Romeo and Juliet Act I Prologue and Scene 1

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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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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Where is the play set?

• Bologne
• Verona
• Rome
• Venice

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Who says, "What drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee"?

• Romeo

• Tybalt

• Prince

• Benvolio

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

• happy and pleasant
• sad and conflicted

• hot-headed and angry

• sarcastic and rude

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

• Rebellious youths

• Fatal enemies

• Star-crossed lovers

• The heads of their households

How does Benvolio suggest Romeo could solve his love problem?

• Examine other beauties

• Ask her to marry him

• Take a vacation

Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague's men?

• because Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet family and there is a feud between the Capulets and the Montagues
• because the Montague men "bit their thumbs" at Sampson and Gregory
• because Montegue's men were blocking the street and wouldn't let Sampson and Gregory pass
• because Lord Capulet ordered them to

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