This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Romeo And Juliet > Romeo And Juliet – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Romeo And Juliet Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A main character in a tragedy A) Flat character. B) Round character. C) Monologue. D) Tragic hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragic hero. 2. Lines spoken to the audience as if other actors can't hear them A) Run-on line. B) Aside. C) Take off. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aside. 3. Who thinks Juliet is too young to be married? A) Romeo. B) Paris. C) Capulet. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capulet. 4. Who reveals the identities of Romeo and Juliet at the party? A) Friar. B) Probably. C) Benvolio. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nurse. 5. Who says "My lord, I would that Thursday were to-morrow" A) Romeo. B) Benvolio. C) Juliet. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paris. 6. How is Tybalt described by Mercutio? A) A master swordsman. B) Perfectly proper. C) A fashionmonger. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? A) It will hopefully end the feud. B) Romeo offered him money. C) He has no other plans. D) He thinks they're soulmates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will hopefully end the feud. 8. "With Cupid's arrow, she hath dian's wit;" A) Mercutio. B) Romeo. C) Benvolio. D) Montague. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romeo. 9. We find out the Romeo is in love with a woman before he meets Juliet. What is her name? A) Rosaline. B) Madeline. C) Julie. D) Tabitha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rosaline. 10. One of the main divisions of a play A) Scene. B) Tragedy. C) Act. D) Free Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act. 11. Describe the character analysis of Juliet in Act II. A) Juliet is depicted as a timid and indecisive girl. B) Juliet is shown as a cold and heartless individual. C) Juliet is portrayed as a passionate and determined young woman. D) Juliet is described as a naive and easily manipulated teenager. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juliet is portrayed as a passionate and determined young woman. 12. Word play; a phrase that has two meanings A) Dialogue. B) Aside. C) Foreboding. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pun. 13. Romeo and Juliet is divided into 5 major sections or ..... A) Acts. B) Chapters. C) Verses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acts. 14. A character who contrasts with another; opposing A) Characterization. B) Character foil. C) Aside. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Character foil. 15. "That which we call a rose/ By any other word would smell as sweet." A) Mercutio. B) Romeo. C) Juliet. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Juliet. 16. What is Friar Laurence's warning right before he marries Romeo and Juliet? A) Take things slow or it will end badly. B) Never go to bed angry. C) Don't tell anyone about this. D) Rush through this so you don't get caught. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take things slow or it will end badly. 17. A word that means "before" A) Ere. B) E's. C) Forthwith. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ere. 18. It is evident that the Nurse cares for Juliet because ..... A) She lovingly teases Juliet. B) She is willing to help Juliet marry Romeo. C) She asks Romeo if he has good intentions with Juliet (he's not trying to fool Juliet). D) All of the answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers. 19. An unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his/her innermost thoughts and feelings is a(n) ..... A) Metaphor. B) Monologue. C) Oxymoron. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soliloquy. 20. After Benvolio is trying to convince Romeo to go to the party, Romeo replies, "I fear too early, for I have doubts. Something will begin with tonight's party." This is an example of ..... A) Pun. B) Allusion. C) Sonnet. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foreshadowing. 21. Who is the first to mention marriage? A) Romeo. B) Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juliet. 22. To argue on behalf of another A) Lamentable. B) Intercession. C) Predominant. D) Grievance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intercession. 23. Who says "Our wedding cheer to a sad burial feast?" A) Paris. B) Lady Capulet. C) Friar Lawrence. D) Lord Capulet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord Capulet. 24. What is Juliet's mood when the Nurse returns from her errands? A) Sad. B) Tired. C) Impatient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impatient. 25. What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt? A) The stocks. B) Banishment. C) Death. D) 10 years in jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Banishment. 26. A medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility. A) Bridegroom. B) Cruel. C) Minstrel. D) Wretched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minstrel. 27. Which of the following is not one of Juliet's fears about taking the potion? A) She may wake up in the tomb and go mad. B) The potion may not work, and she will have to use her dagger. C) Her father asked the Friar to give her poison. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her father asked the Friar to give her poison. 28. The Prince read a letter verifying everything that happened in the end of the play. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Where are Romeo and Juliet when they meet for the second time? A) She is leaving the feast, and he is passing by in the street. B) She is at her window, and he is in the garden below. C) They are both in Friar Lawrence's cell. D) They are both in the Capulet family orchard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is at her window, and he is in the garden below. 30. When Romeo says "more light and light; more dark and dark our woes!" it is an example of ..... A) Soliloquy. B) Double Entendre. C) Couplet. D) Paradox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradox. 31. In Act II, scene iii, how does Friar Laurence react to Romeo's news and plans? Choose two options. A) He is concerned that Romeo may forget Juliet as quickly as he forgot Rosaline. B) He urges Romeo to get to know Juliet better before rushing into marriage. C) He agrees to perform the marriage of Romeo to Juliet as soon as possible. D) He predicts disaster because Romeo and Juliet's families are enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is concerned that Romeo may forget Juliet as quickly as he forgot Rosaline. 