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Romeo & Juliet Act I Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of the play?
a)
Mantua
b)
Verona
c)
Venice
d)
Rome
2.
What is the conflict in the play?
a)
Juliet does not want to marry Paris.
b)
Nurse refuses to help Juliet.
c)
The Capulets and Montagues are in a feud that prevents Romeo and Juliet from expressing their love.
d)
Juliet is in love with Tybalt, which is forbidden by her parents.
3.
What is Romeo's last name?
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Paris
d)
Escalus
4.

Lady Capulet tells Juliet to think about marriage because

a)

The party will be boring.

b)

She is too old to have a nurse.

c)

She is too old to be married.

d)

Paris would make a good husband.

5.
Tybalt's conversation with Lord Capulet at the masque reveals that Tybalt is 
a)
Respectful. 
b)
Peaceful.
c)
Aggressive. 
d)
Fearful.  
6.

What does the Nurse tell Juliet at the end of the party?

a)

She is the prettiest girl at the party.

b)

She should seek happiness in her marriage.

c)

Romeo is a Montague, and the only son of her great enemy.

d)

Tybalt is angry with Romeo.

7.

Benvolio and Mercutio encourage Romeo to attend the Capulet masque because

a)

they are secretly setting him up with Juliet.

b)

they want to get back at Tybalt because of the fights earlier that morning.

c)

they hope Romeo will find a new lady to look upon.

d)

they want him to work things out with Rosaline.

8.

After the opening fight, the Prince warns that if the two families fight again, the penalty will be

a)

banishment.

b)

death.

c)

heavy fines.

d)

Imprisonment.

9.
To bite your thumb at someone in Elizabethan England was comparable to 
a)
the middle finger. 
b)
a handshake. 
c)
waving "hello" at someone. 
d)
saying "What's up?" 
10.

At the beginning of Act I, how does Romeo feel about Rosaline?

a)

Depressed

b)

Shy

c)

Joyful

d)

Anxious

11.

"Romeo and Juliet" takes place in

a)

Ithaca, Greece

b)

Paris, France

c)

Verona, Italy

d)

Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

12.
Who was initially fighting in Act 1, Scene 1?
a)
Montague and Capulet
b)
A servant from each household
c)
The nurse and a servant
d)
Juliet and Capulet
13.

What does Romeo discover about Juliet at the end of Act One?

a)

He realizes Juliet is a Capulet.

b)

He realizes that Juliet is older than himself.

c)

He realizes that Juliet is already engaged to Paris.

d)

He realizes that he has made promises to Rosaline.

14.

What is Juliet's relationship to the nurse?

a)

The nurse is one more controlling mother, and Juliet appears to want to defy both nurse and mother.

b)

The nurse, funny and endearing, raised Juliet and thinks of her as a daughter.

c)

Juliet does not like the nurse but must suffer her dirty jokes since her mom employs her.

d)

There is no nurse in the play -- you can't fool me, MOUNT!

15.

Why was Romeo is such a sad mood at the beginning of Act 1?

a)

He is madly in love with Juliet but cannot not be with her because she is a Capulet.

b)

He is in love with Rosaline, but it's unrequited and throws him into depression.

c)

He is in love with Rosaline, and his family's feud upsets what could be a blissful time of romance.

d)

He is in love with Juliet, and he has found out she has to marry another suitor.

16.

What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

history

d)

torture tool

17.

Romeo belongs to which family?

a)

Capulet family

b)

Montague family

c)

Escalus family

d)

Lawrence family

18.

How could we describe Juliet's relationship with her mother?

a)

Juliet is devoted and loyal to her mother's influence and wishes.

b)

Juliet is openly sassy and strong minded in conversation with her mother.

c)

Juliet's mother's domineering qualities make Juliet meek and compliant to others, perhaps a foreshadowing.

d)

Juliet's mother shows herself disconnected from Juliet, while Juliet displays quiet defiance and deceptiveness.

19.

Romeo kisses Juliet within an hour of seeing her -- so in love!

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partly true, because she refused his kiss.

20.
What is Juliet’s age? 
a)
21
b)
14
c)
16
d)
13