Romeo and Juliet: Unit Test

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Part I: Character Identification: Identify each character as part of the Capulet family (including friends
and servants), part of the Montague family, or neutral (having no alliance with one family or the other).

1. Romeo 6. Paris 11. Prince Escalus

A. Capulet A. Capulet A. Capulet
B. Montague B. Montague B. Montague
C. Neutral C. Neutral C. Neutral

2. Peter 7. Gregory 12. Sampson

A. Capulet A. Capulet A. Capulet
B. Montague B. Montague B. Montague
C. Neutral C. Neutral C. Neutral

3. Friar John 8. Juliet 13. Tybalt

A. Capulet A. Capulet A. Capulet
B. Montague B. Montague B. Montague
C. Neutral C. Neutral C. Neutral

4. Nurse 9. Friar Lawrence 14. Abram

A. Capulet A. Capulet A. Capulet
B. Montague B. Montague B. Montague
C. Neutral C. Neutral C. Neutral

5. Mercutio 10. Benvolio 15. Balthasar

A. Capulet A. Capulet A. Capulet
B. Montague B. Montague B. Montague
C. Neutral C. Neutral C. Neutral

Part II: Multiple Choice. Mark the letter of the best response to each question.

16. In the prologue before Act I, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as
A. the unhappy hero, and the luckless C. pampered children of the wealthy.
heroine. D. star-crossed lovers.
B. pictures of young love E. rebels without a cause.

17. Romeo and Juliet meet

A. at a royal dinner party. D. in the public square.
B. at a Montague masquerade ball. E. in a garden.
C. at a Capulet masquerade ball

18. As the play opens, Romeo is sad because

A. Mercutio has just been killed.
B. he has not yet been able to speak with Juliet.
C. his horse has just escaped from the stable.
D. his parents have refused to lend him money.
E. he is hopelessly in love with a woman who is not returning his love.
19. The Nurse functions as
A. the first death of the play. D. the chorus.
B. Juliet’s confidante. E. Romeo’s confidante.
C. a symbol of romantic love.

20. The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because

A. he is fond of Romeo.
B. he hates their parents.
C. he is afraid of Romeo and his temper.
D. he thinks that the marriage might put an end to the feud.
E. he believes that children have rights, too.

21. Tybalt becomes furious with Romeo when

A. he hears of Romeo’s marriage to Juliet.
B. he is told that Romeo climbed the wall into the Capulet garden.
C. Romeo calls him a villain.
D. he recognizes Romeo’s voice at the Capulet party.
E. Romeo kills Tybalt’s friend.

22. When Mercutio says, “…’tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door,…” he is referring to
A. the burial crypt. D. the stab wound he receives.
B. the mouth on the Nurse. E. the Friar’s cell.
C. the beautiful eyes of Juliet.

23. Mercutio fights with Tybalt because

A. Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt. D. Tybalt insults him.
B. he is irritable due to the heat. E. Tybalt is jealous of Romeo.
C. Benvolio will not stand up to him.

24. Mercutio is stabbed

A. by Romeo by mistake.
B. by Tybalt while distracted by Romeo trying to break up the fight.
C. by Benvolio in the heat of anger.
D. but dies when he is poisoned.
E. in the back by Tybalt.

25. Romeo’s treatment of the wounded Paris shows

A. great medical skill.
B. youthful insensitivity.
C. immaturity and anger.
D. compassion and maturity.
E. a lack of understanding of the human body.

26. The potion that puts Juliet in a 42 hour death-like state is given to her by
A. the Nurse. D. Paris.
B. Romeo. E. the apothecary.
C. Friar Lawrence.

27. Juliet’s life ends when she

A. stabs herself. D. is killed by mistake by Paris.
B. takes poison. E. is killed by Romeo.
C. hangs herself.
28. Balthasar is Romeo’s
A. brother. D. enemy.
B. brother-in-law. E. servant.
C. cousin.

29. To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona?
A. Mantua D. Padua
B. Rome E. London
C. Venice

30. Why is Romeo exiled?

A. For killing Paris
B. For marrying Juliet against her father’s will
C. For killing Mercutio
D. For killing Tybalt
E. For publicly admitting his atheism

31. What does the nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?
A. Follow her husband out of town
B. Wait for Romeo in Verona
C. Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris
D. Become a nun
E. Commit suicide

32. Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the masquerade ball?
A. Mercutio D. Lady Montague
B. Benvolio E. Rosaline
C. Juliet

33. What does a lark represent?

A. Love D. Night
B. Bad news E. Hope
C. Day

34. Who first finds Juliet after she takes the potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours?
A. Lady Capulet D. Capulet
B. Romeo E. the Nurse
C. Paris

