11 mark
Who tries to stop the fight between the servants of the Capulets and Montagues in Act 1?
Benvolio
Tybalt
Mercutio
Romeo
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Romeo & Juliet (AQA GCSE English Literature)
Exam Questions
7 hours149 questions21 mark
Which character first asks for Juliet's hand in marriage?
Tybalt
Romeo
Mercutio
Paris
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31 mark
What is Juliet's concern when she first speaks with Romeo on the balcony?
his honesty
his family name
her reputation
her father finding out
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41 mark
Why does Romeo initially attend the Capulet Ball?
to meet Juliet
to confront Tybalt
to see Rosaline
to fight the Capulets
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51 mark
Where is Romeo exiled after killing Tybalt?
Mantua
Verona
Padua
Venice
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61 mark
How does Juliet die in the tomb?
She is killed by Paris.
She drinks a deadly poison.
She dies from severe heartbreak.
She stabs herself with a dagger.
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71 mark
Who tells Romeo that Juliet has died, leading him to return to Verona?
Paris
Friar Laurence
Balthasar
Benvolio
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81 mark
Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo at the Capulet Ball?
He feels insulted by Romeo’s presence.
Romeo had insulted Juliet.
Romeo challenged him to a duel.
He is jealous of Romeo’s status.
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91 mark
Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt after his secret wedding to Juliet?
He wants to embarrass Tybalt.
He is afraid of losing the fight.
He has vowed to avoid violence.
He now considers Tybalt family.
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101 mark
Why does Romeo buy poison from the apothecary?
He believes Juliet is dead and wants to join her in death.
He needs it to fake his own death, like Juliet did.
He plans to give it to Juliet to help her escape her family.
He wants to use it to kill Paris and get rid of his romantic competition.
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11 mark
Why does Juliet refuse to marry Paris after her father insists in Act 3?
She has secretly married Romeo and does not want to be disloyal.
She believes Paris is not wealthy enough to support her, despite his good looks
She wants to marry someone with whom she has a romantic history.
She is hoping to enter a convent and dedicate herself to God instead of getting married.
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21 mark
How does Romeo respond to Tybalt’s insults during their encounter in Act 3, Scene 1?
He fights Tybalt immediately because of family honour.
He dismisses Tybalt and walks away without explanation.
He tries to calm Tybalt down and avoid a confrontation.
He asks Mercutio to defend him from Tybalt's challenges.
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31 mark
What causes the final reconciliation between the Montagues and the Capulets?
Paris's appeal to end the feud
a decree from the Prince
the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
Friar Laurence’s intervention
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41 mark
Why does the Prince choose to exile Romeo instead of sentencing him to death for killing Tybalt?
He wants to avoid upsetting Juliet, who by this stage is Romeo’s wife.
He fears the Montagues will rebel, leading to more violence on the streets of Verona.
He believes Tybalt was the true villain and therefore deserved his fate.
He recognises that Romeo was avenging Mercutio’s death.
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51 mark
Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear his love by the moon in the balcony scene?
She prefers he swear by the stars.
The moon is inconstant and changes.
The moon is a symbol of bad luck.
She doesn’t want him to swear at all.
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61 mark
How does Juliet’s reaction to Tybalt’s death affect her relationship with Romeo?
Her conflicting emotions lead her to question Romeo’s commitment to her and their marriage.
Her grief over Tybalt’s death weakens her love for Romeo, who murdered her cousin.
Her understanding of Romeo’s actions strengthens her commitment to him.
Her anger causes her to turn against Romeo completely.
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71 mark
What does Romeo’s willingness to take his own life after hearing of Juliet’s death suggest about his view of love?
Romeo views love as more important than his own life.
Romeo believes love can only be achieved through sacrifice.
Romeo thinks love must be dramatic and tragic.
Romeo wants to die to avoid facing the consequences of his actions.
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81 mark
What does the Prince’s final speech, in which he blames the families for the tragedy, suggest about the role of authority in the play?
The Prince believes that Lords Capulet and Montague lacked the authority to end the feud sooner.
The Prince’s speech implies that the feud, left unchecked, led to unnecessary deaths.
The Prince acknowledges that authority was powerless against the strength of love.
The Prince uses his speech to shift blame onto the lovers themselves.
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91 mark
How does the use of night and day imagery throughout the play reinforce the lovers' relationship?
It alludes to their love as something that exists in secrecy, as they do not share any daytime scenes.
It shows that their love is destined to fail as they belong to opposite worlds, and cannot coexist.
It symbolises their hopes of breaking free from their family’s rules and begin a new day together.
It suggests that their love is stronger in the light of day, but threatened by the darkness of a family feud.
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