Romeo and Juliet Act One Quiz

What event does the prologue foreshadow?

• the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
• the marriage of Romeo and Juliet
• the death of Romeo's and Juliet's child
• the marriage of Paris and Juliet

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What is the purpose of the Prologue?

• to grab your attention

• to explain why the families are fighting

• so we know where the story takes place

• to set the stage for the story as a whole

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Who are Abram and Balthasar?

• Servants to the Montagues

• Servants to the Capulets

• Wealthy people in Verona

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Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

• Homer
• Dante Allegheri
• William Shakespeare
• Christopher Marlowe

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What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?

• comedy
• tragedy
• history

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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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When Romeo says, "I have a feeling this party tonight will be the start of something bad, something that will end with my own death..." what figurative language is being used?

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Foreshadowing

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What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?

• Put them in jail.
• Make them live together.
• Punish them with death.

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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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What event does Benvolio suggest that Romeo attends to avoid thinking about Rosaline? 

• The Capulet's house party
• The Montague's house party
• Rosaline's wedding
• A play at the globe theater

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