English Final Exam Review - 2025
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- Q1
When the audience knows something that another character does not, this is an example of what literary element?
Dramatic Irony
Elizabethan Irony
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
30s - Q2
Referring to Tybalt as the "King of Cats," a name taken from a 1553 British folktale, is an example of what literary element?
euphemism
irony
metaphor
allusion
30s - Q3
Mercutio's famous lines as he is dying, "A plague o' both your houses," is an example of what literary element?
falling action
flashback
climax
foreshadowing
30s - Q4
How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
15
14
10
13
30s - Q5
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford Upon Avon
Mantua
London
Verona
30s - Q6
Which of the following is not a universal quality of a Shakespearean tragedy?
lots of action
unhappy ending
written in prose and verse
romance
30s - Q7
How many plays were published in Shakespeare's first collection of works?
102
55
20
36
30s - Q8
Which of the following is not a type of play that Shakespeare wrote?
tragedy
comedy
allegory
history
30s - Q9
In the Elizabethan theater, how often were plays produced?
once a week
once a year
once a month
every two weeks
30s - Q10
In Act One, which of the following events happened first?
Lord and Lady Montague ask Benvolio if he has seen their son, Romeo.
Mercutio delivers the "Queen Mab" speech on the way to the Capulet party.
Romeo professes his love for Rosaline.
Paris asks to marry Juliet.
30s - Q11
On what day of the week does Romeo leave for Mantua?
Sunday
Wednesday
Monday
Tuesday
30s - Q12
On what day of the week is the Capulet party?
Wednesday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
30s - Q13
Between what two acts do Romeo and Juliet get married?
Acts Four and Five
Acts Three and Four
Acts One and Two
Acts Two and Three
30s - Q14
Which of the following events happened first in the play?
Tybalt kills Mercutio.
Romeo and Juliet get married.
Romeo is banished.
Romeo kills Tybalt.
30s - Q15
In what Act does the Nurse tell Juliet she should forget Romeo and marry Paris?
Act Four
Act Five
Act Two
Act Three
30s