Romeo and Juliet Test
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In the prologue before Act I, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as...
star-crossed lovers
Romeo and Juliet meet at a...
Capulet ball
As the play opens, Romeo is sad because...
he is in love with Rosaline, but she will not return his love
The nurse functions as...
Juliet's second mother
The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because...
he thinks that the marriage will end the feud
Tybalt becomes furious at the party because...
he sees Romeo, and his father will do nothing about it
What promise and threat did Prince Escalus make when he stops the houses from fighting...
that the next fight will result with the death of those involved
Why does Mercutio fight with Tybalt?
because Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt
Who stabs and kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
What does Romeo compare Juliet to in the balcony scene?
the sun
Who gave Juliet the potion?
Friar Lawrence
How many hours will the potion last on Juliet?
42
How does Juliet die?
she stabs herself
Balthasar is Romeo's...
servant
Where does Romeo go after being banished from Verona?
Mantua
Why was Romeo exiled?
for killing Tybalt
What does the nurse tell Juliet to do when Romeo is banished?
to act as though he is dead and marry Paris
Which character persuades Romeo to attend the Capulet's ball?
Benvolio
Who is the first to find Juliet "dead?"
Nurse
Who proposes that a golden statue of Juliet be built?
Montague
How does Romeo die and where?
with poison in Juliet's tomb
Who is the last person to see Juliet alive?
Friar Lawrence
Who was to deliver Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo?
Friar John
Who sells the poison to Romeo?
Apothecary
When were Juliet and Paris originally supposed to get married?
Thursaday
Who is Romeo madly in love with for the first two scenes of the play?
Rosaline
Who does Mercutio curse as he is dying?
The Capulets and Montagues
Who died of grief?
Lady Montague
Where does the story take place?
Verona, Italy
Who agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence
Who sends Romeo into exile?
Prince Escalus
Who dies grieving for her son Romeo?
Lady Montague
Who is Romeo's father?
Montague
Who refused Romeo's love and caused his depression?
Rosaline
Who kills himself when he thinks Juliet is dead?
Romeo
Who throws a feast to introduce Juliet to suitors?
Capulet
Who is Romeo's peaceful, sound-minded cousin?
Benvolio
Who was Capulet's favored suitor for Juliet?
Paris
Who did both Paris and Romeo want to marry?
Juliet
Who was Juliet's servant and mentor?
Nurse
Who is Romeo's mother?
Lady Montague
Who is slain by Tybalt and is Romeo's friend?
Mercutio
Who does Romeo kill to avenge his Mercutio's death?
Tybalt
In the prologue, the _________ is the voice that gives us the background for the play.
chorus
Romeo and his friends escape detection at the party because they are wearing ________.
masks
Romeo finds out that Juliet is a ___________.
Capulet
What is the climax of the play?
Romeo's banishment
What news does Romeo's servant bring to him in Mantua?
that Juliet is dead
What does Romeo but from the Apothecary?
poison
Who was at Juliet's tomb when Romeo arrived?
Paris
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
a tragedy
When was William Shakespeare born?
April 1564
When did William Shakespeare die?
April 1616
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
Where was Shakespeare's hometown?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Who were Shakespeare's children?
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith
Hamnet died in the year ______ at the age of ___.
1596; 11
What year was the Globe built?
1599
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