WorksheetsR & J Prologue, Acts 1-2
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 28mins
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play?
flip off with the middle finger
biting the thumb
the gesture of cutting the throat
Who does the Nurse call "a man of wax"?
Paris
The Nurse's husband
Romeo
Tybalt
"A crutch! A crutch! Why call you for a sword?"
Juliet complaining about Tybalt's hotheadness.
The Nurse complaining about her arthritis.
Lady Capulet calling her husband old.
Lady Montague calling her husband a coward.
"What drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!"
Romeo
Tybalt
Prince
Benvolio
When Juliet says, "It is an honor that I dream not of," to what is she referring?
she doesn't want to date Paris
she never believed Romeo would love her back
she hasn't thought about marriage yet
aside
stage directions
long speech
a remark a character makes to the audience or another character
character thinking aloud
Lord Capulet thinks Juliet is young for marriage
true
false
The nurse and Lady Capulet think Paris is a good match for juliet
true
false
What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?
put them in jail
make them marry their enemy
punish them with death
banish them from Verona
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
Look at other women
Ask Rosaline to marry him
Force Rosaline to be with him
Become a priest
How does Tybalt know Romeo is at the party?
He sees Romeo without his mask on.
He recognizes his voice.
A servant tells him.
The nurse tells him
When Tybalt tells Lord Capulet that Romeo is at the party, Lord Capulet tells him to _____.
calm down
go kill Romeo
throw Romeo out of the party
call for the Prince
How does Romeo find out Juliet is a Capulet?
Juliet's Nurse tells him.
A servant tells him.
Tybalt tells him.
Mercutio tells him.
In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?
Not quite 14
14
Almost 15
25
How does Mercutio feel about dreams?
They are the product of a brain that's doing nothing.
They keep you up at night.
They are the gatekeeper to the future.
They provide valuable insight into your life.
Does Juliet know that Romeo is there when she speaks about her love for him on the balcony?
Yes
No
To what does Romeo compare Juliet during the Balcony Scene ?
Sun
Moon
An Angel
An Earring
the fairy who brings dreams who Mercutio teases Romeo about
Queen Mab
Princess Peach
Lady Rosaline
Titania
character thinking aloud on stage
soliloquy
aside
pun
foil
character who contrasts with another character to bring out their qualities
foil
pun
iambic
aside
play on words that have more than one meaning
tragedy
oxymoron
soliloquy
pun
unstressed then stressed syllable ( u / ) times 5
iambic pentameter
sonnet
blank verse
aside
unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
soliloquy
sonnet
foil
Why do you have to be Romeo, a Montague???
"wherefore art thou Romeo"
"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
"what light through yonder window breaks"
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine"
funny parts in between the sad parts
comic relief
oxymoron
foil
aside
"My only ______, sprung from my only _________."
love, hate
Romeo, Montague
infatuation, feud
friend, enemy
All of the following describe Romeo and Juliet's first conversation EXCEPT
Romeo wants a kiss
in sonnet form
Juliet is a pilgrim / sinner
A kiss is a prayer
During the Balcony Scene, to what does Juliet compare Romeo?
a rose
a pilgrim
the moon
an angel
the "Prince of Cats," who challenges Romeo to a duel
Paris
Tybalt
Mercutio
Escalus
"Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,
And vice sometimes by action dignified."
Romeo rationalizing his quick marriage to Juliet
Friar Laurence considering how plants and men are similar
The Prince explaining his judgment to Capulet and Montague
Mercutio teasing Romeo about his dream
How does Act 2 end?
Romeo and Juliet's wedding
Romeo and Juliet running off together
Rosaline telling Romeo she loves him after all
Tybalt dueling with Romeo
Friar Laurence compares Romeo and Juliet's love to . . .
fire and gunpowder
the sun and a rose
a summer's day
Christ and the Church
"bright smoke"
"parting is such sweet sorrow"
oxymorons
puns
asides
soliloquies
bitter disagreement or conflict
strife
profane
pernicious
relating to citizens OR courteous and polite
civil
strife
pernicious
an expression of grief, pity, or concern
alas
civil
wherefore
having a harmful effect
pernicious
profane
civil
to treat with irreverence or disrespect
profane
alas
pernicious
why
wherefore
alas
civil
Where does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?
Venice
Verona
Vermont
Virginia
Choose all of the following that describe the Prologue
It gives the audience an expectation that the play must fulfil the terms set out in the prologue.
It suggests the idea that Romeo and Juliet's fate is inescapable.
It tells the audience loosely what is going to happen in the play.
It is a speech given by a main character at the end of the play.
A type of poem that includes three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
Foil
Sonnet
Aside
Blank Verse
