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Romeo and Juliet Act I Vocabulary Quiz PRACTICE

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
adj. wicked; disgusting
a)
vile
b)
quench 
c)
endure 
d)
tormented
2.
n. enemies; opponents
a)
woe
b)
foes
c)
foolish
d)
bliss
3.
v. lose all hope or confidence
a)
 foes 
b)
endure 
c)
despair 
d)
valiant
4.
n. deep sorrow; grief
a)
foes 
b)
woe 
c)
bliss 
d)
vile
5.
v. inflicted with pain or torture
a)
woe
b)
quench 
c)
tormented 
d)
augmenting 
6.
v. tolerate; put up with
a)
woe 
b)
vile
c)
quarrel 
d)
endure 
7.
adj. strong and worthy of honor
a)
bliss 
b)
vile
c)
foolish 
d)
valiant
8.
v. extinguish; put out
a)
woe 
b)
quench 
c)
quarrel 
d)
foes
9.
n. an argument
a)
quarrel 
b)
quench 
c)
endure 
d)
foes
10.
v. adding to; increasing
a)
augmenting
b)
bliss
c)
vile
d)
quench
11.

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

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

pun

d)

juxtaposition

12.

What literary device do we see in Romeo's lines: "I dreamt a dream tonight"?

a)

oxymoron

b)

monologuing

c)

foreshadowing

d)

stalling

13.

Romeo's words "O heavy lightness, serious vanity" are an example of

a)

juxtaposition

b)

monologue

c)

siloloquy

d)

tragedy

14.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

a)

"Purple fountains issuing from your veins"

b)

"Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground"

c)

"Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"

d)

"Once more on pain of death all men depart"

15.

Which of the following means "confidante"?

a)

The person in whom the protagonist confides

b)

The person with whom the protagonist is opposing

c)

The person who has an opposing personality

d)

The person who the protagonist finds attractive

16.

Which of the following means "foil"?

a)

The person in whom the protagonist confides

b)

The person with whom the protagonist is opposing

c)

The person who has an opposing personality

d)

The person who the protagonist finds attractive