Romeo and Juliet

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• What are the names of the two feuding families when the play opens? a. Tybalt and Capulet b. Montague and Capulet c. Montague and Benvolio d. Romeo and Juliet
• What house did Romeo come from? a. Montague b. Capulet c. Benvolio d. Paris
• What was the setting of Romeo and Juliet? a. Mantua, Italy b. London, England c. Atlanta, Georgia d. Verona, Italy
• Who did Romeo love before Juliet? a. Rosaline b. Bethaline c. the Nurse d. Olivia
• Whom did Lord Capulet want Juliet to talk to at the party? a. Rosaline b. Tybalt c. Paris d. Romeo
• Where did Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love? a. in a graveyard b. on a balcony c. at a party d. at Friar Lawrence
• Why was Romeo banished from Verona? a. He killed Juliet because he could not marry her. b. He killed Tybalt in a duel. c. He had a new job. d. He killed Mercutio in a duel.
• Who agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet? a. Friar Tuck b. Friar Lawrence c. Friar Paris d. Prince Escalus
• What message did Friar Lawrence send to Romeo after he was sent away? a. Juliet is dead. b. Capulet found out about the marriage. c. Prince Escalus will let you come back to Verona. d. Go to Juliet’s grave, she drank a potion and will wake up.
• How did Juliet die? a. She was stabbed by Benvolio. b. Her father killed her. c. She took poison. d. She stabbed herself with Romeo’s dagger.
• How did Romeo die? a. He died of a broken heart. b. He took poison. c. He stabbed himself with a dagger. d. Lord Capulet killed him.
• What happens to the Montague and Capulet families a. They fought in a duel over the deaths of their children. b. They killed Friar Laurence. c. They ended the feud. d. They decided to keep fighting because their children were dead.

Define the following words. Be able to match the words to the definitions.

• grievance
• transgression
• predominant
• sallow
• gallant
• exile
• eloquence
• fickle
• vial
• wayward
• loathsome
• remnant
• haughty

a) wrongdoing, sin b) brave and noble c) main, having influence over others d) arrogant e) changeable, unpredictable f) banish g) speech that is vivid, graceful, persuasive h) injustice, complaint i) headstrong, willful j) sickly, pale, yellowish in color k) disgusting l) a small bottle containing liquid m) pieces, remaining person or thing

Short Answer: (On a separate sheet of paper, write your answers)

• Tell me about William Shakespeare and the Globe theatre.
• What is a character in a story? List 5 characters in R&J.
• What is a blank verse? What is iambic pentameter?
• What is suspense? List one event in R&J that was suspenseful.
• What is the literary term tragedy? Why is R&J a tragedy?

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This is a comprehensive final exam for R&J. It has 3 components: MC, vocab, and short answer. It was designed for classes that are TT or SC.