Quiz for

ROMEO & JULIET

1. When the play begins, Juliet is how old? 7. What is Mercutio’s nickname for Tybalt?
a. 21 a. Tricky Ty
b. 18 b. Brawling Boy
c. 16 c. Prince of Cats
d. 13 d. King of Compliments
2. What disturbance prompts the Prince to 8. How much time elapses in the play?
threaten the feuding Capulets and a. A little over four days
Montagues? b. About one week
a. The killing of Lord Montague’s nephew c. Three weeks
b. The theft of land from the Montagues d. No way to determine
c. Romeo sneaking around the Capulet orchard
d. The servants of the feuding families engage in 9. W
 hose body is in the tomb with Juliet when
a brawl she is under the spell of the potion?
a. Mercutio’s
3. Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo b. Lord Capulet’s
and Juliet? c. Benvolio’s
a. He hopes that the marriage will help end d. Tybalt’s
the feud between the Montagues and
the Capulets 10. W
 hat does Juliet place by her bedside as she
b. He believes that Romeo and Juliet are deeply takes the sleeping potion?
in love a. A prayer book
c. He’s afraid of offending Romeo’s father b. Romeo’s picture
d. He looks forward to the extra income c. A dagger
d. The antidote
4. Friar Laurence’s message doesn’t reach Romeo
in Mantua because 11. M
 ercutio explains the reason why people
a. Romeo has moved dream by describing the actions of which
b.  a civil war in Italy has blocked all roads mythical character?
to Mantua a. Diane
c. Friar John can’t get to Mantua because of a b. Cupid
plague outbreak c. Queen Mab
d. Lady Montague interferes with the delivery d. Venus

5. Who are the only characters who know of 12. A

 fter the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt,
Romeo and Juliet’s wedding? Benvolio acts as a
a. The Nurse and Friar Laurence a. Fool
b. Mercutio and Paris b. Chorus
c. Friar John and Friar Laurence c. Messenger
d. Tybalt and Friar Tuck d. Pallbearer

6. What is the name of the Nurse’s servant?

a. Samuel
b. Abram
c. Peter
d. Balthasar

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ROMEO & JULIET
13. Who says the following: “No, ‘tis not so deep 18. W
 ho says the following: “A crutch, a crutch.
as a well, nor so wide as a church door; but Why call you for a sword?”
‘tis enough, ‘twill serve. Ask for me to- a. Lady Capulet
morrow, and you shall find me a grave man. b. Tybalt
I am peppered, I warrant, for this world. c. Romeo
A plague o’ both your houses!” d. Montague
a. Mercutio
b. Romeo 19. W
 ho says the following: “What’s in a name?
c. Juliet That which we call a rose / By any other
d. Lord Capulet name would smell as sweet.”
a. Lady Capulet
14. Who says the following: “Like violent b. Romeo
delights have violent ends / And in their c. Juliet
triumph die, like fire and powder, / d. Mercutio
Which, as they kiss, consume.”
a. Romeo 20. W
 ho says the following: “But soft! What
b. Friar Laurence light through yonder window breaks?”
c. Mercutio a. Juliet
d. Tybalt b. Mercutio
c. Paris
15. Who says the following: “O brawling love, d. Romeo
O loving hate.”
a. Tybalt 21. W
 hen the play begins, Romeo is in love
b. Juliet with Rosamund.
c. Mercutio a. True
d. Romeo b. False

16. Who says the following: “Then, window, 22. Rome is the setting of this play.
let day in, and let life out.” a. True
a. Romeo b. False
b. Juliet
c. Benvolio
23. Tybalt kills Mercutio.
d. Paris a. True
b. False
17. Who says the following: “Arise fair sun,
and kill the envious moon.” 24. J uliet’s Nurse tells her about Tybalt’s death.
a. Romeo a. True
b. Mercutio b. False
c. Tybalt 25. Friar Laurence banishes Romeo to Mantua.
d. Juliet
a. True
b. False

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ROMEO & JULIET
Answers:
(1) d
(2) d
(3) a
(4) c
(5) a
(6) c
(7) c
(8) a
(9) d
(10) c
(11) c
(12) b
(13) a
(14) b
(15) d
(16) b
(17) a
(18) a
(19) c
(20) d
(21) b
(22) b
(23) a
(24) a
(25) b

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