Romeo and Juliet Full Book Quiz (Sparknotes) Flashcards
To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona?
Mantua
Why is Romeo exiled?
For killing Tybalt
Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage?
Friar Lawrence
Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo in dreams?
Queen Mab
What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?
Act as if Romeo is dead and marry Paris
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
At Capulet’s feast
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the feast?
Benvolio
What, at first, does Juliet claim that Romeo hears the morning after their wedding night?
The nightingale
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
The morning sun
Who discovers Juliet after she takes Friar Lawrence’s potion?
The Nurse
Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona?
Montague
To which powerful figure is Paris related?
Prince Escalus
How and where does Romeo commit suicide?
With poison in Juliet’s tomb
Who is the last person to see Juliet before she stabs herself dead?
Friar Lawrence
Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence’s message to Romeo in Mantua?
He is held inside a quarantined house, and is unable to leave.
Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo poison?
He is poor, and needs the money.
On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?
Sunday
With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two scenes of the play?
Rosaline
In what decade was Romeo and Juliet written?
1590s
Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?
The Montagues and Capulets
In what area is Friar Lawrence an expert?
Plants and herbs
What term does the Chorus use to describe the lovers?
star-crossed
Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?
He is offended that Romeo shows up at the Capulet ball.
In what year did Shakespeare die?
1616
