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Romeo and Juliet Test
Name_________________ _____/80
Matching (1 point each)
1. Who is the author of Romeo and Juliet? Please include first and last name.
A.
B.
C.
D.
William Shakespeare
Arthur Brooke
William Shakespere
Arthur Brookes
2. What theater did this author help build?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Broadway
The Global Theater
Ford’s Theater
The Globe
3. Which of the following is NOT a play by the author of Romeo and Juliet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
Macbeth
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Antony and Cleopatra
4. How old is Juliet when she dies?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12
13
14
15
5. Who was Romeo in love with before Juliet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lucille
Anne
Rosaline
Raquel
6. What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Verona, Italy
London, England-Elizabethan Era
Venice, Italy-1700s
Verona, Italy-Elizabethan Era
7. What town is Romeo banished to?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Verona
London
Mantua
England
8. Who loves Juliet like her own child?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Anne Hathaway
The nurse
Lady Capulet
Lady Montague
9. He is Capulet's favored suitor for Juliet.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Prince
Paris
Peter
Paul
10. What is the difference between prose and poetry?
A. Poetry has a specific rhythm, whereas prose is ordinary language
B. Prose has a specific rhythm, whereas poetry is ordinary language
C. They’re the same thing
D. Shakespeare is the only person to have ever written prose
11. How many acts are in Shakespearean tragedies?
a. one
b. three
c. four
d. five
12. Where did Shakespeare get his inspiration for Romeo and Juliet?
a. a poem by Arthur Brookes
b. a story by Arnold Ball
c. his own imagination
d. a play by Juliet Capulet
13. How did the audience at Shakespeare’s plays know when the play was going to start?
a. a flute would play
b. the orchestra would begin tuning their instruments
c. a trumpet would sound three times
d. the lights would flash on and off several times
14. Where was Shakespeare born?
a. Stratford
b. London
c. Liverpool
d. St. Louis
15. When were plays performed during Shakespeare’s time?
a. during the evening
b. at night
c. during the day
d. early morning
True/False
16. Females were not allowed to act in Elizabethan theatre.
A. True
B. False
17. Shakespeare wrote only two types of plays: comedies and tragedies.
A. True
B. False
18. Shakespeare died on his birthday.
A. True
B. False
Fill in the Blank (1 point each)
19. Thus with a ____________ I die
20. ____________ is such sweet sorrow.
21. A plague o'er both your ____________.
22. But, soft! What _________ through yonder window breaks.
23. O happy ____________.
24. He _________ at scars…
25. Romeo, _________ thy name
26. It is nor hand, nor foot, nor _____________…
27. A pair of star-crossed ___________
A. Jests
B. Kiss
C. Arm
D. Lovers
E. Juliet
AB. Parting
AC. Light
AD. Dagger
AE. Houses
BC. Doff
BD. Hour
BE. Wisely
28. Than this of __________ and her Romeo
29. _______________ and slow. They stumble that run fast.
30. Let Romeo hence in haste, Else, when he is found, that ____________ is his last.
Vocabulary (1 point each)
_____ 31. adversary
A. dominating
_____ 32. jests
B. one who opposes
_____ 33. tyrannous
C. brave
_____ 34. loathed
D. to make fun of
_____ 35. valiant
E. hated
_____ 36. foe
A. faithful
______37. grievance
B. enemy
_____ 38. liberty
C. freedom
_____ 39. doff
D. complaint
_____40. devout
E. deny
Matching (1 point each)
41. _____ Benvolio
A. She wants the Prince to execute Romeo.
42. _____ Capulet
B. He explains the circumstances of Tybalt's death.
43. _____ Friar Lawrence
C. He gives a feast to introduce Juliet to bachelors.
44. _____ Juliet
D. Both Paris and Romeo want to marry her.
45. _____ Lady Capulet
E. He agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
46. _____ Lady Montague A. Romeo kills him to avenge his friend's death.
47. _____ Mercutio
B. She dies grieving for her son.
48. _____ Prince
C. He is killed by Tybalt
49. _____ Romeo
D. He kills himself when he thinks Juliet is dead.
50._____ Tybalt
E. He sends Romeo into exile.
Short Answer (2 points each)
Be as detailed as you feel necessary to completely answer the question.
1. How do Romeo and Juliet meet at the beginning of the play?
2. Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet even though it goes
against his better judgment?
3. What is something that we say today that originally came from a Shakespeare play?
4. Why does Romeo feel that banishment is a far worse punishment than death?
5. What is the purpose of the chorus?
6. Why is Romeo persuaded by Benvolio to attend the Capulet party?
7. What punishment does the prince impose on Romeo after he kills Tybalt?
8. Give and explain an example of foreshadowing in the play.
9. What are Juliet's thoughts before she drinks the potion?
10. Explain what happened to Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo.
Quotations (1 point each)
For each quote, identify who the speaker is.
1. _____________ "If ever you disturb our streets again, /Your lives shall pay the forfeit
of the peace."
2. _____________ "Thus with a kiss I die."
3. _____________ "I do protest I never injured thee, /...And so, good Capulet, whose
name I tender/ As dearly as my own, be satisfied."
4. _____________ "My only love sprung from my only hate."
5. _____________ "Death lies on her like an untimely frost/ Upon the sweetest flower
of all the field."
Essay (5 points)
Why is “Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast,” the theme of the play Romeo and
Juliet. Use specific examples from the play to defend your answer. (Remember that the
theme is what the author wants you to learn from the play. Why is this something that
the characters needed to learn?)
*You will be graded on your ability to support your answer with examples from the story
and your ability to write clearly, concisely and with mastery of grammar and mechanics.