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Take this Romeo and Juliet Quiz! Average Trivia | Shakespeare

I didn't think I would like Romeo and Juliet but it was a really good play! If you liked it then this should be easy. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by ali14. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ali14

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
177,451

Updated
Apr 15 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 20

Plays
16899

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (16/20), Guest 184 (9/20), Guest 104 (20/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Romeo's last name? Hint

Escalus

Montague

Capulet

Laurence

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is Juliet's last name? Hint

Montague

Laurence

Escalus

Capulet

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Question 3 of 20

3. Where in Italy is "Romeo and Juliet" set? Hint

Rome

Verona

Florence

Milan

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who first recognizes Romeo at the Capulet party? Hint

Juliet

Paris

Lady Capulet

Tybalt

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who stabs Mercutio? Hint

Peter

Romeo

Benvolio

Tybalt

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Question 6 of 20

6. What were Mercutio's last words? Hint

"O, find him! Give this ring to my true knight and bid him come to take his last farewell."

"Help me into some houses, Benvolio, or I shall faint. A plague on both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me. I have it, and soundly too. Your houses!

"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean."

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Question 7 of 20

7. Why does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet? Hint

She married Romeo behind his back and confronted him about it

She plans to move to Mantua

She won't follow her father's arranged marriage plans

She isn't upset over Tybalt

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Question 8 of 20

8. How are Tybalt and Juliet related? Hint

They're cousins

Tybalt is her uncle

They're brother and sister

They aren't related

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who does Juliet marry? Hint

Tybalt

Paris

Mercutio

Romeo

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the friar's plan for Juliet to avoid getting married to Paris? Hint

A potion that will make her look dead

Stand up to her parents and tell them the truth

Leave Verona

Tell her parents about her marriage with Romeo

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who finds Juliet "dead" in her bed? Hint

Lord Capulet

The Nurse

Lady Capulet

Romeo

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Question 12 of 20

12. What happened that caused Romeo to fail to receive the letter notifying him about the friar's plan involving the potion? Hint

He never sent a letter

The person he sent to deliver the message couldn't find Romeo

The person he sent to deliver the message got lost

An outbreak of plague

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who arrives at the Capulet's tomb first? Hint

Lord Capulet

Romeo

Paris

Friar Laurence

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Question 14 of 20

14. What do Juliet, Romeo, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Tybalt have in common? Hint

They were the only ones who survived

They all died

They are all related

They have nothing in common

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who is lying in the same crypt as Juliet? Hint

Lady Capulet

The Nurse

Lord Capulet

Tybalt

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is Paris's last request? Hint

That Romeo suffer for his death

He doesn't have a last request

To know all the truth

To be buried in the tomb with Juliet

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Question 17 of 20

17. How does Juliet die? Hint

She uses a "happy dagger"

She doesn't die

She uses leftover poison

She uses a gun

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Question 18 of 20

18. What happens after the Friar tells the truth to the Prince? Hint

He is banished

He is excommunicated

We don't know for sure

He is killed

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Question 19 of 20

19. What do Lord Montague and Lord Capulet agree to do at the end of the play? Hint

Stop the feuding and build gold statues

They seek for more revenge

They don't agree on anything

They never stop fighting

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Question 20 of 20

20. Finish the quote: "For never was a story of more woe than this of..." Hint

Capulet and Montague

Romeo and Benvolio

Juliet and Paris

Juliet and her Romeo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Romeo's last name?

Answer: Montague

A way of remembering Romeo's last name is Montague is by remembering that Romeo has an M and so does Montague.

2. What is Juliet's last name?

Answer: Capulet

A way of remembering Juliet's last name is that her first and last name rhyme.

3. Where in Italy is "Romeo and Juliet" set?

Answer: Verona

The play is set in Verona, Italy. Verona still exists in Northern Italy.

4. Who first recognizes Romeo at the Capulet party?

Answer: Tybalt

Tybalt hears Romeo's voice and immediately tells Lord Capulet that Romeo is at their party. Romeo was not supposed to have been at the party because he wasn't invited, primarily because he is a Montague and both families don't get along.

5. Who stabs Mercutio?

Answer: Tybalt

Tybalt stabs Mercutio during a swordfight when Romeo stands in front of him and Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm.

6. What were Mercutio's last words?

Answer: "Help me into some houses, Benvolio, or I shall faint. A plague on both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me. I have it, and soundly too. Your houses!

Juliet says the "O find him!..." These lines were at the end of Act III, Scene II. "For more was..." are the last lines of the play. The third choice, "Two households, both...", are the beginning lines of the play.

7. Why does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet?

Answer: She won't follow her father's arranged marriage plans

Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris and Juliet won't agree to it.

8. How are Tybalt and Juliet related?

Answer: They're cousins

Juliet and Tybalt are cousins and are both Capulets. Tybalt being related to Juliet is why Romeo is related to Tybalt after marrying Juliet.

9. Who does Juliet marry?

Answer: Romeo

Romeo and Juliet get married without their parents' permission. They meet at a Capulet party where Romeo wasn't supposed to attend.

10. What is the friar's plan for Juliet to avoid getting married to Paris?

Answer: A potion that will make her look dead

The friar comes up with a plan in mind and a potion. His plan is to give it to Juliet and when she takes it one day before her wedding with Paris, it will appear as if she was dead but she won't be. This plan will prevent her from having to marry Paris and avoid confronting her parents about the truth about her marriage with Romeo.

11. Who finds Juliet "dead" in her bed?

Answer: The Nurse

The Nurse is the first to see Juliet and notifies her parents.

12. What happened that caused Romeo to fail to receive the letter notifying him about the friar's plan involving the potion?

Answer: An outbreak of plague

The city Friar John had to pass through was having an outbreak of plague and he was not permitted to leave the city.

13. Who arrives at the Capulet's tomb first?

Answer: Paris

Paris got to the tomb first before Romeo could arrive. Paris comes to the tomb to see Juliet.

14. What do Juliet, Romeo, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Tybalt have in common?

Answer: They all died

Paris, Juliet, Romeo, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Tybalt all died, but of different causes, in the play. Juliet and Romeo killed themselves. Lady Montague dies (offstage, but mentioned in Act 5) after her son is banished. Both Mercutio and Tybalt die in a swordfight.

15. Who is lying in the same crypt as Juliet?

Answer: Tybalt

Since Tybalt is also a Capulet he was also in the Capulet's tomb.

16. What is Paris's last request?

Answer: To be buried in the tomb with Juliet

Paris just wants to be with Juliet, showing that he does have real feelings for Juliet.

17. How does Juliet die?

Answer: She uses a "happy dagger"

She finds a dagger that Romeo had. She calls it a "happy dagger" because it will bring her and Romeo together after death.

18. What happens after the Friar tells the truth to the Prince?

Answer: We don't know for sure

Romeo's letter bears out the Friar's story, but the Prince does not say what he will ultimately do to the Friar.

19. What do Lord Montague and Lord Capulet agree to do at the end of the play?

Answer: Stop the feuding and build gold statues

Both families realize that the fighting shouldn't continue. They realize that their fighting has led to the deaths of their children and it should be stopped.

20. Finish the quote: "For never was a story of more woe than this of..."

Answer: Juliet and her Romeo

It was the famous last line of the play said by the Prince.

Source: Author ali14

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