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Question 1

What is the setting of ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

Answer 1

Verona, Italy

Question 2

Who are the two feuding families in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

Answer 2

The Montagues and the Capulets

Question 3

In which act do Romeo and Juliet first meet?

Answer 3

Act 1

Question 4

What event do Romeo and Juliet attend where they first meet?

Answer 4

The Capulet’s masquerade ball

Question 5

Who provides comic relief in the play?

Answer 5

Mercutio

Question 6

What does Romeo compare Juliet to during the balcony scene?

Answer 6

The sun

Question 7

What is the main theme of ‘Romeo and Juliet’?

Answer 7

The conflict between love and hate

Question 8

True or False: Romeo is initially in love with Rosaline.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the consequence of Romeo killing Tybalt?

Answer 9

Romeo is banished from Verona

Question 10

In which act does Tybalt kill Mercutio?

Answer 10

Act 3

Question 11

What plan does Friar Laurence devise for Juliet?

Answer 11

To fake her death using a sleeping potion

Question 12

Fill in the blank: Juliet’s father wants her to marry _____

Answer 12

Paris

Question 13

What does Juliet threaten to do if Friar Laurence cannot help her?

Answer 13

Kill herself

Question 14

Which act contains the famous line ‘O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright’?

Answer 14

Act 1

Question 15

What does Romeo do when he hears of Juliet’s ‘death’?

Answer 15

He buys poison and goes to her tomb

Question 16

What does Juliet find when she awakens in the tomb?

Answer 16

Romeo dead beside her

Question 17

What is the outcome of the play?

Answer 17

Romeo and Juliet both die

Question 18

Fill in the blank: The play is classified as a _____

Answer 18

tragedy

Question 19

Who tries to keep the peace between the Montagues and Capulets?

Answer 19

Benvolio

Question 20

In Act 2, what do Romeo and Juliet agree to do?

Answer 20

Get married

Question 21

True or False: The Nurse supports Juliet’s relationship with Romeo.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Who kills Paris at Juliet’s tomb?

Answer 22

Romeo

Question 23

What symbol is often associated with Romeo and Juliet’s love?

Answer 23

The rose

Question 24

What literary device is used frequently in Romeo’s speeches?

Answer 24

Metaphor

Question 25

What does the Prince declare at the end of the play?

Answer 25

That the families will end their feud

Question 26

How does Juliet initially react to Romeo's banishment?

Answer 26

She is devastated

Question 27

What advice does the Nurse give Juliet after Romeo's banishment?

Answer 27

To marry Paris

Question 28

In Act 3, what does Romeo call Tybalt before their duel?

Answer 28

A villain

Question 29

What is the dramatic irony in Juliet's 'death'?

Answer 29

The audience knows she is alive while Romeo thinks she is dead

Question 30

What does Juliet do with Romeo's dagger?

Answer 30

She kills herself

Question 31

What is the role of fate in 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Answer 31

It suggests that the lovers are doomed from the start

Question 32

Who is the last character to speak in the play?

Answer 32

Prince Escalus

Question 33

What advice does Friar Laurence give to Romeo about love?

Answer 33

To love moderately

Question 34

What does Lady Capulet compare Juliet to when discussing marriage?

Answer 34

A flower

Question 35

Fill in the blank: The feud between the Montagues and Capulets is described as a _____

Answer 35

ancient grudge

Question 36

What does the term 'star-crossed lovers' refer to?

Answer 36

Romeo and Juliet's ill-fated love

Question 37

What is the significance of the Nurse's character?

Answer 37

She serves as a maternal figure for Juliet

Question 38

In Act 4, what does Juliet say she would rather do than marry Paris?

Answer 38

Die

Question 39

What does Romeo purchase before going to Juliet's tomb?

Answer 39

Poison

Question 40

What is the mood of the prologue in 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Answer 40

Somber and foreboding

Question 41

What does Juliet's family believe about her death?

Answer 41

They believe she has died of grief

Question 42

What does Romeo's name symbolize in the play?

Answer 42

Passionate love

Question 43

What does Juliet's name symbolize in the play?

Answer 43

Youth and beauty

Question 44

True or False: The Capulets and Montagues reconcile at the end of the play.

Answer 44

True

Question 45

What does Romeo do after killing Tybalt?

Answer 45

He flees the scene

Question 46

What does Juliet's fake death represent?

Answer 46

Desperation and sacrifice

Question 47

Fill in the blank: The play 'Romeo and Juliet' is a story of _____

Answer 47

forbidden love

Question 48

What does the character Benvolio represent?

Answer 48

Peace and reason

Question 49

In Act 5, what does Romeo say before drinking the poison?

Answer 49

Here’s to my love!

Question 50

What is the significance of the feud in 'Romeo and Juliet'?

Answer 50

It drives the plot and leads to tragedy

Question 51

What does the Nurse tell Juliet when she first mentions her love for Romeo?

Answer 51

She is initially supportive

Question 52

What does Romeo do to prevent Tybalt from killing him?

Answer 52

He tries to reason with him

Question 53

Fill in the blank: The play is divided into _____ acts.

Answer 53

five

Question 54

What does Juliet's character arc represent?

Answer 54

Growth and defiance

Question 55

What role does fate play in the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 55

It suggests their love was doomed from the beginning

Question 56

How does the play end?

Answer 56

With the deaths of both Romeo and Juliet

Question 57

What is the significance of the balcony scene?

Answer 57

It symbolizes the height of their love

Question 58

How long does the play take place?

Answer 58

Within a few days

Question 59

What does Romeo say about love when he first meets Juliet?

Answer 59

He feels it is a powerful force

Question 60

Who is the first character to die in the play?

Answer 60

Mercutio

Question 61

What does the word 'brawl' refer to in the context of the play?

Answer 61

A physical fight between the Montagues and Capulets

Question 62

What role does the Prince play in the story?

Answer 62

He represents law and order