Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Quiz (Act V)

Romeo and Juliet Act 5 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Where does Romeo get the poison he carries back to Verona?
   From a poor apothecary in Mantua · From the Friar's store of herbs · From a soldier at the city gate · From Balthasar, who rode ahead
2. Why does the Friar's letter explaining the plan never reach Romeo?
   Balthasar reached Mantua ahead of him · Friar John was shut up over plague fears · The Prince's officers seized the letter · Paris took it from the messenger's hand
3. Breaking into the Capulet vault, how does Romeo describe what he is about to do?
   As paying the forfeit the Prince set · As the Friar's fault more than his own · As shaking off the yoke of the stars · As carrying Juliet's body to Mantua
4. Waking beside Romeo, why does Juliet kiss him before she reaches for his dagger?
   She is sealing a vow before the Friar · She means to wake him as in his dream · She wants the watch to see them married · She hopes some poison is left on his lips
5. What do Montague and Capulet undertake to do once the Friar has explained everything?
   Raise statues of the lovers in pure gold · Pay the Prince a fine for the deaths · Bury both children in the Friar's garden · Leave Verona at the Prince's command

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