Romeo and Juliet Review
True or False
1. Shakespeare’s father’s name was John and he was a glove maker.
2. Shakespeare’s wife gave birth to 9 children.
3. Shakespeare was much older than his wife when they got married.
4. Shakespeare died on his birthday.
5. Shakespeare would have been 436 years old this year.
6. Shakespeare’s wife’s name was Anne Frank.
7. Shakespeare left his wife to live in China.
8. Shakespeare made more money as an actor than as a playwright.
9. There is no printed record of Shakespeare’s birth, only his baptism.
10. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays during his short life.
Matching
11. Benvolio
12. Friar John
13. Friar Lawrence
14. Romeo
15. Nurse
A. Aids Juliet in her marriage plans, adds humor to the play
B. Nephew of Lord Montague, friend to Romeo; the peacemaker
C. Son of Lord Montague
D. marries Romeo and Juliet
E. Responsible for delivering a letter to Romeo
16. Lord Capulet
17. Juliet
18. Paris
19. Tybalt
20. Prince Escalus
A. Daughter of Lord Capulet
B. Hot-tempered, would rather fight than solve problems
C. Expects his family to obey his every wish without question.
D. Ruler of Verona; a sheriff type figure in the city
E. Asks Lord Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage
More True and False…..
21. Juliet’s cousin is Benvolio.
22. Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin.
23. Juliet is the Nurse’s daughter
24. Tybalt and Benvolio are best friends.
25. Benvolio and Mercutio are cousins.
26. Paris is the Prince.
27. Tybalt killed Mercutio under Romeo’s arm.
28. Romeo and Juliet are married less than 24 hours
after they met.
29. Romeo is kicked out the Capulet’s party.
30. Paris is killed by Romeo at the tomb of Juliet.
Multiple Choice
31. The play is based on an old feud
between:
a. the Benvolios and the Montagues
b. Juliet and Capulet
c. Tybalt and the Capulets
d. The Montagues and the Capulets
32. The play takes place in
a. England
b. France
c. Italy
d. Germany
33. When Juliet was asked about her
thoughts concerning marriage, she
replies that she:
a. was anxious to marry
b. had no thought of marriage
c. had not found a suitable husband
d. would agree to her parent’s wishes
34. Romeo learned who Juliet was from:
a. her mother
b. a servant
c. her father
d. her nurse
35. Before he proposed to her, Romeo
had known Juliet:
a. a day
b. a few hours
c. a week
d. a month
36. At first Romeo did not wish to fight
with Tybalt because:
a. Romeo feared the Prince’s anger
b. He has not an expert swordsman
c. Benvolio and Mercutio advised him
against it.
d. He did not want to fight with his new
cousin
37. Romeo kills Tybalt to:
a. keep his vow to his family
b. seek revenge for his friend’s death
c. settle the feud
e. keep his promise to Juliet
38. After their wedding night, Romeo
departs for
a. Mantua
b. Padua
c. Verona
d. Paris
39. Juliet’s refusal to marry the Count
made her father angry because
a. she laughed at the very idea of
getting married
b. her mother sided with her
c. he suspected she was already
married
d. he thought she was ungrateful
40. When Juliet’s father orders her to
marry Paris she:
a. tells him she is already married
b. her mother sided with her
c. talks it over with her mother
d. runs away from home
41. In an effort to solve her problem,
Friar Lawrence suggests that Juliet
a. have her marriage to Romeo
annulled
b. marry Paris anyway
c. enter a nunnery
d. drink a sleeping potion
42.When Juliet returns from Friar
Lawrence’s cell, she pretends to
a. agree to her father’s plan
b. love Parris deeply
c. hate everyone
d. be ill
43. The first to enter Juliet’s room and
find her “dead” was her
a. nurse
b. father
c. mother
d. husband to be
44. Romeo’s servant brings him news
that
a. his sentence has been pardoned
b. Juliet is about to marry Paris
c. Juliet was dead
d. Juliet wants to see him
45. Romeo buys a poison drink from
a. a doctor
b. an apothecary
c. Friar Lawrence
d. Balthasar
46. Friar Lawrence learns that his
message to Romeo was
a. not delivered
b. lost by the messenger
c. burned in a fire
d. ignored by Romeo
47. Friar Lawrence arrives at the tomb to
find
a. Romeo and Juliet talking
b. Romeo dead and Juliet
awakening
c. Juliet has already left
d. Romeo alone
48. At the end of the play, Capulet and
Montague decide to
a. have a duel
b. have another feast
c. stop talking to each other
d. build statues in memory of their
children
49. Friar Lawrence decides to marry
Romeo and Juliet because he
a. understands young love
b. approves of early marriages
c. hopes to end the family feud
d. thinks the families will be
overjoyed.
50. The two characters in the play who
tried to help the lovers are
a. Capulet and Montague
b. The Nurse and Friar Lawrence
c. Mercutio and Benvolio
d. The Prince and Rosaline
Who said it?
51. “A pair of star crossed lovers take
their life”
a. the chorus
b. Benvolio
c. Paris
d. Mercutio
52. “If ever you disturb our streets
again, your lives shall pay the forfeit
of the peace.”
a. Paris
b. Romeo
c. Lord Capulet
d. The Prince
53. “My only love sprung from my only
hate! Too early seen unknown, and
known too late!”
a. Romeo
b. The Nurse
c. Juliet
d. Paris
54. “ A plague on both your houses!”
a. Romeo
b. Mercutio
c. Juliet
d. The Prince
55. “ But soft! What light through
yonder window breaks? It is the
east, and Juliet is the sun!”
a. Paris
b. Capulet
c. Romeo
d. Tybalt
56. “O, I am fortune’s fool!”
a. Romeo
b. Paris
c. Mercutio
d. Benvolio
57. “ Oh happy dagger! This is thy
sheath; there rust, and let me die.”
a. Mercutio
b. Tybalt
c. Romeo
d. Juliet
59. “ Thus from thy lips, by thine my
sin is purged.”
a. Romeo
b. Benvolio
c. Juliet
d. Mercutio
58. “ Go girl, seek happy nights to
happy days.”
a. Lady Capulet
b. Lord Montague
c. The Nurse
d. Friar Lawrence
60. “ For never was a story of more
woe, than this of Juliet and her
Romeo.”
a. Friar Lawrence
b. The Prince
c. The Chorus
d. Lord Capulet
Answer the following paragraph question.
1) Who do you think is responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet? Even though the Friar was responsible
for setting up the “sleeping death” and the letter, is he the one that is to blame or is someone else responsible? In
your paragraph, remember to have topic statement, Thesis statement, followed by 3 examples that support your thoughts.
End your paragraph with a clear conclusion sentence.