Romeo & Juliet Act III Quiz

Benvolio can be described as a foil for Mercutio because Benvolio—

• fights a duel on Mercutio’s behalf
• shares Mercutio’s love of a good fight
• is coolheaded while Mercutio is quicktempered
• persuades Mercutio to challenge Tybalt

In Scene 1, line 73, Mercutio says: “Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?” Mercutio wants Tybalt to

• take a message to Juliet
• join Mercutio for the evening
• leave them alone
• engage in a sword fight

Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt because Romeo—

• has had little practice using a sword
• is now related to Tybalt by marriage
• thinks Mercutio has a better chance against Tybalt
• is on his way to marry Juliet

When Mercutio says: “A plague a’ both your houses!” he is referring to the—

• Capulet and Montague families
• deadly epidemic that has swept through Verona
• building to which Benvolio removes him
• homes of Romeo and Benvolio

In her soliloquy at the start of Scene 2, Juliet yearns for the night so that—

• Romeo can escape to Mantua in the dark
• she and Romeo can be together
• she and Romeo can elope to Mantua
• she can tell her family of her marriage

The nurse helps Juliet by—

• telling Lord and Lady Capulet of her marriage to Romeo
• going to Friar Lawrence to summon Romeo to Juliet’s side and delivering a ring
• comforting Juliet and always praising Romeo
• hiding the news about Tybalt and Romeo from Juliet

Which statement is true about Paris?

• His interest in Juliet lessens after Tybalt dies.
• He sends a letter to Lord Montague intended for Romeo.
• He enjoys puns and games that match people’s wits.
• He wishes to marry a woman he has not courted.

Because he has upset Juliet, Romeo almost commits suicide by

• hanging himself with the rope ladder.
• grabbing a dagger to stab himself.
• drinking a strong poison.
• beating his head against the ground.

The key turning point (climax) of the play occurs when

• Romeo and Juliet meet in Capulet’s orchard
• Mercutio is killed and then Romeo kills Tybalt
• Romeo wants to kill himself
• Juliet’s parents arrange her marriage to Paris

Which of the following events serves as a complication to the main conflict of Romeo and Juliet?

• At first, Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt.
• Juliet receives news of Romeo and Tybalt from the nurse.
• Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to leave for Mantua by the next morning.
• Lord Capulet arranges for his daughter to marry Paris.