WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act I
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what city does the play take place?
a)
Italy
b)
Verona
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
2.
The street fight at the beginning of the play is between which two families?
a)
Romeo and Juliet
b)
Sampson and Gregory
c)
Montagues and Capulets
d)
Benvolio and Mercutio
3.
Benvolio tries to stop the fight. Who attacks him?
a)
Paris
b)
Prince
c)
Tybalt
d)
Lord Capulet
4.
What does the Prince say will happen to anyone who disturbs the peace?
a)
He will be banished.
b)
He will be executed.
c)
He will be sold to slavery.
d)
He will be arrested.
5.
How does Benvolio plan to cure Romeo's lovesickness for Rosaline?
a)
He will show Romeo more, beautiful women.
b)
He will take Romeo on a vacation out of town.
c)
He will read Romeo a story.
d)
He will make him hate Rosaline.
6.
How many children does Lord Capulet have?
a)
Four
b)
Three
c)
Two
d)
One
7.
Who is the young man who asks permission to marry Juliet?
a)
Romeo
b)
Tybalt
c)
Prince
d)
Paris
8.
Who tells Juliet that Paris would make a good husband immediately?
a)
Nurse
b)
Her mom
c)
Tybalt
d)
Lord Capulet
9.
Who wants to attack Romeo at the masked ball?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Juliet
d)
Gregory
10.
After Romeo and Juliet fall in love, who reveals each of their families?
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Nurse
d)
Juliet
11.
What is the purpose of the prologue?
a)
To introduce the reader to the story and characters they are about to see.
b)
The reveal the entire plot of the play.
c)
To entertain the audience.
d)
There is no purpose; it was unnecessary
12.
At the start of the play, Romeo is depressed over his unrequited love involving which character?
a)
Rosaline
b)
Juliet
c)
Mercutio
d)
Lady Montague
13.
For what reason does Lady Capulet wish Juliet to be married to Paris?
a)
Love
b)
Companionship
c)
Grandchildren
d)
Status
14.
How do Romeo and Benvolio learn of the Capulet party?
a)
They are invited by Lord Capulet.
b)
A servant invites them after Romeo helps him.
c)
Mercutio insists they attend.
d)
They crash the party by chance.
15.
When a character speaks for an extended period of time on stage to others, this is called a:
a)
Monologue
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Aside
d)
Speech
16.
In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers?
a)
They will marry.
b)
They will die.
c)
They will be forced apart.
d)
They will live happily ever after.
17.
How does Tybalt know Romeo is at the party?
a)
He sees Romeo without his mask on.
b)
He recognizes his voice.
c)
A servant tells him.
d)
The nurse tells him
18.
At the beginning of the play, Romeo's parents are worried about him because he ___________.
a)
is too friendly with their enemies
b)
has involved himself with rowdy friends
c)
seems unaccountably sad and gloomy
d)
is too hot-tempered and quick to anger
19.
Who says "my life is my foe's debt?"
a)
Juliet
b)
Mercutio
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
20.
Who has raised Juliet?
a)
Prince Escalus
b)
Friar Lawrence
c)
Nurse
d)
Lady Montague
21.
How does Mercutio feel about dreams?
a)
They are the product of a brain that's doing nothing
b)
They keep you up at night
c)
They are the gatekeeper to the future
22.
Who is Queen Mab?
a)
A fairy
b)
Juliet
c)
Prince Escalus' mother
23.
Does Lord Capulet want Paris to marry Juliet?
a)
Yes, but he wants Paris to wait.
b)
No, he doesn't like Paris.
c)
Yes! He wants them to get married very soon.
24.
Why does Peter ask Romeo to read the list of guests invited to the party?
a)
He wants to tease Romeo with the list
b)
He can't read
c)
He can't pronounce some of the names
d)
He wants to invite Romeo to the party
25.
In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?
a)
Not quite 14
b)
14
c)
Almost 15
d)
12
26.
As Juliet is talking to her mother in Scene 3, the Nurse says, "Why, he's a man of wax." Who is she referring to?
a)
Paris
b)
Anybody at the party
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
27.
In Shakespeare's time, biting your thumb was...
a)
a gesture of friendship
b)
considered flirtatious
c)
an insult
d)
childish
28.
How many times have the Capulets and Montagues had street fights recently?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
29.
How has Romeo been spending his days recently?
a)
Dancing
b)
Locked in his room being moody
c)
Dreaming of Juliet
d)
Arguing with his parents
30.
In Scene iv, Mercutio tells Romeo this "person" had visited him at night.
a)
The Masked Woman
b)
The Fairy Princess
c)
Rosaline
d)
Queen Mab
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