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Romeo and Juliet: Unit Test
PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST! MARK ALL ANSWERS ON A BLANK PIECE OF PAPER.
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:

3. Friar John: 8. Juliet: 13. Tybalt:

4. Nurse: 9. Friar Lawrence: 14. Abram:

5. Mercutio: 10. Benvolio: 15. Balthasar:

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 heroine.
B. pictures of young love
C. pampered children of the wealthy.
D. star-crossed lovers.
E. rebels without a cause.
17. Romeo and Juliet meet:

A. at a royal dinner party.
B. at a Montague masquerade ball.
C. at a Capulet masquerade ball
D. in the public square.
E. in a garden.
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.
B. Juliet’s confidante and second mother
C. a symbol of romantic love.
D. the chorus.
E. Romeo’s confidante.
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. What promise and threat does the Prince make when he stops the houses from fighting?
A. The next fight will result in the death of those who started it.
B. The families will be forced to live together.
C. The person who starts the fight will be exiled.
D. Those caught fighting will be put in prison.
E. None of the above.
23. Mercutio fights with Tybalt because

A. Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt.
B. he is irritable due to the heat.
C. Benvolio will not stand up to him.
D. Tybalt insults him.
E. Tybalt is jealous of Romeo.
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. To what does Romeo compare Juliet in one of his famous soliloquies?
A. moon
B. rose
C. sun
D. summer day
E. none of the above
26. The potion that puts Juliet in a 42 hour death-like state is given to her by?
A. the Nurse.
B. Romeo.
C. Friar Lawrence.
D. Paris.
E. the apothecary.
27. Juliet’s life ends when she

A. stabs herself.
B. takes poison.
C. hangs herself.
D. is killed by mistake by Paris.
E. is killed by Romeo.
28. Balthasar is Romeo’s

A. brother.
B. brother-in-law.
C. cousin.
D. enemy.
E. servant.
29. To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona?
A. Mantua
B. Rome
C. Venice
D. Padua
E. London
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 persuades Romeo to attend the masquerade ball?

A. Mercutio
B. Benvolio
C. Juliet
D. Lady Montague
E. Rosaline
33. How does the Friar make fun of Romeo?
A. tells him that his love is based on appearance.
B. mocks his tears
C. tells him his sighs have filled the heavens
D. all of the above
34. Who first finds Juliet after she takes the potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours?
A. Lady Capulet
B. Romeo
C. Paris
D. Capulet
E. the Nurse
35. Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona?

A. Lady Capulet
B. Montague
C. Romeo
D. Paris
E. Prince Escalus
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?
A. Paris
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Tybalt
D. Romeo
E. Paris’s Page
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 that Romeo will hurt him if he refuses.
D. He is poor and he needs the money.
40. On what day is Juliet first scheduled to marry Paris?

A. Saturday
B. Sunday
C. Monday
D. Tuesday
E. Wednesday
F. Thursday
G. Friday
41. With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two scenes of the play?
A. himself
B. Juliet
C. Rosaline
D. Rosemary
E. the Nurse
42. Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?

A. The Capulets and Montagues
B. Tybalt
C. Romeo
D. Juliet
E. Benvolio
43. What is the final step in the Friar’s second plan for Juliet?
A. Juliet is to wake up in the tomb and sneak away to Mantua with Romeo.
B. Juliet is to live in the tomb until it is safe.
C. Juliet is to marry Paris.
D. Juliet is to become an actress.
E. Juliet is to never marry anyone.
44. What solution does Lady Capulet propose to help Juliet feel better after Tybalt’s death?
A. For Juliet to go visit his grave
B. Juliet should forgive Romeo.
C. Juliet should go on a date with Paris.
D. Lady Capulet will have someone kill Romeo.
E. none of the above.
45. Whose death is the last we learn of in the play?

A. Lady Capulet
B. Lady Montague
C. Juliet
D. Romeo
E. Paris
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.”
46. Who is the speaker?
A. Juliet
B. Romeo
C. Friar Lawrence
D. Paris
E. the Nurse
“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.”
47. Who is the speaker?
A. Capulet
B. Montague
C. Lady Capulet
D. Lady Montague
E. the Nurse
48. Who is being spoken to?

