Lit/Comp 9 Drama Unit and Romeo and Juliet Test Study Guide
1. The type of drama in which the main character dies or has a drastic downfall (usually at the end of the
play)_______________________________________
2. The type of drama that utilizes a series of amusing events with a happy ending____________________.
3. The type of drama developed in the late 19th/early 20th century that uses modern characters and modern
ideas, realistic scenes, and current knowledge to express deep philosophical meaning through detailed imagery
and careful symbolism. _______________________________________
4. In a Tragedy, the main character has a weakness that affects his decisions and therefore the course of the play
and its outcome. This dramatic element is called: ____________________________
5. In Greek Tragedies, a group of performers would take the stage and comment on the past or future action in
the play. (Many Shakespearean dramas and other plays use these performers as well to comment on events that
have already happened or will happen in the upcoming Act). What is this group of performers called?
______________________________________
6. In Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio delivers his famous “Queen Mab” speech, which begins “O,
then I see Queen Mab hath been with you. / She is the fairies’ midwife,… / “ The speech ends 42 lines later.
What dramatic device is this speech an example of?
7. Following Mercutio’s “Queen Mab” speech, Romeo delivers the following lines:
ROMEO: I fear, too early: for my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful date
With this night’s revels and expire the term
By some vile forfeit of untimely death.
But he that hath the steerage of my course
Direct my sail! On, lusty gentlemen!
These lines are an example of which dramatic device?______________________________
8. The following lines by Mercutio in Act III of Romeo and Juliet are an example of which type of figurative
language?
MERCUTIO No, ‘tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as
a church door; but ‘tis enough, ‘twill serve. Ask for
me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man…
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9. At the beginning of Act II of Romeo and Juliet, following the Capulets’ ball, Benvolio and Mercutio are
looking for Romeo. The following lines from this scene are an example of what dramatic device?
BENVOLIO He ran this way and leapt this orchard wall.
Call, good Mercutio.
MERCUTIO Nay, I’ll conjure too….
He heareth not; he stirreth not, he moveth not;
The ape is dead, and I must conjure him.
I conjure thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes,
By her high forehead and her scarlet lip,…
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10. What makes Romeo a tragic hero?____________________________________
11. Shakespeare often put these lines for the chorus at the beginning of the acts of his plays to introduce the
characters, setting, or action:________________________________
12. Any item used by the actors to enhance the production, scenery, or action in a drama:__________________
13. A person who writes plays is known as a:_______________________________
14. The speech between two or more characters is best described as:_________________________
15. A drama that ends in great misfortune for the main characters is best described as a:__________________
16. A long emotional speech said alone on stage is best described as a:________________________
17. When an author offers hints as to what might happen in the future:____________________
18. It’s raining so hard that animals are lining up
24. A(n) ________________ is a character who is
two by two is an example of a(n)_______________
the opposite of another character, such as Romeo
to Noah’s ark from the Bible.
and Mercutio or Benvolio and Tybalt.
19. The Prince’s long speech condemning (putting
down) the actions of the Capulets and Montagues
while they were on stage listening is an example of
a(n) _______________________.
20. Romeo and Juliet’s _______________ is that
they are too impulsive, and this character weakness
that leads to their downfalls. .
21. A(n) ________________ always ends with the
protagonists worse off at the end.
25. _________________ is the supposed force,
principle, or power that predetermines events.
Romeo often blames this for his problems.
26. Cruel kindness, jumbo shrimp, and “sweet
sorrow” are examples of __________________.
Multiple choice- Write the letter
27. The fight in Scene I starts when
a. Capulet and Montague servants quarrel (fuss) over insults.
b. Benvolio hits Tybalt.
c. Romeo announces he loves Juliet.
d. the Prince angers both sides.
22. A(n) ______________ is a long speech by a
character when he/she is alone on stage.
28. When Friar Lawrence aggress to marry Romeo and Juliet, his main reason
is to
a. please the lovebird
b. prove Romeo is sincere.
c. prevent an elopement.
d. end the feud between the two families.
23. “You have to be cruel to be kind”; “war is
peace”; "Some day you will be old enough to start
reading fairy tales again" are all examples of
__________________.
29. The Prince punishes Romeo for killing Tybalt by
a. sentencing him to death.
b. making him leave Verona.
c. ending his marriage.
d. sentencing him to jail.