Question 1
Which young Montague secretly marries a girl from the rival Capulet family?
- Romeo
- Tybalt
- Benvolio
- Mercutio
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Romeo
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Shakespeare Characters trivia quiz
Shakespeare Characters trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Shakespeare Characters questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Shakespeare Characters questions cover
- Verona
- Danish Court
- King Lear
- Fairy Forest
- Julius Caesar
- Much Ado
- Othello
- Scottish Tragedy
- Twelfth Night
- Venetian Tragedy
- As You Like It
- Coriolanus
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Question 2
Which young woman from the Capulet family takes a sleeping potion to avoid marrying Paris?
- Desdemona
- Juliet
- Ophelia
- Rosalind
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Juliet
Question 3
Which witty friend of the young Montague is fatally wounded during a street duel?
- Paris
- Friar Laurence
- Mercutio
- Benvolio
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Mercutio
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