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R & J Prologue, Acts 1-2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
2.

What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play?

a)

flip off with the middle finger

b)

biting the thumb

c)

the gesture of cutting the throat

3.

Who does the Nurse call "a man of wax"?

a)

Paris

b)

The Nurse's husband

c)

Romeo

d)

Tybalt

4.

"A crutch! A crutch! Why call you for a sword?"

a)

Juliet complaining about Tybalt's hotheadness.

b)

The Nurse complaining about her arthritis.

c)

Lady Capulet calling her husband old.

d)

Lady Montague calling her husband a coward.

5.
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night"
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Mercutio
6.

"What drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward!"

a)

Romeo

b)

Tybalt

c)

Prince

d)

Benvolio

7.
In his conversation with Benvolio in Scene 1, Romeo appears _____________.
a)
happy and pleasant
b)
sad and moody
c)
rough and angry
d)
sarcastic and rude
8.

When Juliet says, "It is an honor that I dream not of," to what is she referring?

a)

she doesn't want to date Paris

b)

she never believed Romeo would love her back

c)

she hasn't thought about marriage yet

9.

aside

a)

stage directions

b)

long speech

c)

a remark a character makes to the audience or another character

d)

character thinking aloud

10.

Lord Capulet thinks Juliet is young for marriage

a)

true

b)

false

11.

The nurse and Lady Capulet think Paris is a good match for juliet

a)

true

b)

false

12.

What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?

a)

put them in jail

b)

make them marry their enemy

c)

punish them with death

d)

banish them from Verona

13.

What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?

a)

Look at other women

b)

Ask Rosaline to marry him

c)

Force Rosaline to be with him

d)

Become a priest

14.

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

15.

When Tybalt tells Lord Capulet that Romeo is at the party, Lord Capulet tells him to _____.

a)

calm down

b)

go kill Romeo

c)

throw Romeo out of the party

d)

call for the Prince

16.

How does Romeo find out Juliet is a Capulet?

a)

Juliet's Nurse tells him.

b)

A servant tells him.

c)

Tybalt tells him.

d)

Mercutio tells him.

17.
Why does the servant 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 Romeo to come to the party
18.

In Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?

a)

Not quite 14

b)

14

c)

Almost 15

d)

25

19.

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.

d)

They provide valuable insight into your life.

20.

Does Juliet know that Romeo is there when she speaks about her love for him on the balcony?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

To what does Romeo compare Juliet during the Balcony Scene ?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

An Angel

d)

An Earring

22.

the fairy who brings dreams who Mercutio teases Romeo about

a)

Queen Mab

b)

Princess Peach

c)

Lady Rosaline

d)

Titania

23.

character thinking aloud on stage

a)

soliloquy

b)

aside

c)

pun

d)

foil

24.

character who contrasts with another character to bring out their qualities

a)

foil

b)

pun

c)

iambic

d)

aside

25.

play on words that have more than one meaning

a)

tragedy

b)

oxymoron

c)

soliloquy

d)

pun

26.

unstressed then stressed syllable ( u / ) times 5

a)

iambic pentameter

b)

sonnet

c)

blank verse

d)

aside

27.

unrhymed iambic pentameter

a)

blank verse

b)

soliloquy

c)

sonnet

d)

foil

28.

Why do you have to be Romeo, a Montague???

a)

"wherefore art thou Romeo"

b)

"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

c)

"what light through yonder window breaks"

d)

"If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine"

29.

funny parts in between the sad parts

a)

comic relief

b)

oxymoron

c)

foil

d)

aside

30.

"My only ______, sprung from my only _________."

a)

love, hate

b)

Romeo, Montague

c)

infatuation, feud

d)

friend, enemy

31.

All of the following describe Romeo and Juliet's first conversation EXCEPT

a)

Romeo wants a kiss

b)

in sonnet form

c)

Juliet is a pilgrim / sinner

d)

A kiss is a prayer

32.

During the Balcony Scene, to what does Juliet compare Romeo?

a)

a rose

b)

a pilgrim

c)

the moon

d)

an angel

33.

the "Prince of Cats," who challenges Romeo to a duel

a)

Paris

b)

Tybalt

c)

Mercutio

d)

Escalus

34.

"Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,

And vice sometimes by action dignified."

a)

Romeo rationalizing his quick marriage to Juliet

b)

Friar Laurence considering how plants and men are similar

c)

The Prince explaining his judgment to Capulet and Montague

d)

Mercutio teasing Romeo about his dream

35.

How does Act 2 end?

a)

Romeo and Juliet's wedding

b)

Romeo and Juliet running off together

c)

Rosaline telling Romeo she loves him after all

d)

Tybalt dueling with Romeo

36.

Friar Laurence compares Romeo and Juliet's love to . . .

a)

fire and gunpowder

b)

the sun and a rose

c)

a summer's day

d)

Christ and the Church

37.

"bright smoke"

"parting is such sweet sorrow"

a)

oxymorons

b)

puns

c)

asides

d)

soliloquies

38.

bitter disagreement or conflict

a)

strife

b)

profane

c)

pernicious

39.

relating to citizens OR courteous and polite

a)

civil

b)

strife

c)

pernicious

40.

an expression of grief, pity, or concern

a)

alas

b)

civil

c)

wherefore

41.

having a harmful effect

a)

pernicious

b)

profane

c)

civil

42.

to treat with irreverence or disrespect

a)

profane

b)

alas

c)

pernicious

43.

why

a)

wherefore

b)

alas

c)

civil

44.
What makes Shakespeare great?
a)
his accurate portrayal of humans
b)
the length of his novels
c)
his totally original plots
d)
his hairstyle
45.
What makes Shakespeare great?
a)
his inventive and clever use of language
b)
his poor writing style
c)
his wealth
d)
his old, confusing language
46.
"Give me a torch . . . Being but heavy, I will bear the light" has a double meaning, which makes it a . . . 
a)
pun
b)
drama
c)
comedy
d)
sonnet
47.
plays with a sad ending, usually with death
a)
tragedy
b)
comedy
c)
sonnet
d)
drama
48.
Plays are separated into
a)
acts and scenes
b)
chapters and pages
c)
parts and lines
d)
pages and sections
49.

Where does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?

a)

Venice

b)

Verona

c)

Vermont

d)

Virginia

50.

Choose all of the following that describe the Prologue

a)

It gives the audience an expectation that the play must fulfil the terms set out in the prologue.

b)

It suggests the idea that Romeo and Juliet's fate is inescapable.

c)

It tells the audience loosely what is going to happen in the play.

d)

It is a speech given by a main character at the end of the play.

51.

A type of poem that includes three quatrains and a couplet in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.

a)

Foil

b)

Sonnet

c)

Aside

d)

Blank Verse