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- 1. Multiple Choice
Benvolio says to Mercutio: “I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire: / The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, / And, if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl; / For now these hot days is the mad blood stirring.” What does Benvolio seem to be worried about?
Never being able to get out of the oppressive heat.
The Capulets are out, and the heat makes it the perfect “climate” for a fight.
The Prince catching Romeo in Verona.
- 2. Multiple Choice
When Tybalt asks Mercutio and Benvolio for a word, Mercutio responds by saying, “And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.” What is Mercutio trying to do?
Make Tybalt laugh by telling a joke.
Start a fight with Tybalt.
Get Tybalt to leave them alone.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Scene 1 is filled with action, with Romeo and Tybalt having to confront the feud between their two families head on. This results in Tybalt’s death, and Romeo’s banishment. In terms of plot, this scene is most likely:
Part of the rising action.
The climax.
Part of the falling action.
The resolution
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMercutio describes Benvolio as someone who, “…wilt quarrel / with a man that hath a hair more, or a hair less, in his beard / than thou hast. Thou wilt quarrel with a man for cracking / nuts, having no other reason but because thou hast hazel / eyes.” Mercutio is saying that Benvolio is:the sort of person who get into fights for no reason.a really picky person who is not easily satisfied.someone who dislikes conflict and tries to avoid fights.
- 5. Multiple Choice(3.1) Who dies in this act?Tybalt and RomeoTybalt and MercutioMercutio and BenvolioMercutio and Romeo
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt before Mercutio's death?
They are best friends
He knows he will lose because Tybalt is deadly with a sword
They are now family
He is scared of being punished by the Prince
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mercutio says, “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.” This is an example of:
Oxymoron
Pun
Allusion
Hyperbole
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does Mercutio say, "A plague o' both your houses"?
He is angry with the Montagues
He is upset with the Capulets
The Capulet and Montague feud is the reason why he is dying
He is an evil man and hates everyone
- 9. Multiple Choice
After he is wounded in Scene 1, Mercutio says to Romeo, "Why the devil cam you between us? I was hurt under your arm." Which of the following is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
I am so badly wounded that I feel I will die.
Why did you interfere? Your arm allowed him to stab me.
Why has the devil caused me bad fortune?
Your arm could not save me, Romeo.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Mercutio stating, "A plague a' both your houses," is an example of...
flashback
climax
foreshadowing
metaphor
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhen Tybalt says, "Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me", what does he mean by "the injuries"?He is upset that Romeo went to the Capulet party when he wasn't invited.He is talking about a time in the past when Romeo stabbed him with a sword.He is referring to Mercutio insulting him in the middle of the streets.He believes Romeo has insulted him by trying to make peace.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio's death?
He duels Mercutio.
He tells Tybalt what Mercutio's weakness is.
He interferes with the fight to break it up and Tybalt stabs Mercutio.
He holds back Mercutio so Tybalt can kill him.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich literary device is being used in the following lines spoken by Mercutio upon being stabbed?
“No, ’tis not so deep as a well nor so wide as a church-door”similemetaphoroxymoronpersonification - 14. Multiple Choice
In Act III, Scene 1, Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has
called Romeo a villain.
killed Benvolio.
killed Mercutio.
challenged Romeo to a duel.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Benvolio's personality is best described as ...
hot-headed
angry
a fighter
peaceful
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho tells the Prince what happened in the streets?The FriarMercutioBenvolioRomeo
- 17. Multiple Choice
All of the following consequences result from Romeo's killing of Tybalt except
Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo.
Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage.
The wedding of Juliet and Paris is decreed in order to offset the unhappiness caused by Tybalt's death.
Romeo is banished from Verona.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why does Juliet quickly forgive Romeo after learning about what he did to Tybalt?
She realized Tybalt was a bad guy
She realized Tybalt was eventually going to kill Romeo
She never really liked Tybalt
Her response didn't change, she continues to hate Romeo
- 19. Multiple Choice
When the nurse brings Juliet the news of the day’s tragedy, Juliet misunderstands and first thinks the slain man is_____
Romeo
Tybalt
Paris
her brother
- 20. Multiple Choice
Read the following speech by the Nurse to Juliet in Scene 2:
There's no trust,
No faith, no honesty in men; all perjured,
All forsworn, all naught, all dissemblers.
Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this speech?
Men are not to be trusted. Unfaithful and dishonest, they are all liars and hypocrites.
"Men," says the Nurse, "are not worth your trouble. They are all liars."
