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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Prologue and Act I
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The chorus
introduces the play
gives the prologue
speaks before Act i, scene i
All of the above.
The setting is
Verona, Italy
Vilano, Italy
Varola, Italy
Lavorna, Italy
The play begins on this day of the week:
Saturday
Sunday
Friday
Wednesday
The play begins near
9 am
10 am
12 am
1 am
The Montagues are in a long-standing feud with the
Capulets
church
prince and his family
servants of Capulet
Rosaline is the girl who
rejects Romeo.
is not invited to Capulet's party.
is hated by Benvolio.
All of the above.
Paris asks
Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage.
Capulet id he can come to Capulet's party.
Capulet if Lady Capulet would bless his arrangement to marry Juliet.
All of the above.
Mercutio is
invited to Capulet's party.
a friend to Romeo and accompanies him to Capulet's party.
someone who speaks in bawdy terms.
All of the above.
Juliet has
never been to one of her her father's parties.
not thought before of marrying.
agreed to marry Paris to please her parents.
All of the above.
Roman numerals in upper case identify
an act
a scene
a line
a play
In the first scene, _?_ begin the fight between houses.
sons
cousins
servants
patriarchs
It was the house of _?_ that provoked the fight in the first scene of Act I.
Capulet
Montague
Escalus
None of the above.
What word is used for a "fight"?
civility
fray
bawl
suffering
What word is used for "three times"?
third
trio
trice
thrice
Who is Juliet's confidante?
The Nurse
her mother
Lady Capulet
Capulet
How old is Juliet?
12
13
14
None of hte above.
When is Juliet's birthday?
July 15
June 30
July 31
Aug 1
What month does the play begin?
Septmeber
February
June
July
What term describes the lovers as per the introduction?
star-doomed
doomed
star-cross'd
tragic
Who provokes Benvolio in the opening fight?
Capulet
Tybalt
Sampson
Gregory
Who is the prince who warns the families of death if another fight occurs?
Escalus
Paris
Capulet
Montague
How many fights occurred before the one that happens in the opening?
1
2
3
0
To whom do Romeo's parents ask where their son has been and to find what is wrong with him?
their nephew
Romeo's cousin
Benvolio
All of the above.
How does Romeo feel in most of Act I - before he sees Juliet?
Depressed
Angry
Annoyed
Jolly
How do the Montague boys find out about the Capulet party?
An illiterate servant asks them to read the invitation.
Rosaline tells Romeo not to come.
Tybalt warns them not to come.
Capulet heralded it through the streets after the prince's warning.
To whom does Paris ask for Juliet's hand in marriage?
Lady Capulet
Tybalt
The Nurse
Capulet
What other condition besides waiting two years does Capulet give to the suitor who wants to marry her?
Juliet has to agree.
Lady Capulet has to agree.
Juliet and Lady Capulet have to agree.
The prince has to agree.
The Prologue and the meeting of Romeo and Juliet are both in the literary form of a
sonnet
couplet
quatrain
None of the above.
Why is Romeo sprung from Juliet's only "hate"?
Because she has been taught to hate Montagues
Because she is engaged to Paris
Because he is a party crasher
All of the above.
Which word means "sexual"?
wanton
bawdy
wormwood
fray
Which means "to waste time"?
"Have the chinks."
"A jewel in an Ethiop's ear."
"Burn daylight."
None of the above.
Who is said to teach "the torches to burn bright?"
Romeo
Juliet
Rosaline
Mercutio
What is celebrated at Lammastide?
The harvest, especially wheat/bread
The sheep, especially lambs
The beasts of burden, especially horses
Flowers, especially lilies
With whom does Capulet argue at his party?
Lady Capulet
Juliet
Tybalt
The Nurse
Who are Sampson and Gregory?
Capulet servants
Montague servants
cousins to Juliet
cousins to Romeo
