Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet: Overview Quiz
by William Shakespeare

Question 1

How is Juliet related to Tybalt?

• She is his niece
• She is not related to him
• She is his sister
• She is his cousin

Question 2

Which of Juliet's garments does Romeo wish he could be?

• Her necklace
• Her glove
• Her gown
• Her shoes

Question 3

What is Friar Lawrence's area of expertise?

• Church law
• Poetry
• Classical Greek
• Medicinal plants and herbs

Question 4

As Mercutio is dying, which word does he pun on?

• Night
• Wound
• Grave
• Death

Question 5

Which religion do Romeo and Juliet practice?

• Presbyterianism
• Anglicanism
• Catholicism
• Lutheranism

Question 6

Which bird does Juliet say Romeo hears as their wedding night draws to an end?

• The raven
• The nightingale
• The owl
• The lark

Question 7

Why is Juliet's father angry with her?

• Because she sneaks out of the house at night
• Because she refuses to marry Tybalt
• Because she refuses to marry Paris
• Because she marries Romeo without his consent

Question 8

Who kills Mercutio?

• The Prince
• Tybalt
• Romeo
• Paris

Question 9

Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning of the play?

• Helena
• Celia
• Juliet
• Rosaline

Question 10

Whose idea is it for Romeo and Juliet to get married?

• Friar Lawrence
• Juliet
• Romeo
• The Nurse

Question 11

Where is Romeo and Juliet set?

• In Messina
• In Venice
• In Verona
• In Mantua

Question 12

How does Juliet die?

• She dies from grief
• She is killed by Paris
• She stabs herself with a dagger
• She drinks poison

Question 13

Who knows about Juliet's plan to drink the potion that makes her seem temporarily dead?

• Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse
• Juliet and Friar Lawrence
• Juliet, the Nurse, and the Apothecary
• Juliet, Romeo, and the Apothecary

Question 14

What punishment does the Prince decree for Romeo?

• Banishment
• Enforced Suicide
• Imprisonment
• Whipping