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Romeo & Juliet vs. West Side Story Vocab

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To revolt against authority

a)

adjacent

b)

mutiny

c)

devout

d)

haughty

2.

Which famous rapper was inspired by William Shakespeare?

a)

Drake

b)

Tyler, the Creator

c)

Cardi B

d)

Tupac

3.

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Ms. Coy

b)

Tyler, the Creator

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Edgar Allan Poe

4.

West Side Story used ________ to tell their story.

a)

Yo Mama jokes

b)

songs/dance

c)

swords

d)

puppies/kittens

5.

Which story did you enjoy more?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

West Side Story

6.

What's the difference?

Sword vs. Dagger; Draw both to show the difference.

7.

This country is where the story of Romeo and Juliet took place. It is also in the shape of a boot.

a)

Italy

b)

Ireland

c)

New York

8.

Which story took place in 1950s New York?

a)

West Side Story

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

The tales/tails of Ms. Coy & Emmitt

d)

California

9.

Spanish word meaning, "I'm coming!"

a)

Ya vengo

b)

Calladito

c)

Adios

d)

Adieu

10.

Spanish word meaning, to be quiet.

a)

calladito

b)

va vengo

c)

bueno

d)

shhh

11.

The Jets snapped their fingers and whistled to _______ for their gang to come together.

a)

visage

b)

gesture

c)

pilgrimage

12.

Maria's father called her Maruca, her _______

a)

gesture

b)

enmity

c)

pet name

13.

Anita took a second job sewing to _______ her income.

a)

mutiny

b)

discern

c)

augment

14.

Romeo and Juliet's _________ were done secretly by Friar Lawrence

a)

nuptials

b)

foe

c)

mutiny

15.

A ______ daughter, Juliet asked her father for forgiveness and agreed to marry Paris.

a)

devout

b)

submission

16.

The Jets and Sharks had to (a)   a plan to secretly fight to win their territory.

17.

Maria could tell from Chino's ________, something bad happened.

a)

visage

b)

procure

18.

Romeo/Tony loved his ________ , Juliet/Maria.

a)

paramour

b)

nuptials

19.

Benvolio made a ________ to get to Romeo to tell him about Juliet.

a)

visage

b)

pilgrimage

c)

enmity

20.

The _____ between the Capulets and Montagues resulted in endless feuds.

a)

gesture

b)

lament

c)

enmity

21.

We need to file a _______ against the Sharks for taking our territory.

a)

grievance

b)

submission

c)

foe

22.

We must be _______ if we want to surprise the Sharks at the rumble.

a)

haughty

b)

discreet

c)

paramour

23.

Word meaning to be near or close to something.

a)

Augment

b)

Momentito

c)

enmity

d)

adjacent

24.

Relating to love

a)

lamentation

b)

agile

c)

amorous

d)

asunder

25.

Word meaning wretchedness or misfortune

a)

calamity

b)

discord

c)

plague

d)

adversity

26.

One's customary frame of mind

a)

ascend

b)

disposition

c)

eloquence

27.

Meaning: doubtful, unclear, indefinite

a)

Ambiguity

b)

Wayward

c)

Grace

d)

Arrogant

28.

To be disgusting or detestable

a)

Compromise

b)

Ambiguity

c)

Loathsome

d)

Grace

29.

The student had to ________ an excuse from the doctor to be excused for his absence.

a)

procure

b)

lament

30.

Feelings that go along with the word "lament" would be...

a)

happiness

b)

sorrow/sadness

c)

boredom

31.

This is a rancor from Star Wars. The word rancor means...

a)

hatred, bitterness, hostility

b)

happiness, joy, love

c)

sadness, crying, tears

32.

"To irritate or annoy" is the definition of:

a)

Fray

b)

Vile

c)

Adversary

d)

Vex

33.

Meaning to have a fight or brawl. 

a)

fray

b)

flourish

c)

siege

d)

discreet 

34.

Romeo and Juliet used soliloquies. West Side Story used (a)  

35.

Prologue: "From forth the fatal loins of these two (a)   . A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life." Meaning enemy!

36.

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual way.

(a)  

37.

What is the purpose of the prologue?

a)

To provide an overall preview of the play

b)

To start the play with a Shakespeare poem

c)

To sum up what happens in Act I

38.

It is clear from the first scene of the play that the Montagues and Capulets and Sharks and Jets are.....

a)

peaceful

b)

enemies

c)

hardworking

d)

loving

39.

To be unfavorable, unlucky, ill-omened

a)

vengeance

b)

immoderately

c)

inauspicious

d)

lamented

40.

The teacher has been hard to please; irritable.

a)

peevish

b)

prostrate

c)

loathsome

d)

sepulcher

41.

To be proud; arrogant

a)

haughty

b)

peevish

c)

inauspicious

d)

loathsome

42.

"Stop thy ______toil, vile Montague! Can vengeance be pursued further than death? Condemned villain, I do apprehend thee. Obey and go with me, for thou must die." A word meaning to be unholy or wicked.

a)

sepulcher

b)

unhallowed

c)

peevish

d)

loathsome

43.

To see clearly, recognize

a)

discern

b)

slander

c)

inundate

d)

belligerent

44.

William Shakespeare built a 360*

theatre called, _______ in London. It is still used for plays and performances today!

a)

Parthenon

b)

The Globe

c)

Arena

d)

The Stage

45.

Who were the only people allowed to act in Shakespeare´s time?

a)

women and girls

b)

men and women

c)

men and boys

46.

Ms. Coy is originally from _______.

a)

Modesto

b)

Chicago

c)

Texas

47.

Ms. Coy's favorite superhero is Wonder Woman.

a)

No Cap (True)

b)

Cap (False)

48.

Ms. Coy's dog's name is ________

a)

Mr. Attitude

b)

D O double G

c)

Slink

d)

Emmitt

49.

Which industry has Ms. Coy NOT worked in?

a)

Music

b)

Fashion

c)

Education/Teacher

d)

Circus

50.

Ms. Coy thinks iced coffee is gross! (Look at her desk for a clue)

a)

Cap (False)

b)

No Cap (True)

51.

Ms. Coy has no siblings.

a)

Cap (False)

b)

No Cap (True)