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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet, Act I
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
In Act I, Scene i, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, what penalty does Prince Escalus threaten if further violence breaks out between the Capulets and the Montagues?
a fine on those who participate in the violence
Death to those who participate in the violence
Loss of the participants’ lands and properties
exile of the participants from Verona
Which of these words best describes Tybalt’s personality as revealed in Act Iof The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
amiable
lovesick
reflective
aggressive
According to the details in Act I of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, who is Rosaline?
Tybalt's sister
Lady Capulet
Benvolio's wife
the woman Romeo loves
Which statement is the best summary of Benvolio’s role in Act I of The
Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
He shows concern for Romeo and tries to calm the fighting families.
He discusses Romeo’s private feelings with his uncle, Romeo’s father.
He tries to defend Romeo and threatens to challenge Tybalt to a duel.
He agrees to accompany Romeo to the masked feast at the Capulets’
home.
Which of the following statements best summarizes Romeo’s reaction when he
first sees Juliet at the Capulets’ feast in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet,
Act I? Choose two options.
He is dazzled by her earrings
He wonders about her identity
He is puzzled by her appearance
He immediately falls in love with her
He admires her poise and self-confidence
Which of these is the best example of a transgression?
marriage
theft
travel
exercise
What is the most likely meaning of heretics in the following sentence?
"The people who left the cult were shunned by the remaining members and treated as heretics."
people who live by a strict set of rules and customs
people who constantly and habitually break the law
people who do not believe in a given set of religious rules
people who share a given cultural and ethnic background
If a mutiny occurs in the streets, which of the following would a passerby most
likely observe? Base your answer on the meaning of mutiny as it is used in The
Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I.
a group of young people fighting and brawling
a crossing guard holding up traffic for schoolchildren
a crowd cheering on the sidewalks as a parade marches by
a construction crew working busily with drills and heavy equipment
What is the main purpose of the Prologue to Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet?
to quiet down the audience
to praise the noble Prince Escalus
to set the scene for the play as a whole
to explain the history of the Montague-Capulet feud
According to his words and actions in The Tragedy of Romeo and
Juliet, Act I, which of the following best characterizes what kind of father
Capulet is?
harsh
loving
anxious
indifferent
Which answer choice best summarizes this speech that Lady Capulet
makes about Paris in Act I, Scene iii, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
Read o’er the volume of young Paris’ face,
And find delight writ there with beauty’s pen;
Examine every married lineament,
And see how one another lends content;
And what obscured in this fair volume lies
Find written in the margent of his eyes.
Parris is already married
Paris is large and strong
Paris is like a beautiful book
Paris is an imaginative writer
In Act I, Scene v, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, why does
Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?
He wants to confront Romeo later, when there are not as many people
present.
He wants to monitor Romeo and see what Romeo might be scheming to
do.
He will not allow a well-mannered guest to be insulted in his home.
He is annoyed, but he wants to deal with Romeo in his own way.
What does this stage direction in Act I, Scene i, of The Tragedy of Romeo and
Juliet show most clearly about Prince Escalus?
(Enter Prince Escalus, with his Train.)
He serves as mentor to many young men.
He is an important figure in Verona.
He is an effective leader.
He is a weak leader.
What does the Nurse’s dialogue in Act I, Scene iii, of The Tragedy of Romeo
and Juliet reveal about her character? Choose two options.
She still grieves for her husband
She resents her employers
She is devoted to Juliet
She rambles on and on
She is very strict
What is most clearly revealed about Mercutio in this excerpt from the long
speech he makes about Queen Mab in Act I, Scene iv, of The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet?
"O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Over men’s noses as they lie asleep …."
He is practical and manipulative
He is playful and imaginative
He is violent and vindictive
He is jolly but deceitful
What is the meaning of the Latin prefix trans-?
similar to
next to or near
behind or below
across or through
The Latin word mittere means “to send.” Using this information and your
knowledge of Latin prefixes, choose the situation that most clearly illustrates
the meaning of transmit.
The factory workers demanded better conditions.
The girls whispered quietly in the back of the room.
The man bought groceries to make dinner for his family.
The college student e-mailed his assignment to the professor.
Which of the following lines from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I,
contains an oxymoron?
Indeed I should have asked you that before.
Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate,
Thou knowest my daughter’s of a pretty age.
We’ll measure them a measure and be gone.
Which of the following quotations from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act
I, contains an oxymoron?
O heavy lightness, serious vanity, / Misshapen chaos of well-seeming
forms …!
One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun / Ne’er saw her match since
first the world begun.
On Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen; / That shall she, marry; I
remember it well.
Take our good meaning, for our judgment sits / Five times in that ere
once in our five wits.
Read this speech from The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act I.
Juliet. My only love sprung from my only hate,
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me,
That I must love a loathed enemy.
Which of the following best describes the effect of Juliet’s use of oxymora in
this speech?
It pokes fun at the long-standing feud between the lovers’ families.
It reassures the audience that a happy ending awaits the lovers.
It emphasizes the seriousness of the obstacle facing the lovers.
It explains why the lovers are attracted to one another.