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

A. Lady Capulet D. Paris
B. Montague E. Prince Escalus
C. Romeo

36. How and where does Romeo commit suicide?

A. With a dagger in the orchard
B. With the rope ladder in the public square
C. With a sword in Juliet’s bedchamber
D. With poison in Juliet’s tomb
E. By jumping off of the roof of the church
37. Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead?
A. Paris D. Romeo
B. Friar Lawrence E. Paris’s Page
C. Tybalt

38. Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s message to Romeo?
A. He is killed by a Caplet servant.
B. He is suspected of having been exposed to the plague and held inside a quarantined house.
C. He is attacked by bandits on the way.
D. Romeo is stopped in Padua and never makes it to Mantua.
E. He is paid 40 ducats by Paris to “lose” the message.

39. Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?
A. He can see that Romeo is passionate.
B. He doesn’t.
C. He is afraid of Friar Lawrence.
D. He is afraid that Romeo will hurt him if he refuses.
E. He is poor and he needs the money.

40. On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?

A. Saturday D. Tuesday
B. Sunday E. Wednesday
C. Monday

41. With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two scenes of the play?
A. himself D. Rosemary
B. Juliet E. the Nurse
C. Rosaline

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

A. The Capulets and Montagues D. Juliet
B. Tybalt E. Benvolio
C. Romeo

Part III: Quotes. Read the following quotations. Mark the letter of the best response to each question
following the quotations.

“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow / That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”
43. Who is the speaker?
A. Juliet D. Paris
B. Romeo E. the Nurse
C. Friar Lawrence

“My child is yet a stranger in the world, / She hath not seen the change of fourteen years; / Let two more summers
wither in their pride / Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.”
44. Who is the speaker?
A. Capulet D. Lady Montague
B. Montague E. the Nurse
C. Lady Capulet
45. Who is being spoken to?
A. Paris D. Romeo
B. Mercutio E. Friar Lawrence
C. Tybalt

“Out of her favor where I am in love.”

46. Who is speaking?
A. Tybalt D. Balthasar
B. Paris E. Romeo
C. Mercutio

47. Who is this quote talking about?

A. Rosaline D. Juliet
B. Rosemary E. the Nurse
C. Lady Capulet

“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?”

48. What does this quote mean?
A. Where are you, Romeo? D. Why are you named Romeo?
B. Where are you going, Romeo? E. Do you love me, Romeo?
C. How are you, Romeo?

“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; / But no more deep will I endart mine eye / Than your consent gives
strength to make it fly.”
49. Who is speaking?
A. Romeo D. Benvolio
B. Mercutio E. Tybalt
C. Juliet

50. Who is the speaker talking about?

A. Romeo D. Tybalt
B. Rosaline E. Paris
C. Juliet

51. Who is being spoken to?

A. the Nurse D. Capulet
B. Lady Capulet E. Mercutio
C. Benvolio

“A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms’ meat of me.”
52. Who is speaking?
A. Paris D. Romeo
B. Tybalt E. Juliet
C. Mercutio

“Affliction is enamored of thy parts, / And thou art wedded to calamity.”

53. Who is speaking?
A. Romeo D. Juliet
B. Tybalt E. the Nurse
C. Friar Lawrence
“Ask for me tomorrow, and you / Shall find me a grave man.”
54. Who is speaking?
A. Romeo D. Mercutio
B. Tybalt E. Benvolio
C. Paris

“Young men’s love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.”
55. Who is speaking?
A. the Nurse D. Juliet
B. Mercutio E. Benvolio
C. Friar Lawrence

“You say you do not know the lady’s mind. / Uneven is the course; I like it not.”
56. Who is speaking?
A. Friar Lawrence D. Romeo
B. the Nurse E. Benvolio
C. Juliet

57. Who is being spoken to?

A. Romeo D. the Nurse
B. Paris E. Benvolio
C. Juliet

“I do protest I never injured thee, / But love thee better than thou canst devise / Till thou shalt know the reason of
my love; / And so, good Capulet, which name I tender / As dearly as mine own, be satisfied.”
58. Who is speaking?
A. Tybalt D. Juliet
B. Mercutio E. Benvolio
C. Romeo

59. Who is being spoken to?

A. Paris D. Romeo
B. Mercutio E. Benvolio
C. Tybalt

“Where be these enemies? Capulet, Montague, / See what a scourge is laid up on your hate, / That heaven finds
means to kill your joys with love.”
60. Who is speaking?
A. Capulet D. Friar Lawrence
B. Montague E. Chief Watch
C. Prince Escalus