Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Review

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

• Homer
• Dante Allegheri
• William Shakespeare
• Christopher Marlowe

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The rhythm that Shakespeare uses in his plays and sonnets

• allusion
• foil
• iambic pentameter
• couplet

What family does Juliet belong to? 

• Capulet
• Montague
• Hatfield
• McCoy 

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What family does Romeo belong to? 

• Capulet
• Montague
• Hatfield
• McCoy 

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What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 

• Flip off with the middle finger
• A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
• The gesture of cutting the throat. 
• The gesture of biting the thumb. 

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Why was Romeo is such a sad mood at the beginning of Act 1? 

• He was madly in love with Juliet but could not be with her because she is a Capulet.
• He was in love with Rosaline, but she did not love him back. 
• He was in love with Juliet, but Juliet did not love him back. 
• He was in love with Juliet, and he found out she had to marry another suitor.  

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Who does Juliet's parents what her to marry?

• Romeo
• Tybalt
• the Prince
• Paris 

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Where is the play set?

• Bologne
• Verona
• Rome
• Venice

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What, according to the chorus, are Romeo and Juliet?

• Young children
• Fatal enemies
• Star crossed lovers
• Beasts

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What does Benvolio say he wants to do in the first scene?

• Keep the peace
• Fight Tybalt
• Bite his thumb
• Speak with his cousin

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