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Romeo and Juliet Act I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A play that deals with tragic events and has an unhappy ending is called a

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

2.

This is a figure of speech where contradictory terms appear together.

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

pun

d)

oxymoron

3.

What literary device do we see in Romeo's lines: "I fear too early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin this fearful date...by some vile forfeit of untimely death"?

a)

oxymoron

b)

monologuing

c)

foreshadowing

d)

stalling

4.

Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is a

a)

oxymoron

b)

foreshaow

c)

siloloquy

d)

monologue

5.

Who advised Romeo to "examine other beauties" to get his mind off of Rosaline?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

6.

Romeo's words "O brawling love, O loving hate" are an example of

a)

oxymoron

b)

monologue

c)

siloloquy

d)

tragedy

7.

Lord Montague comments about Romeo: "Many a morning hath he there been seen, with tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew, adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs." This means that Romeo is

a)

happy and bright.

b)

sad and mopey.

c)

angry and frustrated.

d)

normal and peaceful.

8.

Who are the two feuding families in this play?

a)

the Mercutios and the Benvolios

b)

the Capulets and the Mercutios

c)

the Capulets and the Montagues

d)

the Hatfields and McCoys

9.

Who has cared for Juliet since she was a baby?

a)

Rosaline

b)

the nurse

c)

Lady Montague

d)

Paris

10.

Who asked for Lord Capulet's permission to woo his daughter?

a)

Paris

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Romeo

11.

Which character delivered the "Queen Mab" monologue?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Romeo

12.

Romeo's last name is

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

13.

Juliet's last name is

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

14.

Who was angry that a Montague crashed his uncle's party?

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Tybalt

15.

Who is the author of "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

William Ratcliffe

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

Stephen King