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R&J Act 1 Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Benvolio suggest to Romeo to take care of his lovesick problem?
a)
Look at other women
b)
Ask her to marry him
c)
Force himself on her
2.

In scene 1, what does The Prince say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?

a)

Put them in jail.

b)

Make them live together.

c)

Punish them with death.

3.
In Scene 2, who is asking Capulet to marry Juliet?
a)
Romeo
b)
Benvolio
c)
Paris
4.

How could we describe Tybalt's personality?

a)

Contemplative

b)

Aggressive

c)

Thoughtful

d)

Love-sick

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.

How could we describe Benvolio?

a)

He is nosy

b)

He is a fighter

c)

He's a peace-maker

d)

He hasn't showed very many character traits so far

7.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Delco

b)

Verona Beach, California

c)

Verona, Italy

d)

New York, New York

8.

In scene 3, 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

9.

In scene 1, 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.

After Romeo and Juliet have kissed and fallen in love, who tells each of them the other's identity?

a)

Benvolio tells Romeo; Nurse tells Juliet

b)

Juliet's nurse tells them both

c)

Tybalt tells them both

d)

Juliet's mother tells Romeo; Lord Capulet tells Juliet

12.

In Act I, when Romeo is in anguish because Rosalind does not love he says, "O loving hate..O heavy lightness...serious vanity, feather of lead..." These are all examples of

a)

Metaphors

b)

Similes

c)

Oxymorons

d)

Personifications

13.

Which interpretation most accurately reflects the quote?


"My child is yet a stranger in this world; / She hath not seen the change of fourteen years"

a)

Lady Capulet wants to wait for Juliet to get married as she is not yet fourteen.

b)

Lord Capulet is presented as an aging patriarch who is keen for Juliet to marry to secure her future.

c)

Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris when she is fourteen.

d)

Lord Capulet is presented as being protective of his young, naïve, vulnerable daughter who does not have much experience of the world.

14.

When Tybalt says of Romeo crashing the Capulet's party..."this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet, convert to bitt'rest gall", this is an example of:

a)

foreshadowing

b)

oxymoron

c)

metaphor

d)

monologue

15.

When Romeo first meets Juliet, he refers to her as "this holy shrine." This is an example of:

a)

foreshadowing

b)

simile

c)

oxymoron

d)

metaphor

16.

This is a freebie. Knowing only Act 1, if you were to pick who was most at fault for the tragedy that will eventually happen, who do you blame most?

a)

Lord and Lady Capulet

b)

Lord and Lady Montague

c)

Tybalt

d)

Benvolio

e)

the Nurse