This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > Romeo And Juliet > Romeo And Juliet – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Romeo And Juliet Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Shakespeare's day, marriages were generally contracts set up by the parents. A) That's right. B) Not really!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's right. 2. Juliet speaks in blank verse, but the Nurse's replies alternate between blank verse and prose.Why is this? A) Prose speech shows the audience that the Nurse is more practical than Juliet. B) Prose speech reminds the audience that the Nurse is considerably older than Juliet. C) Prose speech indicates that the Nurse is of a lower social rank than Juliet. D) Prose speech suggests that the Nurse is a more serious character than Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prose speech indicates that the Nurse is of a lower social rank than Juliet. 3. Juliet is from the house of ..... A) Capulet. B) Montague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capulet. 4. Why doesn't Romeo's first crush like him back? A) His breath reeks. B) He's too young. C) She wants to be a nun. D) She already has a sweetheart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to be a nun. 5. Why does Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast? A) Capulet wants to make a deal with Romeo. B) Capulet wants to watch Romeo carefully. C) Capulet heard that Romeo is well-mannered. D) Capulet just wants to show power over Tybalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Capulet heard that Romeo is well-mannered. 6. Marcus was ..... on ice skates although he was athletic otherwise. A) Unwieldy. B) Lamentable. C) Oppression. D) Pernicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unwieldy. 7. Character who sets off another character by contrast A) Foil. B) Situational irony. C) Genre. D) Comic relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foil. 8. Who was the first person to die in the play Romeo and Juliet A) Romeo-Tybalts's sword. B) Mercutio-Tybalt's sword. C) Tybalt-Romeo's sword. D) Tybalt-Mercutio's sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mercutio-Tybalt's sword. 9. The character or force that works against the protagonist; introduces the conflict A) Genre. B) Antagonist. C) Protagonist. D) Comic relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 10. When did Romeo and Juliet meet? A) At a Montague party. B) When Romeo crashes a Capulet party. C) At Friar Laurence's Monastery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At Friar Laurence's Monastery. 11. In Act 1 Scene 1 Romeo is lovesick and says 'Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate!' What technique is this? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Oxymoron. D) Antithesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 12. Which character dies from grieving for her son? A) Lady Capulet. B) Nurse. C) Lady Montague. D) Rosaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lady Montague. 13. Figurative Language: "Poor living corpse" A) Oxymoron. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 14. Which of the following literary terms means "a character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others onstage do not hear" ? A) Soliloquy. B) Comic relief. C) Aside. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aside. 15. The main character in a play or story A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Comic relief. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protagonist. 16. How was the relationship between Capulet family and Montague family? A) They had a good relationship. B) They were not friends but they treated each other with respect. C) The didn't like each other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The didn't like each other. 17. Which person is still alive at the end of the play? A) Mrs. Montague. B) Romeo. C) Mrs. Capulet. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Capulet. 18. Character speaks directly to the audience (no other characters hear) A) Pun. B) Prologue. C) Aside. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aside. 19. To change for the better A) Mortal. B) Beguile. C) Peevish. D) Amend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amend. 20. What song did Taylor Swift write about Romeo and Juliet A) Romeo & Juliet. B) Check Yes, Juliet. C) West Side Story. D) Love Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Love Story. 21. One character speaks multiple lines in a row to others on stage A) Monologue. B) Oxymoron. C) Soliloquy. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monologue. 22. How will Juliet sneak away to Friar Lawrence's cell? A) By wearing a mask. B) By having the Nurse create a diversion. C) By pretending to go to confession. D) By leaving the house at night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By pretending to go to confession. 23. Who said it? In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households' rancor to pure love. A) Juliet. B) The Friar. C) The Nurse. D) Romeo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Friar. 24. A play that ends happily, usually in a wedding A) Comedy. B) Drama. C) Tragedy. D) Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 25. How does Romeo die? A) He stabs himself. B) He drinks poison. C) He hangs himself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He stabs himself. 26. How many children does Lord Capulet have? A) Two. B) Three. C) One. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 27. When Juliet is speaking aloud on her balcony and Romeo from a distance hears and sees her, the audience knows something a character does not. This exemplifies- A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dramatic irony. 28. Excited anticipation A) Conflict. B) Foreboding. C) Suspense. D) Couplet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suspense. 29. When two words with opposite definitions are used together for effect, it is an A) Oxymoron. B) Pun. C) Dialogue. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 30. Benvolio (Romeo's best friend) encourages Romeo to go to a party to meet other women and compare them against; 'Fair Rosaline'. What does 'fair' mean in this context? A) Blonde. B) Weak. C) Beautiful. D) Just. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beautiful. 31. True or False:Romeo does not care if he is caught in the garden. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 32. What emotion does Romeo feel when he talks about Rosaline? A) Happy. B) Sad. C) Angry. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad. 33. What is Friar Lawrence's advice to Romeo before his marriage? A) "Then repeat this after me:you can't expect women to be faithful when men are so unreliable.". B) "Every old man has worries, and worried men never get any sleep, but young men shouldn't have a care in the world.". C) "Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.". D) "I scolded you for obsessing about her, not for loving her, my student. