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Romeo and Juliet Act 1 and 2

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What family does Juliet belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
2.
What family does Romeo belong to? 
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Hatfield
d)
McCoy 
3.
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 
a)
Juliet
b)
Mary
c)
Caroline 
d)
Rosaline 
4.
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
5.

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.

6.
Where is the play set?
a)
Bologne
b)
Verona
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
7.
___________ is Romeo's father.
a)
Montague
b)
Capulet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Never named
8.

How old is Juliet?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

13

d)

24

9.

What does Paris ask Capulet?

a)

If Paris can marry Juliet

b)

If Paris can marry Nurse

c)

If Capulet will Kill Romeo

d)

For a hamburger

10.

Benvolio says Romeo should go to the party because

a)

Romeo can flirt with Rosaline

b)

Romeo can marry Juliet

c)

Romeo can see other girls to get over Rosaline

d)

Benvolio wants to find a date

11.

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!

12.

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

13.

Why is Romeo sad at the beginning of the story?

a)

He didn't get to fight

b)

He loves someone who doesn't love him back

c)

He loves Juliet, but she is a Capulet

d)

His best friend is dead

14.

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

15.

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

16.

When Romeo meets Juliet after the party, what plan do they make?

a)

To get married

b)

To run away together

c)

To break up

d)

To ask their parents if they can go on a date

17.

Who helps Romeo and Juliet get married? (Choose two)

a)

Tybalt

b)

Nurse

c)

Benvolio

d)

Friar Laurence

18.

Romeo and Juliet is a play by William . . .

a)

Hill

b)

Hibberson

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Shatner

19.

"If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace", says ______________ after a feud breaks out between Capulets and Montagues

a)

Princess Leia

b)

Prince Escalus

c)

Prince Harry

d)

Prince Charles

20.

At the start of the play the audience discovers that Romeo is head over heels for __________, who has refused all his advances

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Caroline

c)

Rosaline

d)

Katy Perry

21.

Romeo sneaks into the Capulet ball with his mates, where he instantly falls in love with . . .

a)

Juliet

b)

Beyonce

c)

Rosaline

d)

Himself

22.

Romeo and Juliet's love is forbidden as they are from rival ___________

a)

Farms

b)

Houses

c)

Companies

d)

Sporting teams

23.

Juliet's cousin, ___________, discovers Romeo at the ball and is immediately incensed.

a)

Juliet

b)

Mercutio

c)

Romeo

d)

Tybalt

24.
comes before the beginning of the story.  Tells the setting and gives background
a)
Prologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
Foreboding
25.
Description of characters; physical and emotional traits
a)
characterization
b)
couplet
c)
pun
d)
character foil
26.
spoken words
a)
dialogue
b)
set
c)
conflict
d)
suspense
27.
A character who contrasts with another; opposing
a)
character foil
b)
characterization
c)
aside
d)
suspense
28.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
a)
Couplet
b)
Pun
c)
Aside
d)
Set
29.
Word play; a phrase that has two meanings
a)
Pun
b)
Dialogue
c)
Foreboding
d)
Aside
30.
A feeling of something bad lurking, threatening
a)
foreboding
b)
suspense
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
aside
31.
Excited anticipation
a)
suspense
b)
foreboding
c)
conflict
d)
couplet
32.
Disagreement between opposing forces
a)
Couplet
b)
Conflict
c)
Prologue
d)
Set
33.

Which of the following does not serve as an antagonist to Romeo at some point in the play?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Fate

c)

Tybalt

d)

The feud between the families

34.

Which of the following actions by Romeo indirectly characterizes him as impulsive?

a)

Falling in love with Juliet the moment he sees her

b)

Refusing to fight Tybalt

c)

Agreeing to go to the Capulet party

d)

Locking himself in his room in sadness over Rosaline

35.

Which of the following examples of figurative language helps create a romantic mood in the balcony scene?

a)

“I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too sudden, too like the lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say ‘It lightens.’”

b)

“At lovers’ perjuries they say Jove laughs.”

c)

“My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of that tongue’s uttering, yet I know the sound.”

d)

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”

36.

Which of the following is a function of the prologue to Romeo and Juliet?

a)

It foreshadows the events of the play to capture the audience’s interest

b)

It clarifies the themes of the play

c)

It introduces the characters Tybalt and Mercutio

d)

It provides indirect characterization for the Nurse

37.

Which of the following is not a reasonable theme for Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Acting on emotions without thinking first can have serious consequences

b)

Fighting can affect more people than just those directly involved

c)

Good communication can prevent misunderstandings

d)

It is important for parents to let their children grow up and be independent

38.

Which of the following accurately describes a pair of foil characters in Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Friar Laurence, who is calm, is a foil to the Nurse, who is always upset

b)

Tybalt, who is always ready to fight, is a foil to Benvolio, who tries to keep the peace

c)

Romeo, who is emotional, is a foil to Juliet, who doesn’t show her feelings

d)

Lord Capulet, who hates the Montagues, is a foil to Lord Montague, who wants to end the feud

39.
Romeo's cousin and good friend
a)
Benvolio
b)
Mercutio
c)
Tybalt
d)
Friar Lawrence
40.
Performed Romeo and Juliet's wedding
a)
Lord Capulet
b)
Prince Escalus
c)
Lord Montague
d)
Friar Lawrence
41.
Juliet's companion and advisor
a)
Friar Lawrence
b)
Rosaline
c)
Lady Capulet
d)
the Nurse
42.

Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage

a)

Friar John

b)

Father Erin

c)

Friar Laurence

d)

Father Martin

43.
Who says, "What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Capulet
c)
Tybalt
d)
Montague
44.
Who says, "If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"?
a)
Capulet
b)
Montague
c)
Prince Escalus
d)
Friar Laurence
45.
Who says, "But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart. My will to her consent is but a part"?
a)
Capulet
b)
Lady Capulet
c)
Nurse
d)
Juliet
46.
Who says, "Compare her face with some that I shall show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow"?
a)
Benvolio
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Rosaline
47.
Who says, "Here’s much to do with hate but more with love"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Nurse
48.
Who says, "Tell me, daughter Juliet, How stands your disposition to be married"?
a)
Nurse
b)
Friar Laurence
c)
Capulet
d)
Lady Capulet
49.
Who says,"Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Mercutio
c)
Benvolio
d)
Romeo
50.
Who says,"Oh, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"?
a)
Tybalt
b)
Mercutio
c)
Benvolio
d)
Romeo
51.
Who says, "Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Nurse
d)
Tybalt
52.
Who says, "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun"?
a)
Romeo
b)
Juliet
c)
Capulet
d)
Nurse
53.
Who says, "O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable"?
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Friar Laurence
d)
Nurse
54.

Whoa are

Romeo's good friends?

a)

Tybalt and Paris

b)

Benvolio and Mercuito

c)

Carlos and Charles

d)

Prince and Friar Laurance

55.

Sampson and Gregory are?

a)

haters

b)

cousins

c)

friends

d)

servants

56.

Why is Romeo sad at the beginning?

a)

He feels sick.

b)

He wants to be loved by Juliana.

c)

He wants to be loved by Roseline.

d)

He wants to leave the city.

57.

Romeo and Juliet is considered a...

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Cartoon

d)

Narrative

58.

What is a prologue?

a)

An essay

b)

A conclusion

c)

An introductory paragraph

d)

A meaning