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Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What family does Juliet belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
2.
What family does Romeo belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
3.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
4.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Homer

b)

Dante Allegheri

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Christopher Marlowe

5.
What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 
a)
Flip off with the middle finger
b)
A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
c)
The gesture of cutting the throat. 
d)
The gesture of biting the thumb. 
6.
Where is the play set?
a)
Bologne
b)
Verona
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
7.
As Juliet is talking to her mother in Scene 3, the Nurse says, "Why, he's a man of wax." Who is she referring to?
a)
Paris
b)
Anybody at the party
c)
Romeo
d)
Tybalt
8.
What, according to the chorus, are Romeo and Juliet?
a)
Young children
b)
Fatal enemies
c)
Star crossed lovers
d)
Beasts
9.
Who does Romeo meet at the party?
a)
Rosaline
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Juliet
d)
Paris 
10.

Who is Juliet's cousin?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Tybalt

c)

Paris

d)

Romeo

11.

Who is Romeo's cousin and good friend?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Friar Lawrence

12.

Who is Juliet's companion and advisor?

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Rosaline

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

the Nurse

13.

Who is the man Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Prince Escalus

c)

Romeo

d)

Paris

14.

What penalty does Prince Escalus threaten if further violence breaks out between the Capulets and the Montagues?

a)

deportation to those that participate in the violence

b)

imprisonment to those who participate in the violence

c)

death to those who participate in the violence

d)

banishment from celebrations to those who participate in the violence

15.

Which statement is the best summary of Benvolio’s role in Act I?

a)

He agrees to accompany Romeo to the masked feast at the Capulets’ home.

b)

He shares Romeo's private feelings with his uncle.

c)

He threatens Tybalt to a duel to protect Romeo.

d)

He shows concern for Romeo and tries to calm the fighting families.

16.

Which of the following statements summarizes Romeo’s reaction when he first sees Juliet at the Capulets’ feast?

a)

He wonders about her identity and falls in love instantly with her.

b)

He admires her poise and smile.

c)

He isn't interested and is looking for Rosaline.

d)

He thinks she is too young but very pretty.

17.

What does transgression mean?

a)

an act of aggression

b)

an act that is against the law

c)

to be honest

d)

to work hard

18.

What is the meaning of the word heretics?

a)

inherited traits

b)

people who have genetic traits from their parents

c)

people who do not believe in a given set of religious rules

d)

unrealistic expectations of behavior

19.

What is a mutiny?

a)

a calm and peaceful existence

b)

a disfigured human being

c)

fashionable

d)

an open rebellion

20.

What is the main purpose of the Prologue?

a)

to set the scene for the play as a whole

b)

the review what has happened in the play

c)

to discuss the characters and their relationships

d)

to explain the history of the families.

21.

Which of the following characterizes what kind of father Capulet is?

a)

loving

b)

cruel

c)

angry

d)

confused

22.

Why does Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?

a)

He wants to spy on him and Juliet.

b)

He is annoyed, but wants to deal with Romeo himself.

c)

He will not allow a well-mannered guest to be insulted in his home.

d)

He wants to confront Romeo later and throw him out.

23.

Who is Prince Escalus?

a)

The ruler of the Capulets.

b)

A mentor to young people.

c)

He is weak and cowardly.

d)

He is an important figure in Verona.

24.

What does the Nurse’s dialogue in Act I, Scene III reveal about her character?

a)

she babbles a lot and truly loves Juliet

b)

she is quiet and shy

c)

she doesn't want Juliet to grow up

d)

she worries about Lady Capulet and Juliet's relationship.

25.

What is the meaning of the Latin prefix trans-?

a)

across or through

b)

above

c)

inside

d)

around

26.

What is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction?

a)

alliteration

b)

oxymoron

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

27.

Which of the following is an oxymoron?

a)

hearty chili

b)

the living dead

c)

angry mood

d)

sad song

28.
"Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days."
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Lady Montague
c)
Nurse
d)
Paris
29.
"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
30.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask her to marry him
c)
Force himself on her
d)
Talk to Mercutio about his problems
31.
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
32.
How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identity at the Capulet's party?
a)
Wearing masks
b)
Painting their faces
c)
Nothing, no one will recognize them
d)
Fake ID's
33.

When Romeo says, "I have a feeling this party tonight will be the start of something bad, something that will end with my own death..." what figurative language is being used?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Oxymoron

34.

Who is the first person to spot Romeo at the party and goes to Lord Capulet to have him thrown out?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Nurse

d)

Juliet

35.

"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."

a)

Paris

b)

Juliet

c)

Romeo

d)

Benvolio

36.

"If he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed."

a)

Rosaline

b)

Juliet

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Nurse

37.

Who tells Juliet that Romeo is a Montague?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Tybalt

c)

Nurse

d)

Romeo

38.

"Oh, where's Romeo? Have you seen him today? I'm glad he wasn't here for the fight."

a)

Lady Montague

b)

Benvolio

c)

Lord Montague

d)

Sampson

39.

"Girls younger than she often marry and become happy mothers."

a)

Romeo

b)

Nurse

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Paris