ROMEO AND JULIET QUIZAct III, IV, V

1. WHILE MERCUTIO AND TYBALT ARE FIGHTING, WHAT DOES ROMEO DO?

A. He kills Mercutio, then fights with Tybalt. B. He kills Tybalt, then runs away. C. He fights with Benvolio, and then kills

Tybalt. D. He tries to help Mercutio, but does more

harm than good.

1. WHILE MERCUTIO AND TYBALT ARE FIGHTING, WHAT DOES ROMEO DO?

A. He kills Mercutio, then fights with Tybalt. B. He kills Tybalt, then runs away. C. He fights with Benvolio, and then kills

Tybalt. D. He tries to help Mercutio, but does

more harm than good.

2. READ THE FOLLOWING LINES. WHAT IS HE SAYING ABOUT MERCUTIO’S CHARACTER?

“O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead! That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.”

2. READ THE FOLLOWING LINES. WHAT IS HE SAYING ABOUT MERCUTIO’S CHARACTER?

“O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead! That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.”

He says he is brave, noble, and courageous.

3. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT A SOLILOQUY IS.

3. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT A SOLILOQUY IS.

A speech where the audience can hear what the character is saying but they are only talking to themselves.

4. WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A CHARACTER HAS LINES THAT ONLY THE AUDIENCE CAN HEAR, WHICH SHOW THAT CHARACTER’S TRUE FEELINGS?

A. An asideB. A monologueC. A soliloquyD. Dialogue

4. WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A CHARACTER HAS LINES THAT ONLY THE AUDIENCE CAN HEAR, WHICH SHOW THAT CHARACTER’S TRUE FEELINGS?

A. An aside*B. A monologueC. A soliloquyD. Dialogue

*What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?

5. WHAT IS THE FRIAR’S LAST SPEECH, THAT SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, CALLED?

A. A forwardB. A PrologueC. An EpilogueD. A Soliloquy

5. WHAT IS THE FRIAR’S LAST SPEECH, THAT SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, CALLED?

A. A forwardB. A PrologueC. An EpilogueD. A Soliloquy

6. WHAT IS FRIAR LAWRENCE’S PLAN TO MAKE SURE JULIET DOES NOT HAVE TO MARRY PARIS?

6. WHAT IS FRIAR LAWRENCE’S PLAN TO MAKE SURE JULIET DOES NOT HAVE TO MARRY PARIS?

He will give Juliet a potion tht will make her appear dead, then her family will bury her. The friar can then send word to Romeo to come get her and when she wakes up, he will be there waiting. Then they will run away to Mantua.

7. THE FOLLOWING LINES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF A PUN. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT A PUN IS.

Mercutio: Ask me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man. (He says this as he is dying from being stabbed by Tybalt.)

7. THE FOLLOWING LINES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF A PUN. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, EXPLAIN WHAT A PUN IS.

Mercutio: Ask me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man. (He says this as he is dying from being stabbed by Tybalt.)

Grave means “dead in a grave” and “sad”. It is a pun because it is a play on words where one word means more than one thing.

8. WHAT THINGS CAUSE JULIET FEAR BEFORE TAKING THE POTION IN ACT IV?

8. WHAT THINGS CAUSE JULIET FEAR BEFORE TAKING THE POTION IN ACT IV?

The potion might not work She will suffocate when she wakes up The friar might be trying to poison her The dead things and ghosts will drive

her insane

9. IN ACT V, HOW DOES ROMEO COMMIT SUICIDE?

9. IN ACT V, HOW DOES ROMEO COMMIT SUICIDE?

He takes poison.

10. WHAT IS ROMEO’S FATAL FLAW?

A. His only purpose in life is Juliet, so without he is nothing and would be better off dead.

B. He only thinks of himself, and so he can’t truly be happy because he has no one else.

C. He is killed by the prince. D. He is stubborn and ungrateful towards his

family.

10. WHAT IS ROMEO’S FATAL FLAW?

A. His only purpose in life is Juliet, so without he is nothing and would be better off dead.

B. He only thinks of himself, and so he can’t truly be happy because he has no one else.

C. He is killed by the prince. D. He is stubborn and ungrateful towards his

family.

11. IN THE FOLLOWING LINES, WHAT DOES MONTAGUE SAY HAPPENED TO HIS WIFE?

“Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! /Grief of my son’s exile has stopped her breath.”

11. IN THE FOLLOWING LINES, WHAT DOES MONTAGUE SAY HAPPENED TO HIS WIFE?

“Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! /Grief of my son’s exile has stopped her breath.”

She has died because she was so sad that Romeo was banished.

12, 13, 14. PICK THREE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS AND DESCRIBE THEIR OVERALL PERSONALITY.

Tybalt Prince Escalus Benvolio Friar Lawrence Mercutio Lord Capulet