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WorksheetsAct I Comprehension Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
In the Prologue, the Chorus
offers insights into the characters.
introduces the story line.
provides a musical interlude.
provides comic relief.
In Scene 1, why does the Prince call the Capulets and the Montagues “Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace, / Profaners of this neighbor-stained steel”?
Tybalt has insulted Benvolio.
Their servants fight near his house.
The two families have been feuding.
They do not handle their swords well.
In Scene 1, how does Romeo feel when he thinks about Rosaline?
sad
enraged
nervous
excited
In Scene 2, Benvolio suggests that Romeo go to a party that Rosaline will also attend and “with unattainted eye / Compare her face with some that I shall show.” Benvolio hopes to show Romeo that
Rosaline is the most beautiful woman in the Capulet family.
Juliet is far more beautiful than Rosaline.
the Montague women are more beautiful than the Capulets.
there are many beautiful women in the world besides Rosaline.
Lord Capulet suggests that Paris
go back to France and write letters to Juliet.
try to win Juliet’s heart.
gaze up at the stars shining brightly in the night sky.
join him in an attack on the Montagues.
Which character provides comic relief in Scene 3?
Juliet
Lady Capulet
the Nurse
the Nurse's clumsy husband
In Scene 4, what reason does Romeo give for wanting to avoid the Capulets’ party?
Capulet parties are always extremely boring.
He has dreamed that something bad will happen.
His inability to dance will cause him great embarrassment.
He knows that the Capulets will start another fight.
The conversation between Tybalt and Lord Capulet at the party reveals that Tybalt is
aggressive.
amusing.
sentimental.
frightened.
Which event during the Capulets’ party in Scene 5 takes place first?
Romeo and Juliet kiss.
Tybalt recognizes Romeo.
Romeo learns Juliet’s name.
Lord Capulet talks to Romeo.
Which of these characters are related to Prince Escalus? Pick two.
Tybalt
Mercutio
Benvolio
Paris
According to Mercutio, who brings dreams to people?
Rosaline
Prince Escalus
Queen Mab
Juliet
Other than Romeo, who wants to marry Juliet?
Paris
Mercutio
Benvolio
Tybalt
In the performance you watched on EdPuzzle, what color do the Montague servants wear?
Gold
Blue
Red
Grey
In the performance you watched on EdPuzzle, what color do the Capulet servants wear in Scene 1?
Black
Blue
Red
Grey
Who is Romeo in love with in Act 1, Scene 1?
Juliet
Queen Mab
Lady Capulet
Rosaline
How many living brothers and sisters does Juliet have?
2
4
6
none
How many fights does Prince Escalus say have happened?
3
5
10
20
How could we describe Benvolio?
He is nosy
He is a fighter
He's a peace-maker
He hasn't showed very many character traits so far
How could we describe Mercutio?
He is deceitful and unkind
He is violent and aggressive
He is manipulative
He is playful and imaginative
Where does the story take place?
Sumner, Washington
Verona Beach, California
Verona, Italy
New York, New York
This is a figure of speech where contradictory terms appear together.
soliloquy
monologue
pun
oxymoron
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"?
oxymoron
allusion
foreshadowing
aside
Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is a
prologue
aside
soliloquy
monologue
Romeo's words "O brawling love, O loving hate" are an example of
oxymoron
monologue
siloloquy
tragedy
What is the correct rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
abab cdcd eeff gg
abcb defe ghgh ii
abab cdcd efef gg
abab cdcd efef ghgh
Why will Romeo's love, Rosaline, not return his affection?
She is already married.
She doesn't find Romeo attractive.
She has vowed to live a chaste life and not be married.
She is in love with another man.
She thinks Romeo is annoying.
What does Juliet mean when she says, "Go ask his name--If he be married/ My grave is like to be my wedding bed"?
If Romeo is already married, she will ruin his marriage.
If she marries Romeo, she will die the night of her wedding.
If Romeo is already married, she would rather die than marry another.
If she marries Romeo, she will stay at home until the day she dies.
If Romeo is already married, she will wait or him to leave his wife.
How does Juliet react when her mother first speaks of a possible marriage and what does this reaction reveal about her character?
She responds without emotion; her reaction reveals that she is unwilling to accept the wishes of her parents.
She begins to cry; her reaction reveals that she is not ready to be married.
She becomes excited; her reaction reveals the she is overjoyed with the prospect of marriage.
She locks herself in her room; her reaction shows that she is whiny and spoiled.
She barely reacts at all; her reaction reveals that she will abide by her parents' wishes.
Who has a dream that predicts that he will die if he goes to the Capulet party?
Romeo
Tybalt
Benvolio
Mercutio
Abram
Who is the character foil to Romeo's "soul of lead"?
Mercutio
Juliet
Benvolio
Tybalt
Lady Capulet
What are all of the aspects of a Shakespearean sonnet? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
iambic pentameter
3 quatrains and 1 couplet
no set rhyme scheme
each stanza has its own message/meaning
The Prologue calls Romeo and Juliet "star-crossed lovers."
What does "star-crossed" mean?
unlucky, doomed
lucky, blessed
hopeful, happy
shaped like a star
Romeo is a _______________ and Juliet is a _______________.
Capulet, Montague
Montague, Capulet
Prince, Princess
Friar, Nurse
True or False: Romeo and Juliet kiss before they know each other's names.
True
False
In Scene 1 when the Prince calls the men fighting "beasts, / That quench the fire of [their] pernicious rage / With purple fountains issuing from [their] veins," this is an example of
visual imagery
oxymoron
allusion
simile
Romeo says to Benvolio, "Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs" (I.i.183). What literary technique is present here?
Simile
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Gustatory imagery
Lady Capulet uses an extended metaphor to compare Paris to _______ in these lines:
"Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face, / And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen; / Examine every several lineament, / And see how one another lends content; / And what obscured in this fair volume lies / Find written in the margent of his eyes" (I.iii.81-87).
A pen
A book
A fish
A flower
After seeing Juliet for the first time, Romeo says, "It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night / Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear— / Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!" (I.v.43-45). The literary technique present here is
Dramatic irony
Metaphor
Pathetic fallacy
Simile
Romeo calls Juliet a "snowy dove" surrounded by "crows" (I.v.46). This is an example of
Verbal irony
Auditory imagery
Juxtaposition
Foreshadowing
When Romeo first sees Juliet, he starts speaking in ________, which emphasizes how in love he is.
blank verse
cacophony
Italian
rhymed couplets
