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Act 1 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?

a)

Put them in jail

b)

Pay a fine

c)

Punish them with death

2.

What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo when he is lovesick?

a)

Look at other women

b)

Ask Rosaline to marry him

c)

Spend more time alone

3.

Which character wants to marry Juliet in Scene 2?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

d)

Mercutio

4.

How could we describe Tybalt's personality?

a)

thoughtful

b)

aggressive

c)

joyful

d)

lovesick

5.

How could we describe Benvolio?

a)

nosy

b)

violent

c)

peaceful

d)

hilarious

6.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Rome

b)

Mantua

c)

Verona

d)

New York

7.
What makes Romeo decide to go to the party?
a)
His friends pressure him to go
b)
Rosaline will be there
c)
He wants to fight the Tybalt
d)
He has to spy on the Capulets for his father
8.
How does Tybalt know Romeo is at the party?
a)
He sees Romeo without his mask on.
b)
He recognizes his voice.
c)
A servant tells him.
d)
The nurse tells him
9.
At the beginning of the play, Romeo's parents are worried about him because he ___________.
a)
is too friendly with their enemies
b)
has involved himself with rowdy friends
c)
seems unaccountably sad and gloomy
d)
is too hot-tempered and quick to anger
10.

Why is Romeo so sad in the first few scenes?

a)

Romeo hates his mother and father

b)

Romeo misses his cousin

c)

Romeo is a teenager...enough said

d)

Romeo is in love with someone who does not return the feelings

11.

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

12.

What is Lord Capulet's response to Paris' request to marry Juliet?

a)

No, because he is a Montague and they are rivals

b)

Yes, and the wedding will be in two weeks when she turns 14

c)

He'd rather she wait a couple summers, but he is free to pursue her

d)

It is all up to her

13.

Why does Lady Capulet want to talk with Juliet?

a)

She wants to confront Juliet about her love for Romeo

b)

She wants to ask her about how she feels about marriage

c)

She wants to spend time with her daughter

d)

She wants to plan her wedding to Paris for the next day

14.

Romeo is a(n) ____________________

a)

Montague

b)

Capulet

c)

Albers

d)

Prince

15.

Juliet is a(n) __________________

a)

Montague

b)

Capulet

c)

Albers

d)

Princess

16.

Tybalt is _______________

a)

Juliet's cousin

b)

The Prince's servant

c)

Benvolio's friend

d)

Lord Montague's nephew

17.

_________________ is throwing a party

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lord Montague

c)

Prince

d)

Romeo

18.

Wants to marry Juliet

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Prince

d)

Paris

19.

In Act 1 Scene 4 Romeo says it is not a good idea to go to the feast because of a dream he had. 'I fear too early, for my mind misgives. Some consequence yet hanging in the stars.' What technique does Shakespeare use here?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Antithesis

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Foreshadowing

20.

A humorous scene, event, or character who relieves the emotional tension.

a)

comic relief

b)

foil

c)

soliloquy

d)

allusion

21.

A play on multiple meanings of a word

a)

pun

b)

foil

c)

comic relief

d)

allusion