ROMEO AND JULIET EXAM

Romeo and Juliet (Plot): Choose the correct letter for each
response

1. In what Italian city is this play set?

a. Rome b. Verona c. Mantua d. Venice

2. What does the prince say will happen to anyone who disturbs the
peace?

a. They’ll pay a fine b. they’ll be executed c. they’ll be banished

d. they’ll be jailed

3. Who wants to attack Romeo and the Capulet’s ball?

a. Gregory b. Mercutio c. Tybalt d. Lady Capulet

4. In Act Two, Scene Two (the balcony scene) Romeo and Juliet make a
decision to

a. Run away b. get married c. meet the next morning d. meet

the next night

5. Who marries Romeo and Juliet?

a. Friar Lawyer b. Friar John c. Friar Larry d. Friar Laurence

6. During the fight scene, who fights FIRST?

a. Tybalt & Benvolio b. Tybalt & Romeo c. Tybalt & Mercutio d.

Tybalt & Peter
 7. Why does Romeo end up killing Tybalt?

a. to avenge his friend’s death b. to defend his honor c. to end the

feud

8. Who is Juliet SUPPOSED to marry?

a. Count Peter b. Count Paris c. Count Prince d. Count Dracula

9. How long is the Friar’s potion supposed to make Juliet sleep?

a. 24 hours b. 48 hours c. 42 hours d. 28 hours

10. How does Romeo kill himself when he finds Juliet “dead”?

a. A dagger b. poison c. a sword d. a heart attack

11. How do the Capulets and the Montagues end the play?

a. They agree to stop fighting

b. They are friends

c. They promise revenge on each other

d. They start another brawl

Romeo and Juliet (Short Answer): Write the answer to each

question

12. Briefly explain what Queen Mab (the creature Mercutio talks about
before the party) does.
 13. What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says “Young men’s
love is not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes”?

14. At the beginning of the fight scene, why doesn’t Romeo want to
fight Tybalt?

15. Briefly describe what Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to do to avoid

marrying Paris after Romeo has been banished (“fake her own death”
needs more explanation).

16. Why doesn’t Romeo ever receive the letter explaining what is
going on?

17. Why does Juliet kiss Romeo after he is dead?

Romeo and Juliet (Quotes): Write the name of the character who
said each quote

18. “Tis but thy name that is my enemy/Thou art thyself, though not a
Montague”

19. “But I’ll amerce you with so strong a fine/That you shall repent
the loss of mine”

20. “Then I defy you, stars!”

21. “Why came you between us, Romeo? I was hurt under your arm”

22. “Then hie you hence to Friar Laurence’s cell/There stays a

husband to make you a wife”

Character choices:

Romeo Juliet Friar Laurence Nurse Benvolio Mercutio Prince

Lord Capulet
 23. and 24. Short Responses- 4 SENTENCES EACH (CHOOSE
ONLY TWO):

What do you think makes Romeo and Juliet a tragedy?

Do you think Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt was fair? Why or why
not?

How has Juliet’s character changed by the end of the play?

25.Short Essay (NOT a short response-2 paragraphs MINIMUM)

Analyzing Cause and Effect: There are three main causes of the deaths of
Romeo and Juliet:
 1. Romeo and Juliet’s youth and lack of experience

2. The interference of adults in the play (Friar Laurence, the parents,

the nurse)

3. The influence of fate/chance in the lives of the characters

In a well thought-out short essay, choose ONE of the reasons above that you
think was the BIGGEST main cause of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Explain HOW that reason lead to their deaths and WHY it is the biggest
main cause.