A. Tybalt
B. Mercutio
C. Paris
D. Romeo
E. Friar Lawrence
“Out of her favor where I am in love.”

49. Who is speaking?
A. Tybalt
B. Paris
C. Mercutio
D. Balthasar
E. Romeo
50. Who is this quote talking about?

A. Rosaline
B. Rosemary
C. Lady Capulet
D. Juliet
E. the Nurse
“A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms’ meat of me.”
A. Paris
B. Tybalt
C. Mercutio
D. Romeo
E. Juliet
“If ever you disturb the streets again/ Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.”
A. Prince
B. Tybalt
C. Paris
D. Mercutio
E. Benvolio
“The reason I have to love thee/ Doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting.”
A. Tybalt
B. Mercutio
C. Romeo
D. Juliet
E. Benvolio

A. Paris
B. Tybalt
C. Mercutio
D. Romeo
E. Benvolio
“There never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
A. Capulet
B. Montague
C. Prince Escalus
D. Friar Lawrence
E. Chief Watch
“Mercutio’s soul is but a little ways above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company/ Either thou or I, or
both must go with him.”
A. Friar Lawrence
B. Romeo
C. Juliet
D. the Nurse
E. Benvolio

A. Romeo
B. Paris
C. Juliet
D. Tybalt
E. Benvolio
“Put this in any liquid thing you will and drink it off, and if you had the strength of twenty men, it would dispatch
you straight.”
A. Romeo
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Juliet
D. Paris
E. Apothecary

A. Romeo
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Juliet
D. Paris
E. Apothecary
“Yea noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.”
A. Romeo
B. Friar Lawrence
A. Juliet
C. Paris
D. Lady Capulet
“The most you sought was her promotion,/ For ‘twas your heaven she should be advanced,/ And weep ye now,
seeing she is advanced/ Above the clouds, as high as heaven itself?”
A. Romeo
B. Friar Lawrence
C. Juliet
E. Paris
D. Lady Capulet

A. Prince
B. Paris
C. Lord Montague
4. Capulet family
E. Friar John
“Send for the County. Go tell him of this/ I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.”
A. Lord Montague
B. Paris
C. Lord Capulet
D. Lady Capulet
E. Friar Lawrence
64. What is this quote talking about?

A. marrying Romeo and Juliet
B. moving Juliet and Paris’ wedding up one day sooner
C. Exiling Romeo sooner than previously decided
D. Juliet drinking the poison ASAP
E. Juliet’s funeral plans for the next day
65. What effect will this decision have?

A. Juliet will have to marry Paris
B. Romeo will stay in Mantua forever
C. Friar Lawrence will dissolve Romeo’s marriage to Juliet
4. Juliet will awake too early for Romeo to save her
E. Romeo will not receive news that Juliet’s death is fake

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Romeo and Juliet: Unit Test

1. Romeo: 6. Paris: 11. Prince Escalus:

2. Peter: 7. Gregory: 12. Sampson:

3. Friar John: 8. Juliet: 13. Tybalt:

4. Nurse: 9. Friar Lawrence: 14. Abram:

5. Mercutio: 10. Benvolio: 15. Balthasar:

17. Romeo and Juliet meet:

18. As the play opens, Romeo is sad because

19. The Nurse functions as:

20. The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because

21. Tybalt becomes furious with Romeo when

23. Mercutio fights with Tybalt because

24. Mercutio is stabbed

27. Juliet’s life ends when she

28. Balthasar is Romeo’s

30. Why is Romeo exiled?

32. Which character persuades Romeo to attend the masquerade ball?

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

36. How and where does Romeo commit suicide?

40. On what day is Juliet first scheduled to marry Paris?

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

45. Whose death is the last we learn of in the play?

48. Who is being spoken to?

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

50. Who is this quote talking about?

54. Who is being spoken to?

57. Who is being spoken to?

59. Who is being spoken to?

62. Who is being spoken to?

64. What is this quote talking about?

65. What effect will this decision have?

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