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Romeo and Juliet Ch. 1-2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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.

How does Romeo learn of the Capulet party?

a)

He overhears a conversation

b)

He talks to his father

c)

He was invited by Rosaline

d)

He reads the invitation for the servant because the servant cannot read

5.
In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers?
a)
They will marry.
b)
They will die.
c)
They will be forced apart.
6.

When Juliet says, "That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet", she is...

a)

explaining why she is so upset that Romeo is a Capulet.

b)

giving an example to prove that names are important.

c)

stating that Romeo's last name does not make him a bad person.

d)

commenting on the origin of the word rose.

7.
To what does Juliet not want Romeo to swear his love?
a)
a light in the dark
b)
the sun
c)
the moon
d)
a rose
8.
At the beginning of scene 3, what is Frair Lawrence doing?
a)
gathering herbs and flowers
b)
praying to pilgrims
c)
reading a book about herbology
d)
eating and drinking with pilgrims
9.
Mercutio dislikes Tybalt and considers him an unskilled opponent.
a)
True
b)
False
10.

How does Mercutio treat Nurse?

a)

He makes rude jokes about her.

b)

He mistakenly thinks that she is Rosaline.

c)

He adores her and wants her to be his mom.

d)

He mistakes her for Juliet's mom.

11.

Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because...

a)

He knows that they won't live very long.

b)

He realizes they are in love and should be together.

c)

He believes it will end the feud between the two families.

d)

He does anything that Romeo asks him to.

12.

Romeo and Juliet takes place in

a)

Stratford upon Avon, England

b)

Verona, Italy

c)

Santa Clarita, California

d)

Rome, Italy

13.

What does The Prince say he will do to anyone in the 2 families if they get caught fighting in the future?

a)

Put them in jail.

b)

Make them live together.

c)

Punish them with death.

d)

Exile them from the city.

14.

How old is Juliet

a)

20

b)

25

c)

15

d)

13

15.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask Rosaline to marry him
c)
Force Rosaline to be with him
d)
Become a priest
16.

Why does Juliet freak out when she learns who Romeo is?

a)

He's her enemy

b)

He dated her cousin

c)

He has a reputation

d)

She doesn't freak out

17.

Who is Tybalt?

a)

Juliet's dad

b)

Romeo's cousin

c)

Romeo's mom

d)

Juliet's cousin

18.

What is the BEST word to describe Benvolio?

a)

Kind

b)

Rude

c)

Emotional

d)

Aggressive

19.

What is the BEST word to describe Romeo?

a)

Kind

b)

Angry

c)

Emotional

d)

Intelligent

20.
According to Mercutio, who or what is Queen Mab, and what does she do?
a)
the fairy queen who acts as the fairy's midwife (delivers fairy babies) and who also brings men's dreams
b)
Queen of England during Shakespeare's day
c)
Juliet's mother
21.
What is Mercutio in relation to Romeo?
a)
his friend
b)
his cousin
c)
his brother
d)
his uncle
22.
Which two events occur on the same day?
a)
Romeo and Juliet meet, and they get married
b)
the Capulets and Montagues brawl in the street, and Mercutio harasses the nurse
c)
Romeo tells Benvolio why he is depressed, and Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to marry him to Juliet
d)
Lady Capulet asks Juliet about her thoughts on marriage, and Juliet meets Romeo
23.
Who treats the nurse badly?
a)
Juliet
b)
Romeo
c)
Old Capulet
d)
Mercutio
24.
Who is Paris?
a)
Romeo's older brother
b)
a man who wants to marry Juliet
c)
a Capulet servant
d)
Fraiar Lawrence's boss
25.

Who wrote the original play, Romeo & Juliet?

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Gareth Hinds

d)

Will Smithpeare