Romeo & Juliet Acts I-II Review

How does Romeo find out about Capulet’s ball?

• An illiterate servant asks him to read an invitation.

• Prince Escalus orders Capulet to invite all the Montagues.

• Juliet’s Nurse invites him.

• He walks by the Capulet’s house and overhears the servants discussing the party.

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“Wherefore” means

• who

• where

• when

• why

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“Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.”  Who said this to whom?

• Montague to Romeo

• Benvolio to Romeo

• Friar Lawrence to Romeo

• Mercutio to Romeo

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Which character provides this play with comic relief?

• Paris

• Nurse

• Benvolio

• Tybalt

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In the Prologue, the chorus functions primarily as

• a dramatic foil

• a flat character

• a round character

• a narrator

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Friar Lawrence agrees to the marriage between Romeo and Juliet because he hopes that

• Romeo will finally settle down.

• Rosaline will be jealous.

• the wedding will help fund a new church.

• the wedding will unite the Capulets and the Montagues.

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Kinsmen means

• servants

• relatives

• the king's guards

• friends

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What does Lady Capulet mean by the following line?

            “By my count, I was your mother much upon these years that you are now a maid.”

• She means that Juliet is too young to be a mother.

• She means that Juliet cannot marry until she is older.

• She means that she was Juliet’s age when she became Juliet’s mother.

• She means that she never should have been a mother.

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Why does Juliet confess her love for Romeo while he is in the garden listening?

• She wants him to know how she feels.

• She never confessed her love for Romeo while he was in the garden.

• She does not know he is there.

• She thought she was at shrift.

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When the nurse returns, what does she do before telling Juliet Romeo’s response?

• She makes fun of Juliet.

• She doesn’t do anything.

• She tells her Romeo is ugly.

• She stalls to get Juliet’s attention.

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