ACT V - Scene I Quiz — Romeo and Juliet

Where is Romeo living at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 1?

• Verona
• Mantua
• Padua
• Florence

What does Romeo dream about at the start of the scene?

• Juliet finding him dead and reviving him with a kiss
• Fighting Tybalt again in the streets of Verona
• Returning to Verona to marry Juliet publicly
• The Prince pardoning him and lifting his banishment

Who delivers the news of Juliet's death to Romeo?

• Friar Lawrence
• Benvolio
• Balthasar
• The Nurse

What is Romeo's immediate response when Balthasar tells him Juliet is dead?

• "Then I defy you, stars!"
• "O, I am fortune's fool!"
• "What light through yonder window breaks?"
• "Thus with a kiss I die."

Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?

• He wants to help Romeo reunite with Juliet
• His extreme poverty compels him despite the law
• He does not know that selling poison is illegal
• Friar Lawrence sent him instructions to do so

How much does Romeo pay for the poison?

• Twenty ducats
• Forty ducats
• One hundred ducats
• Ten gold crowns

According to Romeo, what is the real poison in the world?

• The sleeping potion Friar Lawrence gave Juliet
• The hatred between the Montagues and Capulets
• Gold and money, which corrupt men's souls
• The Apothecary's drugs and compounds

What word does Romeo use to describe the poison as he departs for Juliet's grave?

• Remedy
• Cordial
• Elixir
• Antidote

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the line "My dreams presage some joyful news at hand," what does "presage" mean?

• Prevent
• Foretell or predict
• Deny
• Celebrate

When the Apothecary says Mantua's law "Is death to any he that utters them," what does "utters" mean in this context?

• Speaks about them
• Sells or distributes them
• Manufactures them
• Consumes them

What does "penury" mean in the line "Noting this penury, to myself I said"?

• Punishment
• Patience
• Severe poverty
• Wickedness