WorksheetsR&J up to Act 2 Scene 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who tells Paris he must wait 2 years to marry Juliet?
a)
Lady Capulet
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Lady Montague
d)
Lord Montague
2.
Romeo loves whom at the BEGINNING of the play?
a)
Juliet
b)
Rosaline
c)
Paris
Paris
Paris
d)
The Nurse
3.
In what city does Romeo and Juliet take place?
a)
Verona
b)
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
c)
London
d)
Rome
4.
True or False: The Nurse helped raise Juliet
a)
True
b)
False
5.
How old is Juliet?
a)
11
b)
12
c)
13
d)
14
6.
Who is Romeo's cousin?
a)
Mercutio
b)
Tybalt
c)
Rosaline
d)
Benvolio
7.
True or False: Lady Capulet and the Nurse dislike Paris.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who is Romeo's father?
a)
Lord Montague
b)
Lord Capulet
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Mercutio
9.
True or False: Tybalt wants to fight Romeo for showing up at the Capulet party.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Tybalt is:
a)
Juliet's brother
b)
Romeo's best friend
c)
The prince's nephew
d)
Juliet's cousin
11.
Who reads the prologue when this play is presented on stage?
a)
Shakespeare himself
b)
The chorus
c)
The narrator
d)
Juliet
12.
What is happening at the Capulet house?
a)
another brawl
b)
a birthday party
c)
a feast
d)
a carnival
13.
Is Romeo invited to the upcoming event at the Capulet house?
a)
Yes
b)
No
14.
Why does Romeo decide that he will go to the upcoming event at the Capulet house?
a)
To fight Tybalt
b)
To see Rosaline
c)
To get some free food
d)
To see Juliet
15.
The servant invites Romeo not realizing what?
a)
He is a Montague
b)
He is in love with Juliet
c)
He was not on the list
16.
Why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the Capulet feast?
a)
So he can compare Rosaline's beauty to that of other women.
b)
So they can eat and drink for free.
c)
For the fun of stirring up trouble.
d)
So he can meet Juliet.
17.
In Shakespearean drama, characters who do not speak in verse are likely to be
a)
important.
b)
minor or comic.
c)
noble or aristocratic.
d)
heroic.
18.
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
19.
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
20.
What event does the prologue foreshadow?
a)
the deaths of Romeo and Juliet
b)
the marriage of Romeo and Juliet
c)
the death of Romeo's and Juliet's child
d)
the marriage of Paris and Juliet
21.
In these lines, what is Prince Escalus's message to Capulet and Montague?
If ever you disturb our streets again,/Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
If ever you disturb our streets again,/Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
a)
Capulet and Montague have been responsible for three brawls.
b)
The city streets have been much disturbed.
c)
"Ancient citizens" have had to take up arms.
d)
Capulet and Montague will pay with their lives if there are further disturbances.
22.
Based on the information in the following passage and in the corresponding text aids, when is Juliet's birthday?
Nurse. I'll lay fourteen of my teeth--/And yet, to my teen* be it spoken, I have but four--/She's not fourteen. How long is it now/To Lammaside*?
Lady Capulet. A fortnight and odd days.*
Nurse. Even or odd, of all days in the year,/Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen.
teen-sorrow
Lammaside: August 1, a holiday
fortnight and odd days-two weeks plus a few days
Nurse. I'll lay fourteen of my teeth--/And yet, to my teen* be it spoken, I have but four--/She's not fourteen. How long is it now/To Lammaside*?
Lady Capulet. A fortnight and odd days.*
Nurse. Even or odd, of all days in the year,/Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen.
teen-sorrow
Lammaside: August 1, a holiday
fortnight and odd days-two weeks plus a few days
a)
in 14 days
b)
in 4 days
c)
on Lammas Eve, or July 31st
d)
on August 1
23.
What makes Romeo reluctant to go to the party?
a)
He is afraid of angering Capulet.
b)
He has had a premonition of his death.
c)
He is afraid of upsetting his father.
d)
Mercutio has warned him against going.
24.
In Scene v, why does Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?
a)
He wants to keep an eye on him and see what he is up to.
b)
He wants to confront Romeo later when there aren't so many people around.
c)
He is annoyed and wants to deal with Romeo in his own way.
d)
He will not allow a well-mannered guest to be insulted in his home.
25.
What obstacles to Romeo's and Juliet's relationship are already apparent in Act I?
a)
The families' rivalry and Lady Capulet's refusal to allow Juliet to marry so young.
b)
The families' rivalry and Capulet's desire for Juliet to marry Paris.
c)
Montague's refusal to allow the relationship, and Benvolio's own affection for Juliet.
d)
The Prince's refusal to allow the families to mix, and Romeo's affection for Rosaline.
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