WorksheetsR&J Act 1 Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
In scene 1, what does The Prince say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?
Put them in jail.
Make them live together.
Punish them with death.
How could we describe Tybalt's personality?
Contemplative
Aggressive
Thoughtful
Love-sick
How could we describe Benvolio?
He is nosy
He is a fighter
He's a peace-maker
He hasn't showed very many character traits so far
Where does the story take place?
Delco
Verona Beach, California
Verona, Italy
New York, New York
In scene 3, why does Lady Capulet want to talk with Juliet?
She wants to confront Juliet about her love for Romeo
She wants to ask her about how she feels about marriage
She wants to spend time with her daughter
She wants to plan her wedding to Paris for the next day
In scene 1, Romeo's parents are worried about him because he ___________.
Why is Romeo so sad in the first few scenes?
Romeo hates his mother and father
Romeo misses his cousin
Romeo is a teenager...enough said
Romeo is in love with someone who does not return the feelings
After Romeo and Juliet have kissed and fallen in love, who tells each of them the other's identity?
Benvolio tells Romeo; Nurse tells Juliet
Juliet's nurse tells them both
Tybalt tells them both
Juliet's mother tells Romeo; Lord Capulet tells Juliet
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
Metaphors
Similes
Oxymorons
Personifications
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"
Lady Capulet wants to wait for Juliet to get married as she is not yet fourteen.
Lord Capulet is presented as an aging patriarch who is keen for Juliet to marry to secure her future.
Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris when she is fourteen.
Lord Capulet is presented as being protective of his young, naïve, vulnerable daughter who does not have much experience of the world.
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:
foreshadowing
oxymoron
metaphor
monologue
When Romeo first meets Juliet, he refers to her as "this holy shrine." This is an example of:
foreshadowing
simile
oxymoron
metaphor
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?
Lord and Lady Capulet
Lord and Lady Montague
Tybalt
Benvolio
the Nurse
