ROMEO AND JULIET QUIZ
Act III, IV, V
1. WHILE MERCUTIO AND TYBALT ARE
FIGHTING, WHAT DOES ROMEO DO?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He kills Mercutio, then fights with Tybalt.
He kills Tybalt, then runs away.
He fights with Benvolio, and then kills Tybalt.
He tries to help Mercutio, but does more harm
than good.
1. WHILE MERCUTIO AND TYBALT ARE
FIGHTING, WHAT DOES ROMEO DO?
A.
B.
C.
D.
He kills Mercutio, then fights with Tybalt.
He kills Tybalt, then runs away.
He fights with Benvolio, and then kills Tybalt.
He tries to help Mercutio, but does more
harm than good.
2. READ THE FOLLOWING LINES. WHAT IS HE
SAYING ABOUT MERCUTIO’S CHARACTER?
“O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead!
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.”
2. READ THE FOLLOWING LINES. WHAT IS HE
SAYING ABOUT MERCUTIO’S CHARACTER?
“O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead!
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.”
He says he is brave, noble, and courageous.
3. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT A
SOLILOQUY IS.
3. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT A
SOLILOQUY IS.
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A speech where the audience can hear what
the character is saying but they are only
talking to themselves.
4. WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A CHARACTER
HAS LINES THAT ONLY THE AUDIENCE CAN
HEAR, WHICH SHOW THAT CHARACTER’S TRUE
FEELINGS?
A.
B.
C.
D.
An aside
A monologue
A soliloquy
Dialogue
4. WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A CHARACTER
HAS LINES THAT ONLY THE AUDIENCE CAN
HEAR, WHICH SHOW THAT CHARACTER’S TRUE
FEELINGS?
A.
B.
C.
D.
An aside*
A monologue
A soliloquy
Dialogue
*What is the difference between an aside and a
soliloquy?
5. WHAT IS THE FRIAR’S LAST SPEECH, THAT
SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED,
CALLED?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A forward
A Prologue
An Epilogue
A Soliloquy
5. WHAT IS THE FRIAR’S LAST SPEECH, THAT
SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED,
CALLED?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A forward
A Prologue
An Epilogue
A Soliloquy
6. WHAT IS FRIAR LAWRENCE’S PLAN TO
MAKE SURE JULIET DOES NOT HAVE TO
MARRY PARIS?
6. WHAT IS FRIAR LAWRENCE’S PLAN TO
MAKE SURE JULIET DOES NOT HAVE TO
MARRY PARIS?
He will give Juliet a potion tht will make her
appear dead, then her family will bury her.
The friar can then send word to Romeo to
come get her and when she wakes up, he will
be there waiting. Then they will run away to
Mantua.
7. THE FOLLOWING LINES ARE AN EXAMPLE
OF A PUN. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN
WHAT A PUN IS.
Mercutio: Ask me tomorrow, and you shall find me
a grave man. (He says this as he is dying from
being stabbed by Tybalt.)
7. THE FOLLOWING LINES ARE AN EXAMPLE
OF A PUN. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN
WHAT A PUN IS.
Mercutio: Ask me tomorrow, and you shall find me
a grave man. (He says this as he is dying from
being stabbed by Tybalt.)
Grave means “dead in a grave” and “sad”. It is
a pun because it is a play on words where
one word means more than one thing.
8. WHAT THINGS CAUSE JULIET FEAR
BEFORE TAKING THE POTION IN ACT IV?
8. WHAT THINGS CAUSE JULIET FEAR
BEFORE TAKING THE POTION IN ACT IV?
The potion might not work
 She will suffocate when she wakes up
 The friar might be trying to poison her
 The dead things and ghosts will drive her
insane
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9. IN ACT V, HOW DOES ROMEO COMMIT
SUICIDE?
9. IN ACT V, HOW DOES ROMEO COMMIT
SUICIDE?
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He takes poison.
10. WHAT IS ROMEO’S FATAL FLAW?
A.
B.
C.
D.
His only purpose in life is Juliet, so without he
is nothing and would be better off dead.
He only thinks of himself, and so he can’t truly
be happy because he has no one else.
He is killed by the prince.
He is stubborn and ungrateful towards his
family.
10. WHAT IS ROMEO’S FATAL FLAW?
A.
B.
C.
D.
His only purpose in life is Juliet, so
without he is nothing and would be better
off dead.
He only thinks of himself, and so he can’t truly
be happy because he has no one else.
He is killed by the prince.
He is stubborn and ungrateful towards his
family.
11. IN THE FOLLOWING LINES, WHAT DOES
MONTAGUE SAY HAPPENED TO HIS WIFE?
“Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! /Grief of
my son’s exile has stopped her breath.”
11. IN THE FOLLOWING LINES, WHAT DOES
MONTAGUE SAY HAPPENED TO HIS WIFE?
“Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! /Grief of
my son’s exile has stopped her breath.”
She has died because she was so sad that
Romeo was banished.
12, 13, 14. PICK THREE OF THE FOLLOWING
CHARACTERS AND DESCRIBE THEIR OVERALL
PERSONALITY.
Tybalt
 Prince Escalus
 Benvolio
 Friar Lawrence
 Mercutio
 Lord Capulet
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