R OMEO AND J ULIET Q UIZ Act III, IV, V

1. W HILE M ERCUTIO AND T YBALT ARE FIGHTING, WHAT DOES R OMEO 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. W HILE M ERCUTIO AND T YBALT ARE FIGHTING, WHAT DOES R OMEO 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. R EAD THE FOLLOWING LINES. W HAT IS HE SAYING ABOUT M ERCUTIO ’ S CHARACTER ? “O Romeo, Romeo, brave Mercutio is dead! That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds.”

2. R EAD THE FOLLOWING LINES. W HAT IS HE SAYING ABOUT M ERCUTIO ’ 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. I N 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. W HAT 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 monologue C. A soliloquy D. Dialogue

4. W HAT 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 monologue C. A soliloquy D. Dialogue *What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?

5. W HAT IS THE F RIAR ’ S LAST SPEECH, THAT SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, CALLED ? A. A forward B. A Prologue C. An Epilogue D. A Soliloquy

5. W HAT IS THE F RIAR ’ S LAST SPEECH, THAT SUMS UP EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED, CALLED ? A. A forward B. A Prologue C. An Epilogue D. A Soliloquy

6. W HAT IS F RIAR L AWRENCE ’ S P LAN TO MAKE SURE J ULIET DOES NOT HAVE TO MARRY P ARIS ?

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. T HE FOLLOWING LINES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF A PUN. I N 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. T HE FOLLOWING LINES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF A PUN. I N 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. W HAT THINGS CAUSE J ULIET FEAR BEFORE TAKING THE POTION IN A CT 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. I N A CT V, HOW DOES R OMEO COMMIT SUICIDE ?

He takes poison.

10. W HAT IS R OMEO ’ 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. W HAT IS R OMEO ’ 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. I N THE FOLLOWING LINES, WHAT DOES M ONTAGUE SAY HAPPENED TO HIS WIFE ? “Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight! /Grief of my son’s exile has stopped her breath.”

11. I N THE FOLLOWING LINES, WHAT DOES M ONTAGUE 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. P ICK T HREE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS AND DESCRIBE THEIR OVERALL PERSONALITY. Tybalt Prince Escalus Benvolio Friar Lawrence Mercutio Lord Capulet