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Romeo and Juliet Act 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The (a)   is the main protagonist in the story but has a personal failing that will lead to his/her downfall.

2.

Give an example of a dynamic character.

4 lines
3.

Which of these is NOT a type of spoken text?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Chorus

d)

Aside

4.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Bill Shakespeare

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Anne Hathaway

d)

Claude McKay

5.

How many acts are in Romeo and Juliet

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

6.

What poetic form is the Prologue in?

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Chorus

c)

Sonnet

d)

Monologue

7.

What is revealed in the Prologue?

a)

The two lovers live.

b)

It will be a two hour play.

c)

The lovers will die.

d)

It is set in Barcelona.

8.

The fight in scene 1 starts when--

a)

A Montague and a Capulet servant fight over petty issues

b)

Benvolio insults Tybalt

c)

Romeo sees Tybalt

d)

The officer stirs up the two sides

9.

What point does Prince Escalus make in his dramatic monologue to the Montague and the Capulet Family?

a)

Tybalt should duel Benvolio to settle the feud

b)

Anyone who continues to feud between the families will be put to death

c)

Romeo and Juliet should be allowed to marry

d)

The Capulets should invite the Montagues to their party

10.

When Benvolio talks to Romeo he finds him

a)

Prepared to fight anyone that insults a Montague

b)

Interested in everyone else’s situations but his own

c)

Focused on love and temperamental

d)

Happy-go-lucky and ready for fun

11.

Who was Romeo first in love with?

a)

Rosaline

b)

Juliet

12.

(a)   asks Lord Capulet to marry Juliet.

13.

Adjectives that describe the character Tybalt are--

a)

Clever and witty

b)

Love sick and moody

c)

Saucy and hotheaded

d)

Intelligent and obedient

14.

Who does Mercutio talk about in his very, very long, comedic monologue?

(a)  

15.

What type of imagery do Juliet and Romeo use when they first meet?

a)

Imagery about flowers

b)

Imagery about the sun and moon

c)

Imagery about religion

d)

Imagery about animals

16.

What does Juliet find out at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?

a)

That Romeo loves Rosaline.

b)

That she's in love with Paris.

c)

That she will be marrying Paris.

d)

That Romeo is a Montague.

17.

Which characters are foils of each other?

a)

Benvolio and Tybalt

b)

Mercutio and Romeo

c)

Juliet and Nurse

d)

Rosaline and Juliet

18.

Who's closer to Juliet? Lady Capulet or the Nurse? Why?

4 lines
19.

Draw a part of a scene from Act 1.

20.

How are we liking Romeo and Juliet?

a)

I hate it!!! )-:<

b)

It's whatever.

c)

I kind of like it.

d)

Love love love it!