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WorksheetsAct I and II Quiz
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who tries to stop the fight between the Capulets and Montagues in the beginning of Act I?
Tybalt
Abram
Sampson
Benvolio
According to Lord Capulet, if a woman doesn't dance it is because....
She has corns
She has bad breath
She has a broken foot
How could we describe Tybalt's personality?
Contemplative
Aggressive
Thoughtful
Love-sick
At the beginning of Act II, what are Benvolio and Mercutio doing?
planning to meet up with their girls later that evening
talking and joking around about where Romeo might be
running from the Capulet guards who are hunting them down
looking for Tybalt because they want to start another fight
When Romeo and Juliet swear their love, they acknowledge that which of the following is their main challenge?
their names and the feud between their families
the Nurse’s dislike of Juliet’s potential husbands
the fact that Romeo thinks Juliet is hideously ugly
the curfew that Juliet’s parents strictly enforce
What is the meaning of the following lines spoken by Juliet in Scene ii? “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet.”
Roses smell great. That is why we named them roses. The name we give something changes the object.
No matter what we call a rose, it still smells wonderful. The name does not change the nature of the object.
Names are like roses. Both smell or sound good and accurately describe the object they name
Juliet has a friend named Rose who she thinks is a very sweet person; she will tell Rose about Romeo.
During the balcony scene, the two young lovers decide to do which of the following?
Run away together to Mantua to escape the feud and their families’ judgment
Send word tomorrow to decide where and when their marriage will occur
Have a midnight snack together on Juliet’s balcony before the guards arrive
Go to the Montague ball together the following week to announce their love
Which character interrupts Romeo and Juliet’s conversation on the balcony but fortunately doesn’t see Romeo?
Lord Capulet
Mercutio
Lady Capulet
The Nurse
When Friar Laurence describes the good and bad that can come from Mother Nature, he is addressing which of the following themes?
Dichotomy & Paradox
Identity
Rebellion
Love and marriage
In Act II Scene iii, why does Friar Laurence agree to help Romeo pursue his love for Juliet by marrying them?
He thinks Juliet is a better match for Romeo than Rosaline.
He just wants Romeo to settle down and get married.
He thinks their love and marriage might end the family feud.
He believes Romeo really loves her and wants them to be together.
When Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo run into the Nurse in the square and tease her, how does the Nurse respond?
Immediately goes home to Juliet and reports this bad behavior
Jokes around a little bit but is also angered and annoyed with them
Sends her servant Peter after them with her umbrella as a weapon
Slaps each of the young men on the face and calls them “rascals”
What does the Nurse do when she returns from her meeting with Romeo?
Immediately tells Juliet the news of the plans for her upcoming wedding
Meets with Lord and Lady Capulet to discuss the distressing situation
Demands that Juliet pay her something for her services as a messenger
Makes Juliet beg for the news by ignoring her questions and complaining
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet to exchange their wedding vows in Act II Scene vi?
Juliet’s balcony
Verona’s city square
Friar Laurence’s cell
Friar Laurence’s cafe
What does the Nurse get for Juliet
her cell phone
a ladder
haggis
a rose
Friar Lawrence knows how to use plants, herbs, and stones to create
potions
stained glass windows
ladders
Haggis
At the end of Act II, Friar Lawrence does what with Romeo and Juliet?
Marries them.
Starts a joint business venture.
Tells their parents of the plot.
excommunicates them.
Why does Romeo say his name is hateful to him?
because he is a Montague, the enemy of the Capulet Family.
because he is a Capulet, the enemy of the Montague Family.
because his reputation in Verona is of that of a scoundrel
because the Prince wants to hang him.
What is the Friar's concern with the marriage?
That Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast, and "in their triumph die, like fire and powder."
That Romeo and Juliet are already in need of marriage counseling.
That Romeo and Juliet are moving too slow, "just as the oxen will move only when provoked."
That Romeo and Juliet are moving in opposite directions from each other "like two galleys passing in the night."
