Romeo and Juliet Quiz and Answer Key Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of quizzes covering the entirety of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive bundle option is available.) A breakdown of content follows.
Act 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
The purpose of a chorus
A character known as a peace-maker
The reason for street-fighting in Verona
Prince Escalus's declaration
Romeo's cause for sadness
Lord Capulet's attitude toward marrying off Juliet
Benvolio's encouragement (to Romeo)
Juliet's attitude toward marriage
Mercutio's treatment of Romeo
A foreshadowing fear
Tybalt's temperament
Lord Capulet's reaction to Romeo's presence at the party
The revelation of Juliet's true identity
Act 2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Juliet's beauty and Romeo's metaphor
The rejection of one's name
Romeo's great fear, expressed during the balcony scene
Juliet's concerns over acting to hastily
Friar Laurence's specialty
Friar Laurence's beliefs and philosophies
Friar Laurence's thoughts regarding the union of Romeo & Juliet
Tybalt's letter
Offensive comments toward the Nurse
The Nurse's news for Romeo
Friar Laurence's assessment of Romeo & Juliet's love
Act 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Mercutio's reason for fighting Tybalt
Romeo's ill-fated attempt to stop the fight
Romeo's reason for leaving Verona
Juliet's criticisms of the Nurse
The Nurse's confusing news
Juliet's conflicting emotions toward her husband
Friar Laurence's perspective on the Prince's punishment
Romeo's erratic behavior
Lord Capulet's arrangement with Paris
Mantua
A character who plans to have Romeo killed
A threat of being disowned
The Nurse's advice to Juliet
Juliet's foreshadowing comments
Act 4. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Paris's perspective on Lord Capulet's motivations
Juliet's confession to Paris
Paris's lack of awareness about Lord Capulet's threat
Juliet's confession to Friar Laurence
Friar Laurence's plan
Juliet's request for her father's forgiveness
Lord Capulet's attitude toward Friar Laurence
A terrible thought in Juliet's mind
An alarming discovery
A shift in Lord Capulet's emotions
Act 5. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
Friar John's task
The reason Friar John cannot complete his task
Balthasar's significance
Balthasar's lack of awareness
A visit to the apothecary
A conflict between Romeo and Paris in the churchyard
Romeo's suicide
Juliet's suicide
Friar Laurence's emotional reaction
The resolution
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Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning responsibilities with this bundle of quizzes covering the entirety of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Answer keys are included.
