does the play suggest about impulsive behavior?

It leads to tragic consequences

What theme is represented by "These violent delights have violent ends"?

Passion leads to destruction