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Question 1

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
  1. William Shakespeare
  2. Christopher Marlowe
  3. Ben Jonson
  4. John Milton

Question 2

Who delivers the Queen Mab speech?
  1. Mercutio
  2. Romeo
  3. Benvolio
  4. Friar Laurence

Question 3

Where is Romeo and Juliet set?
  1. Verona
  2. Venice
  3. Milan
  4. Athens

Question 4

In Romeo and Juliet, how old is Juliet at the start?
  1. 13
  2. 15
  3. 16
  4. 18

Question 5

Before Juliet, who is Romeo infatuated with in Romeo and Juliet?
  1. Rosaline
  2. Ophelia
  3. Bianca
  4. Cordelia

Question 6

Who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet?
  1. Friar Lawrence
  2. Mercutio
  3. Prince Escalus
  4. Lord Capulet

Question 7

In Romeo and Juliet, who acts as Juliet's close confidante?
  1. The Nurse
  2. Lady Montague
  3. Rosaline
  4. Balthasar

Question 8

In Romeo and Juliet, who kills Mercutio?
  1. Tybalt
  2. Romeo
  3. Paris
  4. Benvolio

Question 9

In Romeo and Juliet, who kills Tybalt?
  1. Romeo
  2. Mercutio
  3. Juliet
  4. Friar Lawrence

Question 10

After killing Tybalt, where is Romeo banished to?
  1. Mantua
  2. Verona
  3. Padua
  4. Naples

Question 11

In Romeo and Juliet, who does Lord Capulet want Juliet to marry?
  1. Paris
  2. Benvolio
  3. Mercutio
  4. Balthasar

Question 12

What does Friar Lawrence give Juliet?
  1. A sleeping potion
  2. A lethal poison
  3. A love potion
  4. An antidote

Question 13

What prevents Friar John delivering the letter?
  1. A plague quarantine
  2. Romeo's banishment
  3. Juliet's wedding
  4. Tybalt's death

Question 14

In Romeo and Juliet, who calls the pair "star-cross'd lovers"?
  1. The Chorus
  2. The Nurse
  3. Tybalt
  4. Prince Escalus

Question 15

Who rules Verona in Romeo and Juliet?
  1. Prince Escalus
  2. Lord Capulet
  3. Lord Montague
  4. Count Paris

Question 16

How does Romeo die?
  1. He drinks poison
  2. Paris stabs him
  3. The potion kills him
  4. The Prince executes him

Question 17

How does Juliet die?
  1. She stabs herself
  2. She drinks Romeo's poison
  3. Paris stabs her
  4. The potion kills her

Question 18

How is Romeo and Juliet best classified?
  1. As a tragedy
  2. As a comedy
  3. As a pastoral
  4. As a history play

Question 19

What do the families do at the play's end?
  1. Reconcile
  2. Renew their feud
  3. Leave Verona
  4. Punish the Friar

Question 20

In Romeo and Juliet, who says “What’s in a name?”?
  1. Juliet
  2. Romeo
  3. The Nurse
  4. Lady Capulet

Question 21

Who recognises Romeo at the Capulet ball?
  1. Tybalt
  2. Benvolio
  3. Paris
  4. Friar Lawrence

Question 22

Who stops Tybalt confronting Romeo at the ball?
  1. Lord Capulet
  2. Mercutio
  3. Paris
  4. The Nurse

Question 23

Who orders Romeo to leave Verona after Tybalt’s death?
  1. Prince Escalus
  2. Lord Capulet
  3. Friar Lawrence
  4. Benvolio

Question 24

Who sells Romeo poison?
  1. The Apothecary
  2. Friar Lawrence
  3. Balthasar
  4. Paris

Question 25

Who finds Juliet apparently dead on her wedding morning?
  1. The Nurse
  2. Romeo
  3. Tybalt
  4. Balthasar

Question 26

Who does Romeo kill at the tomb?
  1. Paris
  2. Benvolio
  3. Mercutio
  4. Friar Lawrence

Question 27

Who brings Romeo news of Juliet’s death?
  1. Balthasar
  2. Friar John
  3. The Nurse
  4. Prince Escalus

Question 28

What punishment does the Prince threaten for further fighting?
  1. Death
  2. A fine
  3. Exile to Mantua
  4. Loss of a title

Question 29

Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
  1. At the Capulet ball
  2. At Friar Lawrence’s cell
  3. At Juliet’s tomb
  4. In Mantua

Question 30

Who is meant to deliver Friar Lawrence's letter?
  1. Friar John
  2. Balthasar
  3. The Nurse
  4. The Apothecary

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