QUIZ: Romeo and Juliet - Acts I & II

Which conflict is NOT evident in the first two acts?

• Juliet vs Rosaline

• Romeo vs Tybalt

• Romeo vs himself

• Capulet vs Montague

Arrange the events in ACT I chronologically.

• 2

• Lady Capulet and the Nurse try to convince Juliet that Paris is a good match in marriage.

• 5

• On their way to the Capulet's masquerade ball, Romeo tells Mercutio and Benvolio about his ominous dream. The two friends convince him that dreams are meaningless.

• 1

• Paris visits Lord Capulet to ask for Juliet's hand in marriage. Lord Capulet tells him to wait two more years because Juliet is too young.

• 4

• A fight breaks out in Verona and Prince Escalus stops it. He warns that if there is another fight, the Capulets and the Montagues shall pay for it with their lives.

• 3

• Lord Capulet stops Tybalt from confronting Romeo and making a scene at the ball. Meanwhile, Romeo meets Juliet for the first time and they kiss. They both find out who the other is upon Romeo's departure.

Judging from his behavior in Scene 1, and then at the ball, you can predict that Tybalt will _______.

• seek revenge against the Montagues

• tell Lady Capulet about Romeo as soon as possible

• become more tolerant of the Montagues

• question his own loyalty to Lord Capulet

Which statement is the BEST summary of Benvolio’s role in Act I?

• He shows concern for Romeo and tries to calm the fighting families.

• He discusses Romeo’s private feelings with his uncle, Lord Montague.

• He tries to defend Romeo and threatens to challenge Tybalt to a duel.

• He agrees to accompany Romeo to the masked feast at the Capulets’ home.

Romeo declares, “I’ll take a torch. Let playful people with light hearts dance. There’s an old saying that applies to me: you can’t lose if you don’t play the game. I’ll just hold a torch and watch you guys. It looks like a lot of fun, but I’ll sit this one out.

Mercutio replies, “ Hey, you’re being a stick in the mud, as cautious as a policeman on night patrol. If you’re a stick in the mud, we’ll pull you out of the mud--I mean out of love, if you’ll excuse me for being so rude--where you’re stuck up to your ears. Come on, we’re wasting precious daylight. Let’s go!”

The phrase stick in the mud most nearly represents _______.

• hesistancy

• stubbornness

• foolishness

• perseverance

"I fear too early, for my mind misgives

Some consequence yet hanging in the stars

Shall bitterly begin his fearful date

With this night's revels and expire the term

Of a despised life closed in my breast

By some vile forfeit of untimely death.

But he that hath the streerage of my course,

Direct my sail. On, lusty gentlemen."

This statement of Romeo is an example of ________.

• simile

• oxymoron

• foreshadowing

• hyperbole

In Act II, what role does Friar Lawrence mainly serve?

• an influential relative of the Capulets

• an influential advisor to the Prince

• a brilliant but frustrated botanist

• Romeo’s mentor and advisor

What is the main reason that Friar Lawrence agrees to perform the marriage of Romeo and Juliet?

• He thinks the marriage may end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues.

• He realizes they will never give up their love whether or not they get married.

• He knows that the Prince would approve of the marriage.

• He prefers that Juliet marry Romeo rather than Paris.

What point does Juliet make when she speaks these lines in Act II, Scene II:

"What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet."

• She loves Romeo even though he is a Montague.

• She thinks that Romeo has a sweet-sounding name.

• The growing love she feels for Romeo is like a blooming rose.

• She does not want to marry Romeo because he is a Montague.

Reread the lines where Juliet says, “O, swear not by the moon…”

Which answer BEST explains her issue with what Romeo is trying to do.

• Juliet hates the moon, and believes that it is unlucky.

• Juliet states that the moon is always changing, and is worried that Romeo’s love will also change.

• Juliet is jealous of the beauty of the moon.

• Juliet is uncomfortable being compared to the moon’s beauty.