Romeo and juliet Act One Practice Quiz

What two households are feuding?

• Medici and Habsburg

• Capulet and Montague

• Neville and Percy

• Rothschild and Bourbon

Why is Romeo so sad at the beginning of Act I?

• Juliet has rejected him.

• Roseline wants to become a nun.

• Juliet wants to marry Paris.

• His parents said that he is too young to marry.

What does the gesture “biting the thumb” signify?

• An insult

• A gesture of love

• An act of great respect

• The person gesturing is a lowly servant.

In what city does Act One take place?

• Venice

• Florence

• Milan

• Verona

How does Romeo learn about the Capulet masquerade party?

• He overhears Paris and Capulet talking.

• He receives an invitation from Juliet.

• He reads the guest list for Capulet’s servant.

• Tybalt tells him about it.

Who provides comic relief with a speech about Queen Mab?

• Romeo

• Benvolio

• Mercutio

• Tybalt

How does Capulet feel about Juliet getting married at the beginning of the play?

• He is eager for her to marry Paris immediately.

• He wants her to wait until she is older.

• He wants her to marry Romeo instead.

• He disapproves of marriage altogether.

Who recognizes Romeo at the Capulet party and becomes angry?

• Paris

• Tybalt

• Lord Capulet

• Abram

What does Mercutio say about dreams?

• They always come true.

• They are nonsense and not to be trusted.

• They predict the future.

• They reflect a person’s destiny.

What is a malapropism?

• When characters voice their thoughts out loud

• A person who acts as a narrator

• A line of verse written in iambic pentameter

• The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one