Romeo & Juliet Act 1

What is the purpose of the prologue?

• To introduce the names of the characters and their conflicts.

• To provide an overall preview of the play

• To start the play with a Shakespeare poem

• To sum up what happens in Act I

It is clear from the first scene of the play that the Montagues and Capulets are

• peaceful

• enemies

• hardworking

• loving

• cowardly

Why will Romeo's love, Rosaline, not return his affection?

• She is already married.

• She doesn't find Romeo attractive.

• She has vowed to live a chaste life and not be married.

• She is in love with another man.

• She thinks Romeo is annoying.

According to his father, how does Romeo spend his nights and days?

• wandering the hallways

• singing in the gardens

• shut up in his chambers

• bothering the cooks

• riding through the country

According to the dialogue between Benvolio and Romeo, Benvolio's plan to rid Romeo of his affections for Rosaline is to--

• find Romeo an even more beautiful woman than Rosaline.

• banish her from Verona and away from Romeo's sight

• introduce Romeo to Juliet, whom Benvolio believes is the fairest beauty

• explain to Romeo why Rosaline was unfaithful

• send Romeo on an adventure that will distract him

What does Juliet mean when she says, "Go ask his name--If he be married/ My grave is like to be my wedding bed"?

• If Romeo is already married, she will ruin his marriage.

• If she marries Romeo, she will die the night of her wedding.

• If Romeo is already married, she would rather die than marry another.

• If she marries Romeo, she will stay at home until the day she dies.

• If Romeo is already married, she will wait or him to leave his wife.

How does Juliet react when her mother first speaks of a possible marriage and what does this reaction reveal about her character?

• She responds without emotion; her reaction reveals that she is unwilling to accept the wishes of her parents.

• She begins to cry; her reaction reveals that she is not ready to be married.

• She becomes excited; her reaction reveals the she is overjoyed with the prospect of marriage.

• She locks herself in her room; her reaction shows that she is whiny and spoiled.

• She barely reacts at all; her reaction reveals that she will abide by her parents' wishes.

PLEASE SELECT ALL ANSWERS THAT APPLY: One might view Romeo's attraction to Juliet as

• too sudden

• only physical

• love at first sight

• expected

• not normal behavior for him

Which character gives the speech about Queen Mab, the fairy queen, as the boys are heading to the party?

• Mercutio

• Benvolio

• Romeo

• Tybalt

• Abram

Who has a dream that predicts that he will die if he goes to this party?

• Romeo

• Tybalt

• Benvolio

• Mercutio

• Abram