Romeo and Juliet Act I

What literary device do we see in Romeo's lines: "I fear too early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin this fearful date...by some vile forfeit of untimely death"?

• oxymoron

• monologuing

• foreshadowing

• stalling

Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is a

• oxymoron

• foreshaow

• siloloquy

• monologue

Who advised Romeo to "examine other beauties" to get his mind off of Rosaline?

• Mercutio

• Benvolio

• Tybalt

• Paris

Who are the two feuding families in this play?

• the Mercutios and the Benvolios

• the Capulets and the Mercutios

• the Capulets and the Montagues

• the Hatfields and McCoys

What does Prince Escalus say will happen to the next people to disturb the peace?

• They will be thrown in prison

• They will be executed

• They will be banished

• They will pay a fine

Who asked for Lord Capulet's permission to woo his daughter?

• Paris

• Benvolio

• Mercutio

• Romeo

Who was angry that a Montague crashed his uncle's party?

• Romeo

• Benvolio

• Mercutio

• Tybalt

Who is the author of "Romeo and Juliet"?

• William Ratcliffe

• William Shakespeare

• Homer

• Stephen King

A play that deals with tragic events and has an unhappy ending is called a

• comedy

• tragedy

• oxymoron

• pun

Romeo's words "O brawling love, O loving hate" are an example of

• oxymoron

• monologue

• siloloquy

• tragedy