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Romeo and Juliet Acts I & II

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does Romeo agree to go to the party?

a)

His friends pressure him to go.

b)

Rosaline will be there.

c)

He wants to fight the Capulets.

d)

He wants to see Juliet.

2.

In Act 1 Scene 3, we learn that Juliet is how old?

a)

Not quite 14

b)

14

c)

Almost 15

d)

16

3.

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

d)

Dressing as Queen Mab

4.

How does Juliet find out Romeo is a Montague?

a)

Her Nurse tells her.

b)

A servant tells her.

c)

Her father tells her.

d)

Tybalt tells her.

5.

Who first recognizes that Romeo is at the party?

a)

Capulet

b)

Tybalt

c)

Peter

d)

Montague

6.
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage? 
a)
Friar John
b)
Mercutio
c)
Friar Lawrence
d)
Nurse
7.

Who is the ruler of Verona?

a)

Prince Escalus

b)

Count Paris

c)

King Aeolus

d)

Friar Laurence

8.

What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?

a)

Look at other women

b)

Ask Juilet to marry him

c)

Hang out with the guys

d)

Lock himself in his room

9.

Who says this?: "Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word.... have thrice distrubed the quiet of our streets... If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Mercutio

10.

Who said this?: "But now, my lord, what say you to my suit?... Younger than she are happy mothers made."

a)

Romeo

b)

Paris

c)

Mercutio

d)

Benvolio

11.

Who said this?: "Go thiter, and with unattainted eye compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow."

a)

Paris

b)

Mercutio

c)

Benvolio

d)

Romeo

12.

Who said this?: "Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe, a villain, that is hither come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night."

a)

Capulet

b)

Mercutio

c)

Prince Escalus

d)

Tybalt

13.

Who said this?: "Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion shows in this; for saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss."

a)

Friar Lawrence

b)

Romeo

c)

Juliet

d)

Lady Capulet

14.

Who said this?: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise fair sun, and kill the envious moon, who is already sick and pale with grief..."

a)

Romeo

b)

Paris

c)

Friar Lawrence

d)

Mercutio

15.

Who said this?: "In one respect I'll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love."

a)

Nurse

b)

Friar Lawrence

c)

Romeo

d)

Benvolio

16.
What family does Juliet belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
17.
What family does Romeo belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
18.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
19.
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
20.

What does Capulet say when Paris asks if he can marry Juliet?

a)

Yes! Marry her tomorrow!

b)

She's too young--wait two years.

c)

No, you can never marry her!

d)

Die, fool!

21.

What consequence will the Prince give if the families fight again?

a)

The fighters will get a prize

b)

The fighters will have to leave town

c)

There will be no consequence

d)

The fighters will be killed

22.

Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?

a)

In the town plaza

b)

At the Capulets' party

c)

At the Montagues' party

d)

On Juliet's balcony

23.

How does Tybalt feel about Romeo being at his party?

a)

He's very happy to see Romeo

b)

He doesn't care

c)

He's very angry and wants to fight Romeo

d)

He doesn't know Romeo is there

24.

When Romeo meets Juliet under her window, what plan do they make?

a)

To get married

b)

To run away together

c)

They don't make any plans

d)

To ask their parents if they can go on a date

25.

What is the name of a 14-line poem writing in iabmic pentameter with a rhyme sceme of abab cdcd efef gg?

a)

Rhyming couplet

b)

Sonnet

c)

Quatrain

d)

Blank Verse

26.

Who said this: "Read o'er the volume of young Paris' face, and find delight writ there with beauty's pen"

a)

Nurse

b)

Capulet

c)

Lady Capulet

d)

Juliet

27.

Who said this?: "If ye should lead her in a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behavior... for the gentle woman is young; and therefore, if you should deal double with her, truly it were an ill thing to be offered to any gentle woman..."

a)

Paris

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Mercutio

d)

Nurse

28.

Who said this?: "You gave us the counterfeit fairly last night... the slip, sir, the slip. Can you not conceive?"

a)

Benvolio

b)

Tybalt

c)

Mercutio

d)

Romeo

29.

Why does Juliet send the nurse to talk to Romeo?

a)

She wants the nurse to find out the marriage plans from Romeo.

b)

She wants Romeo to attend confession with her.

c)

She wants her to ask Romeo to return to her balcony that night.

d)

She needs to learn more about the kind of man Romeo is before she agrees to marry him.

30.

Which description best fits Mercutio?

a)

An honest and loyal friend who wants Romeo to be happy.

b)

An arrogant fashionista with a bad temper who loves fencing.

c)

A boisterous and unpredictable jokester who is protective of Romeo.

d)

A well-intentioned and dignified man who is a relative of Prince Escalus.

31.

Which description best fits Benvolio?

a)

An honest and loyal friend who wants Romeo to be happy.

b)

An arrogant fashionista with a bad temper who loves fencing.

c)

A boisterous and unpredictable jokester who is protective of Romeo.

d)

A well-intentioned and dignified man who is a relative of Prince Escalus.

32.

Which description best fits Paris?

a)

An honest and loyal friend who wants Romeo to be happy.

b)

An arrogant fashionista with a bad temper who loves fencing.

c)

A boisterous and unpredictable jokester who is protective of Romeo.

d)

A well-intentioned and dignified man who is a relative of Prince Escalus.

33.

Which description best fits Tybalt?

a)

An honest and loyal friend who wants Romeo to be happy.

b)

An arrogant fashionista with a bad temper who loves fencing.

c)

A boisterous and unpredictable jokester who is protective of Romeo.

d)

A well-intentioned and dignified man who is a relative of Prince Escalus.

34.

According to the stage directions, where do most of the scenes in Acts 1 and 2 take place?

a)

Capulet's orchard

b)

A room in Capulet's house

c)

Friar Lawrence's cell

d)

A street/ public place

35.

What is the main conflict in Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Juliet is only 13 and Romeo is 17.

b)

Juliet's parents want her to marry Paris.

c)

Romeo's friends don't want him to be in love because he is annoying to be around.

d)

Romeo and Juliet are from warring families who won't approve of their love.

36.

On a scale of 1-5 (1= strongly dislike; 5=strongly enjoy), how well do you enjoy reading Romeo and Juliet so far?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

37.

What does Romeo want Nurse to bring back to the Capulet house on his wedding night?

a)

Takeout

b)

A ring for Juliet

c)

A rope ladder

d)

The marriage license