MULTIPLE CHOICE STUDY GUIDE/QUIZ QUESTIONS - Romeo and Juliet

Act I
1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague's men?
a. Montague's men pushed Sampson against the wall.
b. Gregory hurt one of the Montague women.
c. They are fighting for their master, who is a Capulet.
d. Montague's men wouldn't let them pass.

2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. How do they react to the fight?
a. They both ignore it.
b. Benvolio tries to break it up, but Tybalt wants to fight
c. Benvolio wants to fight, but Tybalt runs away.
d. They both encourage the servants to fight.

3. When Montague and Capulet enter and see the disturbance, they want to fight, too. What do
their wives say?
a. Let the servants do the fighting
b. Join in the fight and help the men.
c. The women want to fight too.
d. The old men should stop fighting.

4. What ended the opening skirmish?

a. The prince threatened them all with death if they fought.
b. The Montagues wounded a Capulet servant.
c. The Capulet servants got scared and ran away.
d. Montague and Capulet told the servants to stop.

5. Why is Romeo so sad?

a. He wanted to fight, but he missed it.
b. The girl he loves does not want to get married.
c. He had an argument with his cousin Benvolio.
d. He just lost his best friend.

6. In Act I Scene ii, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage. What is Capulet's reply?
a. Paris needs more money to support her.
b. Juliet does not want to marry anyone.
c. Juliet's mother does not approve of Paris.
d. Paris should wait two years until Juliet is older.

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7. Why is Capulet giving a feast?

a. It is his wife's birthday
b. He has just conquered the Montagues.
c. He wants Juliet to meet suitable bachelors.
d. He is celebrating the end of the fight with the Montagues.

8. Why does Romeo decide to go to the feast even though (being a Montague) he is not invited?
a. Rosaline, the girl he loves, will be there.
b. He wants to make peace with the Capulets.
c. Benvolio offers to introduce him to Juliet.
d. His favorite foods are going to be served.

9. Describe Juliet's relationship with her family in Act I.

a. They have a good relationship. She tries to please her parents.
b. She is very defiant. Her parents are angry with her.
c. Her parents are too busy to pay attention to her.
d. Juliet is afraid of them, because they are cruel to her.

10. At the end of Act I Scene iv, what does Romeo tell Benvolio, foreshadowing future action
in the play?
a. If love be rough with you, be rough with love;
Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down,
Give me a case to put my visage in:
A visor for a visor!..."
b. "A torch for me: let wantons light of heart
Tickle the senseless rushes with their heels,
For I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase:
I'll be a candleholder and look on.
The game we ne'er so fair, and I am dun."
c. "I mean, sir, in delay
We waste our lights in vain, like lights by day.
Take our good meaning, for our judgment sits
Five times in that, ere once in our fine wits."
d. "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
Of a despised life closed in my breast.
By some vile forfeit of untimely death."

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11. What does Romeo mean when he says, "Oh, dear account! My life is my foe's debt"?
a. Although the dinner was expensive, he didn't enjoy it.
b. He is glad that Tybalt left the banquet without fighting.
c. His love for Juliet has brought him out of his depression. Since she is a Capulet,
he owes his enemy for his new happiness.
d. He went to the party to get a glimpse of Rosaline. When he saw Rosaline dancing
with another young man, he felt jealous and angry.

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Act II
12. In Act II Scene ii, Romeo and Juliet profess their love for one another. Juliet is to contact
Romeo (through a servant) the next day. Why?
a. He wants to send her some flowers. She will tell him where to send them.
b. She will get information about where and when they will be married.
c. She will tell him what time to come and meet her parents.
d. He is inviting her to his house for dinner that night.

13. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
a. Romeo offers him a lot of money.
b. He doesn't like Paris, and doesn't think Juliet should marry him.
c. He is obliged by the laws of the church to marry anyone who asks him.
d. He hopes that it will help to end the feud between the families.

14. What message does Nurse take to Juliet?

a. Romeo is ill and will not be able to meet her.
b. They should wait a month and talk to their parents.
c. She should go to Friar Lawrence's cell that afternoon to be married.
d. Romeo will meet her in the garden again that night.

15. What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo, foreshadowing future events of the play?
a. "These violent delights have violent ends,
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder
Which as they kiss consume."
b."Young men's love then lies
Not truly in their heart, but in their eyes."
c. "Care keeps his watch in every old Man's eye,
And where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, their golden sleep doth reign."
d. "Come, come with me, and we will make short work:
For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone
Till Holy Church incorporate two into one."