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.". 34. After Juliet meets Romeo at the party, she is talking to Nurse and says, "If he be married, my grave will be my marriage bed." This literary device is called ..... A) Metaphor. B) Foreshadowing. C) Pun. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 35. Who arrives to stop the brawl? A) Prince. B) Lord Capulet. C) Lord Montague. D) Lady Montague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prince. 36. Who said: "A plague o'both your houses! I am sped." ? A) Rome. B) Probably. C) Mercutio. D) Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercutio. 37. A character who might be seen as round because we see him both kind to his daughter and angry with his nephew is A) Lord Capulet. B) Lord Montague. C) The Prince. D) Probably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord Capulet. 38. At the end of Act II, which of these is NOT true? A) Romeo and Juliet are officially married. B) Tybalt plans to duel with Romeo. C) Paris is jealous of Romeo and Juliet's relationship. D) Juliet's nurse has met and approves of Romeo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paris is jealous of Romeo and Juliet's relationship. 39. The student's ..... got him ISS for the rest of the week. A) Transgression. B) Procure. C) Lamentable. D) Pernicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transgression. 40. Why is Romeo so sad in the first few scenes? A) Romeo hates his mother and father. B) Romeo misses his cousin. C) Romeo is a teenager enough said. D) Romeo is in love with someone who does not return the feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romeo is in love with someone who does not return the feelings. 41. Why is the friar reluctant about marrying Romeo and Juliet? A) Romeo might be rushing into marriage. B) He has a lot of gardening to do. C) The families might stop fighting. D) The families might start fighting again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romeo might be rushing into marriage. 42. Who is Balthazar? A) Romeo's best friend. B) Romeo's cousin. C) Romeo's brother. D) Romeo's servant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romeo's servant. 43. What city is the Globe Theater located in? A) Washington, D.C. B) New York. C) Paris. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) London. 44. Choose the correct answerA:Romeo and Juliet got married in ..... A) Public. B) Secret. C) The beach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secret. 45. Someone who rules without fairness might be called ..... A) Tyrants. B) Pitious. C) Adversary. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tyrants. 46. How does the prologue establish the tragic tone of the play? A) By introducing the theme of fate and the inevitability of tragedy. B) By introducing the theme of comedy and happiness. C) By highlighting the theme of success and triumph. D) By focusing on the theme of love and joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By introducing the theme of fate and the inevitability of tragedy. 47. Each Act is divided into smaller sections called ..... A) Verses. B) Scenes. C) Chapters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scenes. 48. Where will Romeo be waiting for Juliet? A) Friar Lawrence's cell. B) At his chamber. C) Beneath her balcony. D) The garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friar Lawrence's cell. 49. Identify the main characters in Romeo and Juliet. A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Batman and Robin. C) Frodo and Sam. D) Harry and Hermione. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romeo and Juliet. 50. Who started the street fight? A) Romeo. B) Benvolio. C) Probably. D) Mercutio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Probably. 51. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in love with: A) Lady Capulet. B) Nurse. C) Rosaline. D) Juliet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rosaline. 52. What prevents Friar John from delivering his message to Romeo? A) He is jumped by a group of Capulets during his trip to Mantua. B) He is quarantined in a house believed to be infected with the plague. C) He isn't prevented from delivering his message to Romeo. D) He falls off his horse while on his way to Mantua. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is quarantined in a house believed to be infected with the plague. 53. Several lines spoken by one character alone on stage A) Soliloquy. B) Monologue. C) Sonnet. D) Aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soliloquy. 54. What is blank verse? A) Rhymed lines that resemble natural speech. B) Rhymed lines. C) Unrhymed lines. D) Unrhymed lines that resemble natural speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unrhymed lines that resemble natural speech. 55. Which of these events in Act II is the most important development in the plot? A) The search for Romeo by Benvolio and Mercutio. B) The arrival of Tybalt's letter at the Montagues' house. C) Romeo and Juliet's decision to get married. D) Friar Lawrence's discovery of an unusual plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romeo and Juliet's decision to get married. 56. Which family is Romeo from? A) Capulet. B) Montague. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Montague. 57. What is the meaning behind Mercutio's Queen Mab speech? A) Mercutio is trying to help Romeo fall in love again. B) Mercutio is trying to help Romeo get back with Rosaline. C) Mercutio is congratulating Romeo on getting together with Rosaline. D) Mercutio is saying that Romeo's love is delusional and that he should set it aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercutio is saying that Romeo's love is delusional and that he should set it aside. 58. Find the correct spelling. A) February. B) February. C) February. D) February. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) February. 59. Why doesn't Juliet want Romeo to swear by the moon? A) The moon is dark, depressing, and cold. B) She would rather that he swear by something brighter, like the sun. C) She thinks that Romeo is lying about his love for her. D) The moon is always changing and inconsistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The moon is always changing and inconsistent. 60. What is the main emotion expressed by the characters in act 3 scene 1? A) Nervous. B) Angry. C) Sad. D) Excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClassics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesRomeo And Juliet Quiz 1Romeo And Juliet Quiz 2Romeo And Juliet Quiz 3Romeo And Juliet Quiz 4Romeo And Juliet Quiz 5Romeo And Juliet Quiz 6Romeo And Juliet Quiz 7Romeo And Juliet Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books