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Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 Scene 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play?

a)

Flip off with the middle finger

b)

A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother

c)

The gesture of cutting the throat

d)

The gesture of biting the thumb

2.

What does the prince say he will do to anyone fighting in the future?

a)

Put them in jail

b)

Punish them with death

c)

Make them live together

d)

Banish them from Verona

3.

In his conversation with Benvolio, Romeo seems

a)

happy and pleasant

b)

sad and moody

c)

sarcastic and rude

d)

rough and angry

4.

Romeo's issue is that...

a)

the girl he loves does not feel the same way about him

b)

he will have to die alone

c)

the girl he loves wants to live chaste

d)

he is in a fight with Juliet

5.

Tybalt can best be described as

a)

a peacemaker

b)

an aggressive man

c)

a leader

d)

a loving brother

6.

"Doth" means

a)

does

b)

don't

c)

death

d)

done

7.

"Thou" means

a)

me

b)

you

c)

us

d)

her

8.

What information is given in the prologue?

a)

Romeo is sad about his love

b)

The parents are pleased with their feud

c)

Both Romeo and Juliet take their lives

d)

The town will burn by the end

9.

Sampson and Gregory are of the house of...

a)

the prince's family

b)

Montague

c)

Capulet

d)

forest creatures

10.

Tybalt is from the house of...

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

11.

Benvolio is from the house of...

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

12.

Romeo is from the house of...

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

13.

Juliet is from the house of...

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

14.

How does Benvolio react to the fighting?

a)

He asks someone to throw him a sword

b)

He threatens Tybalt

c)

He threatens the townspeople he will end their lives if they interfere

d)

He wants to keep peace.

15.

How does Tybalt react to the fighting?

a)

He agrees to peace for now.

b)

He threatens death to the townspeople if they interfere

c)

He acts like a coward and hides

d)

He encourages it and says he hates peace