Romeo and Juliet Act IV and V Quiz

1. Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet?

• a) Friar Laurence thinks Paris is too old for Juliet
• b) Friar Laurence believes that Paris is already married
• c) Friar Laurence knows that she is already married to Romeo
• d) Friar Laurence thinks Paris is not wealthy enough to marry Juliet

2. How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans?

• a) Paris believes that marriage will help get her over the death of Tybalt
• b) Paris thinks that Juliet will be happier married than single
• c) Paris wants to impress the Capulet family
• d) Paris thinks that the wedding will be a good business deal

3. What is ironic about the conversation between Juliet and Paris?

• a) Paris believes that they are talking about their wedding, but Juliet is really talking about how she will never marry Paris
• b) Juliet believes that Paris is proposing a secret marriage, but he is really talking about a public one
• c) Paris thinks that Juliet is in love with him, but she is really in love with Romeo
• d) Paris thinks that Juliet is happy about the wedding, but she is really upset about it

4. If Friar Laurence cannot help her, what does Juliet threaten to do?

• a) Juliet threatens to leave Verona and never come back
• b) Juliet threatens to marry Paris and forget about Romeo
• c) Juliet threatens to tell her father the truth about her and Romeo
• d) Juliet threatens to kill herself

5. Why does Friar Laurence think that Juliet will accept his plan?

• a) Friar Laurence knows that Juliet is desperate to marry Paris
• b) Friar Laurence believes that Juliet trusts him completely
• c) Friar Laurence knows that Juliet will do all kinds of things to get out of marrying Paris
• d) Friar Laurence thinks that Juliet is in love with him

6. Describe the friar’s plan for Juliet.

• a) Friar Laurence is going to arrange for Juliet to run away with Romeo to another city
• b) Friar Laurence is going to convince Juliet’s parents to let her marry Romeo instead of Paris
• c) Friar Laurence is going to give her a vial of poison to drink that will make her appear dead
• d) Friar Laurence is going to help Juliet fake her own death so that she can escape from Mantua

7. What does Juliet say that makes her father happy?

• a) Juliet says that she is sorry for disobeying her father and she will do what he says from now on
• b) Juliet says that she is excited to marry Paris and can’t wait for the wedding
• c) Juliet says that she wants to run away from Verona with Romeo
• d) Juliet says that she is going to join a convent and become a nun

8. How does Juliet show her maturity and independence in Scene

• a) She agrees to marry Paris.
• b) She asks for the nurse's help with the plan.
• c) She runs away from home.
• d) She carries out the plan without the help of the nurse.

9. What will Juliet do if the potion does not work?

• a) She will marry Paris.
• b) She will drink the potion again.
• c) She will run away with Romeo.
• d) She will kill herself with a dagger.

10. What is Juliet's first fear about the potion?

• a) She will suffocate in the vault while waiting.
• b) She is afraid that she will wake up in the vault and dash her own brains in with her ancestor’s leg bone.
• c) Friar Laurence is poisoning her to keep from being dishonor ed.
• d) The potion will not work.