Romeo and Juliet - Act I

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

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

• She is already married.

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

• She is in love with another man.

• She thinks Romeo is annoying.

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

• singing in the gardens

• shut up in his chambers

• bothering the cooks

• riding through the country

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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

• explain to Romeo why Rosaline was unfaithful

• send Romeo on an adventure that will distract him

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

• 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 follow her parents' wishes.

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

• Mercutio

• Romeo

• Tybalt

• Abram

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Select all characters who are members of the Montague family.

• Romeo

• Lord and Lady Montague

• Benvolio

• Mercutio

• Juliet

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Select all of the characters who are either family members or servants of the Capulet family.

• Juliet

• Nurse

• Benvolio

• Tybalt

• Lord and Lady Capulet

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This is a figure of speech where contradictory terms appear together.

• soliloquy

• monologue

• pun

• oxymoron

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Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is a

• oxymoron

• foreshaow

• siloloquy

• monologue

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