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- 1. Multiple Choice
In Act 4, Scene 1, Paris goes to Friar Laurence with the wedding plans, and says of Juliet, “Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death.” This is an example of:
Dramatic irony because Paris doesn’t know that Juliet is really crying for Romeo.
Verbal irony because Paris really means that Juliet is not crying that much.
Situational irony because Juliet is not crying at all.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Paris even being at the church in Act 4, Scene 1, and talking to Friar Laurence about marrying Juliet is:
Dramatic irony, because Paris doesn’t know that Juliet is already married.
Situational irony, because Friar Laurence married Juliet to Romeo just a day before.
Both dramatic and situational irony.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Staying in Act 4, Scene 1 - why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet? Choose the best possible answer.
He doesn’t think Paris is right for Juliet.
He knows Juliet is already married to Romeo.
He doesn’t want to get into any trouble with the Prince.
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to Paris, Lord Capulet wants the wedding to happen so quickly because:
That’s what Juliet wants, and he is determined to have his daughter happy.
Juliet is sad about Tybalt, and Lord Capulet thinks the wedding will cheer her up.
Lady Capulet is sad about Tybalt’s death, and he thinks the wedding will cheer her up.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Juliet and Paris run into each other at church. How does Paris act towards Juliet? How does Juliet act towards Paris?
Paris acts as if they are already married, while Juliet is cool and modest towards Paris.
Juliet acts as if they are already married, while Paris is cool and modest towards Juliet.
Juliet is polite and kind, while Paris is rude and mean.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does Juliet promise to do if the Friar can’t help her?
Go ahead and marry Paris.
Run away to Mantua on her own.
She will kill herself.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which item below is NOT part of the plan that Friar Laurence and Juliet agree to?
Juliet will agree to marry Paris.
Juliet will take a potion that makes her seem dead.
Juliet will sneak out and run away to Mantua.
- 8. Multiple Choice
In Act 4, Scene 2, Lord Capulet complicates things for Juliet in this scene by:
disowning her for refusing to marry Paris.
moving the wedding from Thursday to Wednesday.
hiring someone to kill Romeo in Mantua.
- 9. Multiple Choice
In Act 4, Scene 3, the following are all things Juliet is afraid of regarding the Friar’s plan EXCEPT that:
the potion won’t work at all.
the potion is really going to kill her.
her parents will find out and intervene.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Lady Capulet teases her husband in Act 4, Scene 4by making fun of:
how mean he was to Juliet before when Juliet refused to marry Paris.
his weight. Lord Capulet is a fatty-boom-ba-latty.
his days as a ladies man when he was younger.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The mood of Act 4, Scene 4 can best be described as:
Depressing and sad.
Chaotic yet playful.
Angry and fearful.
- 12. Multiple Choice
In Act 4, Scene 5, who does Lord Capulet say is now his son-in-law?
Paris.
The grave.
Death.
- 13. Multiple Choice
What kind of figurative language is the answer to the previous question an example of?
Hyperbole.
Foreshadowing.
Personification.
- 14. Multiple Choice
According to Friar Laurence, how should the Capulets really feel about Juliet’s “death”, and why should they feel that way?
Ashamed, because they are to blame for Juliet’s death.
Sad, because they lost both Tybalt and Juliet in such a short time.
Happy, because Juliet is now in heaven.
- 15. Multiple Choice
In Act 5, Scene 1 when Balthasar comes in, he tells Romeo of Juliet: “Then she is well and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capels’ monument, And her immortal part with angels lives.” Balthasar is telling Romeo that Juliet is:
at church waiting for Romeo to come for her.
dead physically, but her soul is with the angels.
sleeping peacefully at home.
- 16. Multiple Choice
The lines Balthasar speaks in the previous question are ironic. What kind of irony are they an example of, and why?
Dramatic irony, because neither Balthasar nor Romeo know that Juliet is actually alive.
Situational irony, because Romeo was supposed to get a message about Juliet’s fake death, and he ends up believing that Juliet is really dead.
Both dramatic and situational irony are correct.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the punishment for selling poison in Mantua?
Death.
Two years in prison.
Nothing, because it’s not illegal.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does the apothecary mean in Act 5, Scene 1 when he says, “My poverty, but not my will, consents” as he sells the poison to Romeo?
He’s doing it because he’s poor, not because he wants to.
He won’t do it because he doesn’t want to get in trouble.
He won’t do it because he doesn't need the money.
- 19. Multiple Choice
According to Romeo, what is more harmful to men’s souls than poison?
Love.
Hate.
Gold.
- 20. Multiple Choice
In Act 5, Scene 2, which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Romeo didn’t get word of Friar Laurence’s plan:
Friar Laurence gave the letter to someone else rather than delivering it himself.
Balthasar didn’t get to Mantua in time.
People were quarantined because of the plague.
- 21. Multiple Choice
In Act 5, Scene 3, all of the following is evidence Paris may truly have been in love with Juliet EXCEPT:
He promises to visit her grave every night.
He asks to be buried near her.
He puts a ring on her finger.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Paris’ presence at the Capulet tomb is ironic. What kind of irony is it an example of, and why?
Dramatic irony, because Paris is there to mourn Juliet’s death, but the audience knows that Juliet is really alive.
Situational irony, because Paris is playing the part of a husband to Juliet, even though she’s married to Romeo.
It's both dramatic and situational irony.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why does Paris think Romeo is at the Capulet tomb?
To steal jewelry from Juliet’s body.
To vandalize the tomb.
To make fun of Paris.
- 24. Multiple Choice
According to Romeo, he loves Paris better than Romeo loves himself because:
Paris is able to stay in Verona, but Romeo can’t.
Paris was able to marry Juliet, who Romeo loves.
Romeo plans on killing himself and doesn’t want to fight Paris.
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which characters have died in Act 5?
Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague.
Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Capulet.
The Nurse, Paris, Romeo, Juliet.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Lord Capulet says, “Death lies upon her like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower in all the field.”This is an example of:
Allusion
Hyperbole
Simile
- 27. Multiple Choice
Lord Capulet says, “Death is my heir. / My daughter he hath wedded.”This is an example of:
Oxymoron
Personification
Hyperbole
- 28. Multiple Choice
Paris says, “Venus smiles not in a house of tears.” This is an example of:
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Allusion
- 29. Multiple Choice
Romeo says to Balthasar, “By heaven, I will tear thee joint by joint.”This is an example of:
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Allusion
- 30. Multiple Choice
Friar Laurence says of Juliet, “Poor living corpse, closed in a dead man’s tomb.” This is an example of:
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
- 31. Multiple Choice
The apothecary must weigh Mantua’s law against selling poison alongside his poverty and the impact Romeo’s money could have on it. What kind of conflict is this?
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Nature
- 32. Multiple Choice
Friar John is not able to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter to Romeo because of the Black Plague. What kind of conflict is this?
Man vs. The Unknown
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Himself
- 33. Multiple Choice
Romeo fights Paris, who thinks Romeo is at the Capulet tomb to defile the bodies. What kind of conflict is this?
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Nature
- 34. Multiple Choice
Juliet is unsure whether or not the Friar’s plan to reunite her to Romeo will succeed. For example, she’s afraid that the potion may not work, or that she might wake up too early. What kind of conflict is this?
Man vs. Nature
Man vs. Man
Man vs. the Unknown
Man vs. Society
- 35. Multiple Choice
Romeo is determined to “lie” with Juliet, even if it kills him. What kind of conflict is this?
Man vs. Himself
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
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