Romeo and Juliet Act III Quiz
Directions: Circle the best answer for each question. (1 point each).
1. How does Mercutio die?
a. In a Mario cart accident. He didn’t see the banana peel and drove off Rainbow
Road.
b. He is stabbed under Romeo’s arm by Tybalt
c. This is a trick question, he doesn’t die.
d. Mercutio is killed by Benvolio
2. Who kills Tybalt?
a. Mercutio
b. Benvolio
c. Juliet
d. Romeo
3. Which character tells the Prince and the rest of the cast what happened to Mercutio and
Tybalt?
a. Romeo
b. Gregory
c. Benvolio
d. Lady Capulet
4. After the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio, the Prince sentences who to exile?
a. Romeo
b. Benvolio
c. Gregory
d. Samson
5. Romeo attempts to kill himself at Friar Lawrence’s cell. Who takes the knife from him?
a. Friar Lawrence
b. Benvolio
c. Romeo stops himself before it is too late
d. The Nurse
6. What day does Lord Capulet schedule Juliet’s wedding to Paris?
a. Monday
b. Thursday
c. Wednesday
d. Friday
7. When talking to her mother, Juliet uses ___________________ to make her mother think
she means one thing, when Juliet really means another.
a. Her charm
b. Gangnam Style
c. Double Speech (or speak)
d. Foreshadowing
8. Juliet refuses to marry Paris, and this causes a strong reaction from her parents. Which
parent seems to have changed their opinion on their daughter’s right to marry?
a. Lord Capulet
b. Lady Capulet
c. Both a and c
d. Her grandma Stella
9. Juliet begs the Nurse to help her not marry Paris, but what does the Nurse say in reply?
a. That she will help Juliet escape with Romeo.
b. That she will bring Juliet a cup of tea and some crumpets to help sooth her
sadness.
c. That Juliet ought to forget Romeo because he is banished and nobody even knows
they are married.
d. The Nurse isn’t in this scene.
10. At the end of Act III, Scene V, Juliet says she is going to seek _________________ to
help her with this situation.
a. The Prince
b. Athena
c. Freddie Mercury
d. Friar Lawrence
11. (5 points) Short Answer: In five sentences or more, tell me what you think will happen
in the next part of the play. Please use complete and well thought out sentences. Refrain
from using any sentences like the following (I will count you off for them):
a. And this is what I think will happen by the end of the play.
b. In conclusion, I think this will happen by the end of the play.
c. I believe this will happen by the end of the play.