32. A long speech that a character gives when other characters are with him/her on stage is called what? A) Dialogue. B) Soliloquy. C) Quotations. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monologue. 33. Where is Romeo banished to? A) Gargantua. B) Verona. C) Venice. D) Mantua. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantua. 34. True or False. During the Elizabethan era, clothing was one way of showing social status. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. And then Mercutio continues saying, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you will find me a grave man" A) Monologue. B) Soliloquy. C) Metaphor. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pun. 36. According to Prince Escalus, which two characters are responsible for keeping th peace between the two families? A) Romeo & Tybalt. B) Lord Montague and Lord Capulet. C) Benvolio & Mercutio. D) Friar Lawrence & Friar Brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Montague and Lord Capulet. 37. How does Tybalt react to the fighting? A) He agrees to peace for now. B) He threatens death to the townspeople if they interfere. C) He acts like a coward and hides. D) He encourages it and says he hates peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He encourages it and says he hates peace. 38. What does Juliet ask of Romeo regarding his love confession? A) Swear not by the moon. B) If thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow. C) Pronounce it faithfully. D) It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 39. Who says "With my child my joys are buried?" A) Paris. B) Lord Capulet. C) Friar Lawrence. D) Lady Capulet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lord Capulet. 40. How many times have the Capulets/Montagues disturbed the streets of Verona? A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 41. Willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it. A) Eternal. B) Despicable. C) Hymn. D) Cruel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cruel. 42. What does the Prince threaten if the families fight ONE MORE TIME? A) Time in jail. B) Exile from Verona. C) Death. D) Loss of land/money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death. 43. Which of the following best describes Juliet's development as a character? A) From naive and obedient to independent and assertive. B) From joyful and carefree to sorrowful and burdened. C) From ignorant and indifferent to knowledgeable and passionate. D) From rebellious and wild to calm and rational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From naive and obedient to independent and assertive. 44. The first act of Shakespeare's plays usually open with a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Couplet. C) Song. D) Prologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prologue. 45. Who killed Tybalt? A) Benvolio. B) Mercutio. C) Romeo. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romeo. 46. Romeo is a ..... A) Montague. B) Capulet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Montague. 47. What is the main conflict between the Montagues and Capulets in Act II? A) Their competition over who has the better social status. B) Their disagreement over the marriage of Romeo and Juliet. C) Their dispute over a piece of land. D) Their long-standing feud and hatred towards each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their long-standing feud and hatred towards each other. 48. "What light through yonder window breaks?/ ..... O, that I were a glove upon that hand/ That I might touch that cheek!" A) Nurse. B) Mercutio. C) Romeo. D) Probably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romeo. 49. Romeo left for Mantua before he got to see Juliet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Who curses the Montegues and Capulets with "a plague?" A) Friar Laurence. B) Mercutio. C) Paris. D) The Prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercutio. 51. Who died at the end of ACT 3 Scene 1? A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Tybalt and Mercutio. C) Tybalt and Romeo. D) Benvolio and Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tybalt and Mercutio. 52. What are the major events that lead to the tragic end of Romeo and Juliet? A) Romeo and Juliet elope, family reconciliation, everyone lives happily ever after. B) Mercutio and Tybalt become best friends, Romeo and Juliet's families become allies, everyone lives. C) Secret marriage, family feud, deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, miscommunication. D) Love at first sight, happy marriage, peaceful resolution of the feud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secret marriage, family feud, deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt, miscommunication. 53. What is the main emotion expressed by the characters in act 1 scene 1? A) Nervous. B) Happy. C) Determined. D) Aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aggressive. 54. Enlarging or increasing A) Flourish. B) Assailing. C) Augmenting. D) Siege. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Augmenting. 55. Romeo and Juliet's love is described as star-crossed, which means ..... A) Planned by God. B) Lost. C) Ill-fated. D) Famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ill-fated. 56. How much does the average American spend on Valentine's Day? A) $ 75. B) $ 100. C) $ 50. D) $ 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 75. 57. Who does Romeo seek help from with his upcoming marriage? A) Nurse. B) Friar Lawrence. C) Benvolio. D) Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friar Lawrence. 58. Who said this line, "Thy head is as full of quarrels as an egg is full of meat?" A) Romeo. B) Friar Laurence. C) Juliet. D) Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercutio. 59. Prose is not ..... A) Like a book. B) Poetry. C) Square. D) For poor people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 60. According to the dialogue between Benvolio and Romeo, Benvolio's plan to rid Romeo of his affections for Rosaline is to ..... A) Find Romeo an even more beautiful woman than Rosaline. B) Banish her from Verona and away from Romeo's sight. C) Introduce Romeo to Juliet, whom Benvolio believes is the fairest beauty. D) Explain to Romeo why Rosaline was unfaithful. E) Send Romeo on an adventure that will distract him. 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