romeo and juliet test

Q: Who is Mercutio related to?

A: Prince Escalus

Q: Who is Juliet's cousin, killed by Romeo?

A: Tybalt

Q: Who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet?

A: Friar Laurence

Q: Who serves as Juliet's caretaker and messenger?

A: The Nurse

Q: Who moves Juliet's wedding date to Thursday?

A: Lord Capulet

Q: Who warns that further public fighting will result in death?

A: Prince Escalus

Q: Who sells Romeo the poison?

A: An apothecary

Q: Who does Juliet's family want her to marry?

A: Paris

Q: What character dies first in a duel?

A: Mercutio

Q: Who kills Paris?

A: Romeo

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

A: Romeo's banishment

Q: How does Juliet die?

A: She stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger

Q: How does Romeo die?

A: He drinks poison

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

A: A sleeping potion

Q: Who finds Juliet "dead" in her bed the morning of her wedding?

A: The Nurse

Q: What happens after Tybalt kills Mercutio?

A: Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge

Q: Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?

A: At the Capulet’s party

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

A: Sad and lovesick over Rosaline

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

A: News of Juliet’s death

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

A: She refuses and becomes desperate

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

A: False

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

A: False

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

A: True

Q: True or False: Mercutio is Romeo's cousin.

A: False

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

A: True

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

A: The Nurse

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

A: Tybalt

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

A: Lady Capulet

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

A: Friar Laurence

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

A: Juliet

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

A: Romeo is banished

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

A: Romeo meets Juliet

Q: What event causes Romeo to be banished?

A: Killing Tybalt

Q: What happens after Juliet takes the sleeping potion?

A: She is found "dead" and the wedding turns into a funeral

Q: How many people die by the end of the play?

A: Six

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

A: Oxymoron

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

A: Metaphor

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

A: Simile

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

A: Her love is infinite and generous

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

A: Foreshadowing and Simile

Q: Define soliloquy.

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

Q: Define dramatic irony.

A: When the audience knows something the characters do not

Q: What is the genre of Romeo and Juliet?

A: Tragedy

Q: How many acts are in Romeo and Juliet?

A: Five

Q: What theme is shown when Juliet says, “What’s in a name?...”?

A: Love vs. Social Identity

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

A: Love vs. Family Loyalty

Q: What does the play suggest about impulsive behavior?

A: It leads to tragic consequences

Q: What theme is represented by “These violent delights have violent ends”?

A: Passion leads to destruction