Romeo and Juliet Unit Test: Closed Book
1. What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?
a) Verona
b) Venice
c) Paris
d) Florence
2. What is the name of Romeo's closest friend?
a) Mercutio
b) Tybalt
c) Benvolio
d) Paris
3. Who is the prince of Verona?
a) Escalus
b) Mercutio
c) Tybalt
d) Benvolio
4. Why do Romeo and Juliet's families hate each other?
a) Because of a long-standing feud
b) Because of a business rivalry
c) Because of a land dispute
d) Because of a stolen inheritance
5. Who is Juliet's cousin that is quick to anger and wants to fight Romeo?
a) Mercutio
b) Tybalt
c) Benvolio
d) Paris
6. How do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
a) At a party at the Capulet's house
b) In the market square
c) In the streets of Verona
d) At the Montague's house
7. Who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet?
a) Friar Lawrence
b) Friar John
c) Friar Francis
d) Friar Thomas
8. How does Romeo kill Tybalt?
a) With a sword
b) With a gun
c) With poison
d) With a dagger
9. Who suggests the plan for Juliet to fake her death?
a) Friar Lawrence
b) Juliet
c) Romeo
d) Nurse
10. How do Romeo and Juliet both ultimately die?
a) Romeo poisons himself and Juliet stabs herself
b) Romeo stabs himself and Juliet drinks poison
c) Romeo is killed in a duel and Juliet hangs herself
d) Romeo drinks poison and Juliet stabs herself
Answers:
1. a) Verona
2. a) Mercutio
3. a) Escalus
4. a) Because of a long-standing feud
5. b) Tybalt
6. a) At a party at the Capulet's house
7. a) Friar Lawrence
8. a) With a sword
9. a) Friar Lawrence
10. d) Romeo drinks poison and Juliet stabs herself