The Nurse tells Juliet in no uncertain terms that she disapproves of men.
Men are evil. They are not worthy of your trust.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What symbol does Juliet send with the nurse to show Romeo that Juliet still loves him?
A dress
A ring
A flower
A necklace
- 22. Multiple ChoiceJuliet also says, “That ‘banished,’ that one word ‘banished,’/ Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts.” What is Juliet expressing here?That Romeo killing Tybalt is ten thousand times worse than Romeo being banished.Banishment is not a harsh enough punishment for Romeo.That she’d rather lose Tybalt ten thousand times than have Romeo banished.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceRomeo thinks that banishment is worse than death, to which Friar Lawrence says:
O deadly sin! O rude unthankfulness!
Thy fault our law calls death; but the kind prince,
Taking thy part, hath rush'd aside the law,
And turn'd that black word death to banishment:
This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not.
In these lines, Friar Lawrence is accusing Romeo of beingungratefulimmatureundeservingoverly optimistic - 24. Multiple Choice
Romeo says, “’Tis torture, and not mercy: heaven is here,/ Where Juliet lives; and every cat and dog/ And little mouse, every unworthy thing,/ Live here in heaven and may look upon her,/ But Romeo may not.” What is Romeo complaining about in these lines?
Not being able to see Juliet again because he’s banished.
How dirty Verona is.
The Prince sentencing him to death.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceAt the beginning of this scene Juliet says: “Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day. / It was the nightingale, and not the lark, / That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear.” Why does Juliet want the bird they heard to be the nightingale and not the lark?The nightingale makes a prettier sound than the lark.If it’s the lark, that means it’s morning, so Romeo will have to leave.Larks only sing when something bad is going to happen.
- 26. Multiple Choice
In Act III, Scene 3, when Romeo learns about the Prince's decree, which of the following best expresses his reaction as he talks with Friar Lawrence?
calm
panic
guilt
self-pity
- 27. Multiple Choice
Friar Lawrence urges Romeo to pull himself together when he is depressed after his banishment. What technique does Friar Lawrence make use of in this scene?
He lies to Romeo to give him hope, so he doesn't despair.
He compliments Romeo on his bravery and encourages him to keep it up.
He guilt-trips Romeo by telling him that he must be strong for his family and his wife.
He humiliates Romeo by saying he's acting like a woman.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhy has Lord Capulet changed his mind about Paris and Juliet?He wants to keep Paris happy because Paris is close to the Prince.Because Juliet has changed her mind about Paris, and Lord Capulet is a supportive father.Because Lord Capulet thinks Juliet is sad about Tybalt’s death, and being with Paris might cheer her up.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Lord Capulet, what will happen if Juliet DOESN'T marry Paris?he will make her beg, starve, and die in the streets.he will kill her.he will let her make her own decisions.he will allow her to marry Romeo, instead.
- 30. Multiple Choice
In Scene 5, Lady Capulet, who thinks Juliet is lamenting the death of Tybalt, tells her, "Therefore have done. Some grief shows much of love; / But much grief shows still some want of wit." What is the best paraphrase of this passage?
Therefore, keep crying. Eventually, you will work out your grief.
So stop grieving. Some mourning is a natural result of love, but too much grief is foolish.
We all feel grief at a person's death, whether we loved the person or not.
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Capulet say that Juliet and Paris' wedding will be "no great ado, a friend or two" (really small and not fancy)?So people won't think they aren't upset about TybaltBecause he wants to save some money for the funeralBecause Paris would like it to be an intimate affairBecause Capulet does not think Juliet deserves a big, lavish wedding
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe change in the wedding date affects Friar Laurence’s plan becauseJuliet must take even more of the potion.he will have to share his secret with the Nursehe has another important event scheduled for that day.he will have less time to contact Romeo.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceAfter Romeo killed Tybalt, what does Lady Capulet plan on doing to him?hiring someone to poison Romeo.hiring someone to shoot Romeo.asking the Prince to pardon Romeo's banishment.making peace between the two families
- 34. Multiple Choice
As Juliet encounters more conflicts and problems, how does her character change?
She runs away from her problems.
She becomes weaker and threatens suicide.
She becomes more self-confident and pushes away her elders.
She confesses that her life with Romeo is ill-fated and wants to leave him.
- 35. Multiple Choice
After the Nurse suggests Juliet marry Paris instead, how does Juliet's attitude change toward the Nurse?
she now thinks she's funny
she now thinks she wants Romeo
she now feels betrayed by her
she now trusts her even more
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