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Question 1 of 25

1

To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona?

Select one of the following:

  • Padua

  • Rome

  • Venice

  • Mantua

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

1

Why is Romeo exiled?

Select one of the following:

  • For killing Tybalt

  • For marrying Juliet against her father’s will

  • For killing Mercutio

  • For publicly admitting his atheism

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

1

Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?

Select one of the following:

  • Friar John

  • Friar Lawrence

  • Father Vincentio

  • Mercutio

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

1

Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo in dreams?

Select one of the following:

  • Puck

  • Queen Mab

  • Beelzebub

  • Jack o’ the Clover

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

1

What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?

Select one of the following:

  • Follow her husband to Mantua

  • Wait for Romeo in Verona

  • Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris

  • Commit suicide

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

1

Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?

Select one of the following:

  • At Capulet’s feast

  • At Friar Lawrence’s cell

  • At Montague’s feast

  • At the pier from which Malvolio is departing for Spain

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

1

Who kills Mercutio?

Select one of the following:

  • Benvolio

  • Sampson

  • Romeo

  • Tybalt

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

1

Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the feast?

Select one of the following:

  • Mercutio

  • Benvolio

  • Lady Montague

  • Juliet

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

1

What, at first, does Juliet claim that Romeo hears the morning after their wedding night?

Select one of the following:

  • The owl

  • The dove

  • The nightingale

  • The lark

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

1

To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?

Select one of the following:

  • The moon

  • The stars

  • A summer’s day

  • The morning sun

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

1

Who discovers Juliet after she takes Friar Lawrence’s potion?

Select one of the following:

  • Lady Capulet

  • Capulet

  • Paris

  • The Nurse

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

1

Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona?

Select one of the following:

  • Montague

  • Lady Capulet

  • Paris

  • Romeo

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

1

To which powerful figure is Paris related?

Select one of the following:

  • Capulet

  • Montague

  • Prince Escalus

  • King Vardamo

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

1

How and where does Romeo commit suicide?

Select one of the following:

  • With a dagger in the orchard

  • With a rope in the public square

  • With a sword in Juliet’s bedchamber

  • With poison in Juliet’s tomb

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

1

Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead?

Select one of the following:

  • Paris

  • Friar Lawrence

  • Tybalt

  • Romeo

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

1

Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s message to Romeo in Mantua?

Select one of the following:

  • He is killed by a Capulet servant.

  • He is attacked by bandits on the road.

  • He is held inside a quarantined house, and is unable to leave.

  • Romeo is stopped in Padua and never makes it to Mantua.

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

1

Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo poison?

Select one of the following:

  • He is poor, and needs the money.

  • He can see that Romeo is passionate.

  • He is afraid that Romeo will hurt him if he refuses.

  • He is a friend of Friar Lawrence.

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

1

On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?

Select one of the following:

  • Saturday

  • Tuesday

  • Sunday

  • Wednesday

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

1

With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two scenes of the play?

Select one of the following:

  • Himself

  • Mercutio

  • Juliet

  • Rosaline

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

1

In what decade was Romeo and Juliet written?

Select one of the following:

  • 1570s

  • 1600s

  • 1610s

  • 1590s

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

1

Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?

Select one of the following:

  • The Montagues and Capulets

  • Romeo

  • Tybalt

  • Romeo and Tybalt

Explanation

Question 22 of 25

1

In what area is Friar Lawrence an expert?

Select one of the following:

  • Roman history

  • Languages

  • Plants and herbs

  • Swordfighting

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

1

What term does the Chorus use to describe the lovers?

Select one of the following:

  • ill-fated

  • death-doom’d

  • demon-haunted

  • star-crossed

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

1

Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?

Select one of the following:

  • He is offended that Romeo loves his cousin.

  • He is offended that Romeo shows up at the Capulet ball.

  • He is offended that Romeo bites his thumb at him.

  • Tybalt does not challenge Romeo to a duel; he challenges Mercutio.

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

1

In what year did Shakespeare die?

Select one of the following:

  • 1610

  • 1594

  • 1601

  • 1616

Explanation

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