R&J Prologue Quiz

Where does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?

• Verona

• It doesn't say.

• London

• Rome

What does "star-crossed lovers" mean?

• A love that is meant to be.

• A love that is never meant to be.

What words indicate how long the families have been fighting?

• "Where civil hands makes civil hands unclean."

• "And the continuance of their parent's rage"

• "From ancient grudge break to new mutiny"

• "Doth with their death bury their parents' strife"

"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their lives" best means...

• Two lovers meant to be commit suicide

• They killed themselves

• The stars caused them to take their lives

• Two lovers never meant to be commit suicide

"Two household both alike in dignity" best means...

• Two house that look very much alike

• Two last names that are almost identical

• Two families very similar in reputation

• Two homes that have nothing to lose

What ends the fighting between the Capulet and Montague families?

• Romeo and Juliet's deaths

• Romeo's arrest

• Romeo and Juliet running away together and disowning their families

• Romeo and Juliet's marriage to one another

The grudge between feuding families is described as _______.

• Minor.

• Major.

• Recent.

• Ancient.

The feud between the Capulets and Montagues has caused ______________.

• Bankruptcy in both families.

• Social ostracization for both families.

• Violence and death in both families.

• Political exile for both families.

Romeo and Juliet are ______________.

• From different towns.

• From feuding kingdoms.

• From feuding families.

• From different countries.

The prologue is supposed to ______________.

• Reveal the murderers.

• Give a brief overview of the story.

• Describe the town and the time period.

• Tell the ending of the play.