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Act I and II Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is the play set?
a)
Verona
b)
Vegas
c)
Versailles
d)
Victoria
2.

Who tries to stop the fight between the Capulets and Montagues in the beginning of Act I?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Abram

c)

Sampson

d)

Benvolio

3.
What will  be the penalty from the prince if the families fight again?
a)
Banishment
b)
Death
c)
Prison
d)
A large fine
4.
Who is Romeo in love with at the start of the play?
a)
Rosemary
b)
Juliet
c)
Rosaline
d)
Judith
5.
What is Lord Capulet's response to Paris' request to marry Juliet?
a)
That he can marry Juliet right away
b)
That he cannot marry Juliet
c)
That he must wait and marry Juliet in two years
d)
That he must wait and marry Juliet in one year
6.
How old is Juliet?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
7.
Who is Queen Mab?
a)
The queen grasshopper
b)
A mischievous fairy
c)
A poisonous spider
d)
A little grub worm
8.
Who does Romeo fall in love with at the party?
a)
Rosaline
b)
Nurse
c)
Juliet
d)
Lady Capulet
9.
What is so ironic about Romeo and Juliet falling in love?
a)
They are too young for love
b)
Their families are fighting each other
c)
Romeo was more attracted to the nurse
d)
Juliet liked Mercutio first
10.

According to Lord Capulet, if a woman doesn't dance it is because....

a)

She has corns

b)

She has bad breath

c)

She has a broken foot

11.
How does Tybalt react to seeing Romeo and the party?
a)
He wants to fight him
b)
Ignores him
c)
Leaves crying
d)
Asks him to dance
12.
Why does Lord Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the party?
a)
He wants to keep an eye on him
b)
He wants to confront Romeo later when there aren't as many people around
c)
He is annoyed and wants to fight Romeo himself
d)
He will not allow a well behaved guest to be insulted or attacked in his home
13.
The prologue predicts the death of Romeo and Juliet. This is an example of.....
a)
Simile
b)
Irony
c)
Metaphor
d)
Foreshadowing
14.
Mercutio is a contrasting character to Romeo because he...
a)
comes from a different social class than Romeo
b)
is much older than Romeo
c)
doesn't take love as seriously as Romeo
d)
is a Montague and Romeo is a Capulet
15.
What family does Juliet belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
16.
What family does Romeo belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
17.
Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that _____________.
a)
Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Caplet
b)
Juliet is a widow
c)
Romeo is a fugitive
d)
The lovers from two feuding families will die
18.

How could we describe Tybalt's personality?

a)

Contemplative

b)

Aggressive

c)

Thoughtful

d)

Love-sick

19.

At the beginning of Act II, what are Benvolio and Mercutio doing?

a)

planning to meet up with their girls later that evening

b)

talking and joking around about where Romeo might be

c)

running from the Capulet guards who are hunting them down

d)

looking for Tybalt because they want to start another fight

20.

When Romeo and Juliet swear their love, they acknowledge that which of the following is their main challenge?

a)

their names and the feud between their families

b)

the Nurse’s dislike of Juliet’s potential husbands

c)

the fact that Romeo thinks Juliet is hideously ugly

d)

the curfew that Juliet’s parents strictly enforce

21.

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.”

a)

Roses smell great. That is why we named them roses. The name we give something changes the object.

b)

No matter what we call a rose, it still smells wonderful. The name does not change the nature of the object.

c)

Names are like roses. Both smell or sound good and accurately describe the object they name

d)

Juliet has a friend named Rose who she thinks is a very sweet person; she will tell Rose about Romeo.

22.

During the balcony scene, the two young lovers decide to do which of the following?

a)

Run away together to Mantua to escape the feud and their families’ judgment

b)

Send word tomorrow to decide where and when their marriage will occur

c)

Have a midnight snack together on Juliet’s balcony before the guards arrive

d)

Go to the Montague ball together the following week to announce their love

23.

Which character interrupts Romeo and Juliet’s conversation on the balcony but fortunately doesn’t see Romeo?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Mercutio

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

The Nurse

24.

When Friar Laurence describes the good and bad that can come from Mother Nature, he is addressing which of the following themes?

a)

Dichotomy & Paradox

b)

Identity

c)

Rebellion

d)

Love and marriage

25.

In Act II Scene iii, why does Friar Laurence agree to help Romeo pursue his love for Juliet by marrying them?

a)

He thinks Juliet is a better match for Romeo than Rosaline.

b)

He just wants Romeo to settle down and get married.

c)

He thinks their love and marriage might end the family feud.

d)

He believes Romeo really loves her and wants them to be together.

26.

When Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo run into the Nurse in the square and tease her, how does the Nurse respond?

a)

Immediately goes home to Juliet and reports this bad behavior

b)

Jokes around a little bit but is also angered and annoyed with them

c)

Sends her servant Peter after them with her umbrella as a weapon

d)

Slaps each of the young men on the face and calls them “rascals”

27.

What does the Nurse do when she returns from her meeting with Romeo?

a)

Immediately tells Juliet the news of the plans for her upcoming wedding

b)

Meets with Lord and Lady Capulet to discuss the distressing situation

c)

Demands that Juliet pay her something for her services as a messenger

d)

Makes Juliet beg for the news by ignoring her questions and complaining

28.

Where do Romeo and Juliet meet to exchange their wedding vows in Act II Scene vi?

a)

Juliet’s balcony

b)

Verona’s city square

c)

Friar Laurence’s cell

d)

Friar Laurence’s cafe

29.

What does the Nurse get for Juliet

a)

her cell phone

b)

a ladder

c)

haggis

d)

a rose

30.

Friar Lawrence knows how to use plants, herbs, and stones to create

a)

potions

b)

stained glass windows

c)

ladders

d)

Haggis

31.

At the end of Act II, Friar Lawrence does what with Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Marries them.

b)

Starts a joint business venture.

c)

Tells their parents of the plot.

d)

excommunicates them.

32.

Why does Romeo say his name is hateful to him?

a)

because he is a Montague, the enemy of the Capulet Family.

b)

because he is a Capulet, the enemy of the Montague Family.

c)

because his reputation in Verona is of that of a scoundrel

d)

because the Prince wants to hang him.

33.

What is the Friar's concern with the marriage?

a)

That Romeo and Juliet are moving too fast, and "in their triumph die, like fire and powder."

b)

That Romeo and Juliet are already in need of marriage counseling.

c)

That Romeo and Juliet are moving too slow, "just as the oxen will move only when provoked."

d)

That Romeo and Juliet are moving in opposite directions from each other "like two galleys passing in the night."