Romeo and Juliet, Act 1

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

• Homer

• Dante Allegheri

• William Shakespeare

• Christopher Marlowe

Where is the play set?

• Bologne
• Verona
• Rome
• Venice

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Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that _____________.

• Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
• Juliet is a widow
• Romeo is a fugitive
• The lovers from two feuding families will die

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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 are the two families feuding?

• One family stole from the other
• No one remembers
• They own rival businesses
• Their children fall in love

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___________ is Romeo's father.

• Montague
• Capulet
• Friar Laurence
• Never named

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What is wrong with Romeo at the start of the play?

• He is angry that the families are fighting.
• He is in love with Juliet who is his enemy.
• He is in love with Rosaline who does not love him.
• He is too shy to talk to the woman he loves.

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In his conversation with Benvolio in Scene 1, Romeo appears _____________.

• happy and pleasant
• sad and moody
• rough and angry
• sarcastic and rude

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What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?

• Look at other women

• Ask her to marry him

• Force himself on her

• Talk to Mercutio about his problems

What makes Romeo decide to go to the party at the Capulet house?

• Because his friends pressure him to go

• Because Rosaline will be there

• Because he wants to fight the Capulets

• Because Juliet will be there