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Act III
16. In Act III, Mercutio and Benvolio get into a conflict with Tybalt. What does Romeo do when
he comes upon them? Why?
a. He remembers the Prince's warning about death to the fighters.
b. Tybalt is now his cousin by marriage, and Romeo does not want to fight.
c. Romeo knows Tybalt is too strong for them, and it would not be a fair fight.
d. He has promised Friar Lawrence that he will never fight again.

17. How do Mercutio and Tybalt die?

a. Romeo kills them both.
b. Benvolio kills Mercutio, and Romeo kills Tybalt.
c. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and Romeo kills Tybalt.
d. Mercutio and Tybalt kill each other

18. What punishment did the Prince give Romeo for fighting?
a. Death
b. Exile
c. Twenty years in jail
d. A fine of 5,000 lira

19. For whom did Juliet decide to weep?

a. Only Romeo
b. Both Romeo and Tybalt
c. Only Tybalt
d. Neither of them

20. Lady Capulet goes to tell Juliet about the plans for the marriage between Juliet and Paris.
What is Juliet's reaction?
a. She says she will be glad to marry Paris if it pleases her parents.
b. She says she has already married Romeo
c. She says she will go to a convent and never marry.
d. She says she will not marry now but when she does, she will marry Romeo.

21. What is Capulet's reaction when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?

a. He raves about her ungratefulness and tells her if she doesn't marry Paris, he will
have nothing more to do with her.
b. He tells her he is glad to have a daughter who thinks for herself, and that she
doesn't have to marry Paris.
c. He banishes her to her room.
d. He sends his guards to murder Romeo.

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22. What advice does Nurse give to Juliet?

a. Ask her father to let her wait one year before she marries.
b. Stand up for what she believes in.
c. Forget Romeo since he is probably out of her life anyway, and marry Paris.
d. Tell her father she has already married Romeo.

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Acts IV & V
23. Why does Juliet go to Friar Laurence's cell?
a. She wants to have him annul her marriage to Romeo.
b. She wants to go to confession.
c. She has a letter for him to send to Romeo.
d. She wants to get his advice.

24. What plans do Friar Laurence and Juliet make?

a. They will tell Capulet the truth and ask him to beg the Prince to allow Romeo's return.
b. Juliet should agree to marry Paris. On the eve of her wedding, she should drink
a potion that will make her appear dead. After it wears off, she should go to Mantua
to be with Romeo.
c. She should threaten to kill herself if her father makes her marry Paris.
d. The Nurse will help her disguise herself and run away that very night. They will
go to another town. Friar Laurence will send Romeo there in a week.

25. What news does Balthasar bring Romeo? How does Romeo react?
a. Balthasar tells Romeo where to meet Juliet and the Nurse. Romeo happily gets
ready to leave.
b. Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet has married Paris. Romeo swears to return and
kill Paris.
c. Balthasar tells Romeo of Juliet's death. Romeo rushes out to the apothecary to
get poison. He goes to Juliet's grave to drink the poison.
d. Balthasar tells Romeo that Friar Lawrence has arranged for a pardon from the Prince.
Romeo is free to return to be with Juliet.

26. What went wrong with the Friar's plan?

a. The Prince changed his mind about the pardon.
b. The potion was too strong and killed Juliet.
c. The nurse would not cooperate.
d. His letter never got to Romeo, so Romeo didn't know that Juliet was not really dead.

27. What are the circumstances of Paris' death?

a. Capulet is angry that Juliet killed herself. He blames Paris, and kills him.
b. Paris and Romeo meet at Juliet's tomb. Paris starts a fight, and Romeo kills him.
c. Paris finds the remains of the potion that Juliet took. He swallows it and kills himself.
d. Paris kills Romeo, and the Prince orders him to be killed.

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28. After she wakes up from being drugged, why does Juliet kill herself with Romeo's dagger?
a. She sees Romeo dead from the poison. Since there is no poison left, she kills
herself with his dagger.
b. She realizes how foolish she had been, and she is afraid to be discovered by her father.
c. She is still dazed by the potion. She picks up the knife and then trips, accidently
killing herself.
d. She is afraid the Prince will think she killed Romeo intentionally, and either banish
her or put her to death.

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