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Romeo and Juliet Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Where is the play set - answer✔✔Verona
which poetic form does the prologue take - answer✔✔sonnet
which characters appear in the prologue - answer✔✔chorus
which important plot point is mentioned in the prologue - answer✔✔the death of Romeo and
Juliet
which phrase from the prologue emphasizes the theme of fate's power - answer✔✔star-crossed
lovers
which gesture starts the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets at the beginning of the
play - answer✔✔thumb-biting
why does Benvolio draw his sword in the street - answer✔✔to stop the fight before it begins
which character claims to hate peace - answer✔✔Tybalt
who stops the street battle - answer✔✔Prince Escalus
why is Romeo so melancholy when the play begins - answer✔✔he loves Rosaline but she
doesn't love him
why does Capulet want Paris to wait before marrying Juliet - answer✔✔Juliet is too young to get
married
why does Peter ask Romeo and Benvolio to read the invitation list - answer✔✔he cannot read it
himself
what mistake does Peter make regarding Romeo and Benvolio - answer✔✔he doesn't realize that
they're Montagues
why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the feast - answer✔✔to compare Rosaline to other
beautiful women
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why does Romeo agree to go to the feast - answer✔✔he hopes to see Rosaline
how old was Lady Capulet when she gave birth to Juliet - answer✔✔almost the same age as
Juliet is in the play
which character shows the most authority over the Nurse - answer✔✔Juliet
whom does Juliet initially want to marry - answer✔✔no one
what does Juliet agree to do with regard to Paris - answer✔✔see if she can love him
which characteristic of the Nurse is most evident in her first scene - answer✔✔her humorously
vulgar view of sex
how do the Montagues plan on getting into the Capulets' feast - answer✔✔by wearing masks
why is Romeo anxious about attending the feast - answer✔✔he dreamt that it was a bad idea
how does Mercutio react to Romeo's statements about love - answer✔✔he turns them into
statements about sex
who is the subject of Mercutio's long speech - answer✔✔Queen Mab
which event does Romeo foreshadow as they make their way to the feast - answer✔✔his own
death
who discovers that there is a Montague at the Capulets' feast - answer✔✔Tybalt
whom does Romeo forget about the moment he see Juliet - answer✔✔Rosaline
how do Romeo and Juliet metaphorically describe themselves in their first conversation -
answer✔✔as a pilgrim and a saint
how many times do Romeo and Juliet kiss at the first meeting - answer✔✔two
how do Romeo and Juliet act when each discovers whom the other is - answer✔✔they are both
devastated
why doesn't Romeo leave with Mercutio and Benvolio - answer✔✔he wants to see Juliet again
where are Romeo and Juliet when they meet for the second time - answer✔✔she is at her
window, and he is in the garden below
what does Juliet say she would do if she knew Romeo loved her - answer✔✔give up her Capulet
name
Romeo and Juliet Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Where is the play set - answer✔✔Verona
which poetic form does the prologue take - answer✔✔sonnet
which characters appear in the prologue - answer✔✔chorus
which important plot point is mentioned in the prologue - answer✔✔the death of Romeo and
Juliet
which phrase from the prologue emphasizes the theme of fate's power - answer✔✔star-crossed
lovers
which gesture starts the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets at the beginning of the
play - answer✔✔thumb-biting
why does Benvolio draw his sword in the street - answer✔✔to stop the fight before it begins
which character claims to hate peace - answer✔✔Tybalt
who stops the street battle - answer✔✔Prince Escalus
why is Romeo so melancholy when the play begins - answer✔✔he loves Rosaline but she
doesn't love him
why does Capulet want Paris to wait before marrying Juliet - answer✔✔Juliet is too young to get
married
why does Peter ask Romeo and Benvolio to read the invitation list - answer✔✔he cannot read it
himself
what mistake does Peter make regarding Romeo and Benvolio - answer✔✔he doesn't realize that
they're Montagues
why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the feast - answer✔✔to compare Rosaline to other
beautiful women
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why does Romeo agree to go to the feast - answer✔✔he hopes to see Rosaline
how old was Lady Capulet when she gave birth to Juliet - answer✔✔almost the same age as
Juliet is in the play
which character shows the most authority over the Nurse - answer✔✔Juliet
whom does Juliet initially want to marry - answer✔✔no one
what does Juliet agree to do with regard to Paris - answer✔✔see if she can love him
which characteristic of the Nurse is most evident in her first scene - answer✔✔her humorously
vulgar view of sex
how do the Montagues plan on getting into the Capulets' feast - answer✔✔by wearing masks
why is Romeo anxious about attending the feast - answer✔✔he dreamt that it was a bad idea
how does Mercutio react to Romeo's statements about love - answer✔✔he turns them into
statements about sex
who is the subject of Mercutio's long speech - answer✔✔Queen Mab
which event does Romeo foreshadow as they make their way to the feast - answer✔✔his own
death
who discovers that there is a Montague at the Capulets' feast - answer✔✔Tybalt
whom does Romeo forget about the moment he see Juliet - answer✔✔Rosaline
how do Romeo and Juliet metaphorically describe themselves in their first conversation -
answer✔✔as a pilgrim and a saint
how many times do Romeo and Juliet kiss at the first meeting - answer✔✔two
how do Romeo and Juliet act when each discovers whom the other is - answer✔✔they are both
devastated
why doesn't Romeo leave with Mercutio and Benvolio - answer✔✔he wants to see Juliet again
where are Romeo and Juliet when they meet for the second time - answer✔✔she is at her
window, and he is in the garden below
what does Juliet say she would do if she knew Romeo loved her - answer✔✔give up her Capulet
name
