WorksheetsRomeo & Juliet: Act 2 scenes 1 & 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
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1.
What is the purpose of the prologue in Act II?
a)
Reviews what has occurred and what is to come next.
b)
Remind us of the prologue before Act I
c)
Provide audience with an intermission
d)
Give the Chorus an introduction to the play
2.
What does the Chorus talk about during the prologue?
a)
The family feud will escalate into a violent war
b)
Romeo's feelings have shifted from Rosaline to Juliet
c)
Tybalt will attack Romeo when he least expects it
d)
Romeo and Juliet's love won't last
3.
In scene 2, Mercutio and Benvolio are looking for Romeo. How do they try to get him to come out of hiding?
a)
They cry out in pain as if they are being attacked
b)
They threaten to tell his parents about Juliet
c)
They send out a pack of dogs to sniff him out
d)
They call out to him and pretend Rosaline is nearby
4.
What is NOT one of Juliet's concerns in regards to Romeo?
a)
Romeo doesn't actually love her truly
b)
Romeo might see her as "easy;" she falls in love too fast
c)
Romeo might get caught and killed
d)
Her mother may disapprove of Romeo
5.
When Juliet says, "That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet", she is...
a)
Giving an example to prove that names are important
b)
Explaining why she is so upset that Romeo is a Capulet
c)
Proving that Romeo's last name does not affect his character
d)
Commenting on the origin of the word rose
6.
What does Juliet plan to do the day after she and Romeo declare their love for each other?
a)
Marry Romeo
b)
Send a messenger before nine o' clock to find out if Romeo will marry her
c)
Visit Romeo at Friar Lawrence's cell before nine o' clock
d)
Run away from Verona with romeo so they can be married
7.
After leaving the Capulet feast, who do Benvolio and Mercutio think Romeo is with?
a)
Rosaline
b)
Juliet
c)
Tybalt
d)
Lord Capulet
8.
What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day?
a)
a message with a love poem
b)
a message about his love
c)
a message when and where to meet
d)
a message with a marriage proposal
9.
Who is the first to mention marriage?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
10.
"My only love sprung from my only hate" is a line said by whom?
a)
Juliet
b)
The Nurse
c)
Romeo
d)
Count Paris
11.
Where is Romeo when Mercutio and Benvolio can't find him?
a)
The orchard under Juliet's balcony
b)
His bedroom
c)
Wandering the streets of Verona
d)
With Friar Lawrence
12.
Juliet begs Romeo not to swear "by the moon": what is her reasoning?
a)
It is a cloudy night and neither lover can actually see the moon.
b)
Morning is quickly approaching, and with the sun coming up, the moon is waning.
c)
The moon changes often; Juliet fears that if Romeo swears by it, his love will be as fickle.
d)
The moon is too bright, and Juliet fears it might mean Romeo's promise will be an unstable one.
13.
The following quotation is an example of what literary term?
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?/ It is the east and Juliet is the sun!
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?/ It is the east and Juliet is the sun!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
14.
These lines have an example of what literary term?
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/
Who is already sick and pale with grief/
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/
Who is already sick and pale with grief/
That thou her maid art far more fair than she.
a)
analogy
b)
pun
c)
personification
15.
When Romeo says, “he jests at scars that never felt a wound”, he means
a)
Juliet will not understand his internal conflict regarding their love
b)
His father will never approve of the union
c)
His friends do not understand what it's like to be in love
d)
None of the above
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