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R&J_Act1&2_Recap

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are Abram and Balthasar?

a)

Servants to the Montagues

b)

Servants to the Capulets

c)

Wealthy people in Verona

2.

What does the Prince threaten if the families fight ONE MORE TIME?

a)

Time in jail

b)

Exile from Verona

c)

Death

d)

Loss of land/money

3.

How could we describe Tybalt's personality?

a)

Contemplative

b)

Aggressive

c)

Thoughtful

d)

Love-sick

4.

Why does Capulet allowed Romeo to remain at the feast?

a)

He wants to watch him carefully

b)

He wants to make a deal with Romeo

c)

He's heard that Romeo is well-mannered

d)

He just wants to show power over Tybalt

5.

What is the purpose of the prologue?

a)

To introduce the names of the characters and their conflicts.

b)

To provide an overall preview of the play

c)

To start the play with a Shakespeare poem

d)

To sum up what happens in Act I

6.

Why will Romeo's love, Rosaline, not return his affection?

a)

She is already married.

b)

She doesn't find Romeo attractive.

c)

She has vowed to live a chaste life and not be married.

d)

She is in love with another man.

e)

She thinks Romeo is annoying.

7.

Who ends the fight in Act 1, Scene 1?

a)

Lord Montague

b)

Benvolio

c)

Lord Capulet

d)

Prince Escalus

8.

How old is Juliet?

a)

Almost 13

b)

Almost 14

c)

Almost 15

d)

Almost 16

9.

Why makes Tybalt angry at the party?

a)

The food is bad

b)

His girlfriend just broke up with him

c)

He had a bad day

d)

He saw Romeo there

10.

A play that deals with tragic events and has an unhappy ending is called a

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

oxymoron

d)

pun

11.

Mercutio's Queen Mab speech is a

a)

oxymoron

b)

foreshaow

c)

siloloquy

d)

monologue

12.

Who advised Romeo to "examine other beauties" to get his mind off of Rosaline?

a)

Mercutio

b)

Benvolio

c)

Tybalt

d)

Paris

13.

Who are the two feuding families in this play?

a)

the Mercutios and the Benvolios

b)

the Capulets and the Mercutios

c)

the Capulets and the Montagues

d)

the Hatfields and McCoys

14.

Who has cared for Juliet since she was a baby?

a)

Rosaline

b)

the nurse

c)

Lady Montague

d)

Paris

15.

Who asked for Lord Capulet's permission to woo his daughter?

a)

Paris

b)

Benvolio

c)

Mercutio

d)

Romeo

16.

Romeo's last name is

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

17.

Juliet's last name is

a)

Capulet

b)

Montague

18.

Who is the author of "Romeo and Juliet"?

a)

William Ratcliffe

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

Stephen King

19.

The Prologue calls Romeo and Juliet "star-crossed lovers."

What does "star-crossed" mean?

a)

unlucky, doomed

b)

lucky, blessed

c)

hopeful, happy

d)

shaped like a star

20.
Where is the play set?
a)
Bologne
b)
Verona
c)
Rome
d)
Venice
21.

When Benvolio and Mercutio talk about Romeo's "love life," who did they have in mind?

a)

Rosaline

b)

The Nurse

c)

Victoria

d)

Juliet

22.

What does Juliet compare Romeo's name to?

a)

Lilly

b)

Rose

c)

Tulip

d)

Dandelion

23.

What does Juliet mean when she says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

a)

Why are you the way you are?

b)

Why are you Romeo?

c)

Why are you fickle in love?

d)

Where are you, Romeo?

24.

What does Romeo mean by, "Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me."

a)

He will do anything for a klondike Bar.

b)

He will do anything for love, but he won't do that. ♪♪♪

c)

He will do anything for love--even die.

d)

He will fight to the duel, good sir!

25.

What event do Romeo and Juliet plan after their second meeting?

a)

They'll end up sitting on a rainbow.

b)

All I'm ready to do is have some fun / What's all this talk about love?

c)

Goin' to the chapel and we're gonna get married.

d)

I would walk 500 miles and I would walk 500 more.

26.

Having left the feast, Romeo climbs a wall and leaps down into the Capulet (a)   .

27.

Juliet suddenly appears at a window above the spot where Romeo is standing. Romeo compares her to the morning (a)   ,

28.

(Romeo considers Juliet) far more beautiful than the (a)   it banishes.

29.

He nearly speaks to her but thinks better of it. Juliet, musing to herself, asks why Romeo must be Romeo—a Montague, and therefore an (a)   to her family.

30.

Romeo responds to her plea, surprising Juliet, since she thought she was alone. The pair confesses their (a)   .

31.

Romeo begins to swear to her that he loves her, but she stops him, concerned that everything is happening too (a)   .

32.

He reassures her, and the two confess their love again. Juliet tells Romeo that she will send someone to him the next day to see if his love is (a)   and if he intends to wed her; they settle on nine in the morning.

33.

How does Romeo compare Juliet to the sun? Copy and paste words from either version. Be specific.

4 lines
34.

List ONE thing ROMEO says to try and win over Juliet. Copy and paste your answer from either text.

4 lines
35.

List ONE thing JULIET says to try and win over Romeo. Copy and paste it from either text.

4 lines
36.

Who jumped over the orchard wall

a)

Tybalt

b)

Mercutio

c)

Romeo

37.

Why did Juliet tell Romeo to not swear by the moon?

a)

The moon is only seen at night.

b)

The moon is always changing.

c)

The moon is too small.

38.

What is Friar Lawrence doing when we meet him?

a)

picking poisonous weeds and medical flowers

b)

praying

c)

performing a wedding

39.

Who does Juliet send to talk to Romeo in Scene 4?

a)

Lady Capulet

b)

Her sister

c)

the Nurse

40.

Why does Cupid keep getting mentioned in the play

a)

The play is about love, and he is the god of love.

b)

He is a main character.

c)

Cupid is Shakespeare's favorite god.

41.

Who is Romeo's foul-mouthed friend that likes to tell jokes

a)

Benvolio

b)

Mercutio

c)

Tybalt

42.

Who do Benvolio and Mercutio still think that Romeo is in love with?

a)

Juliet

b)

Mary

c)

Rosaline

43.

Who sends a letter to Montague challenging Romeo?

a)

Benvolio

b)

Capulet

c)

Tybalt

44.

Who mentions marriage first?

a)

Romeo

b)

Juliet

45.

True/False: Lady Capulet went to deliver Juliet's message to Romeo?

a)

True

b)

False

46.

True/False: Friar Lawrence and the Nurse are the only 2 people that know about Romeo and Juliet's love for one another.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

After dancing with Juliet, we learn that Romeo does not like ___ anymore.

a)

Rosaline

b)

Juliet

48.

When Romeo and Juliet confess their love to one another, where does it take place?

a)

at the Capulet party

b)

in the church

c)

in the Orchard by Juliet's balcony

49.

According to Friar Lawrence, how are humans like plants?

a)

Some people are good; some people are bad.

b)

Both plants and people die.

c)

Both plants and people grow.

50.

What time does the Nurse leave to find Romeo?

a)

9:00 a.m.

b)

Noon

c)

7:00 p.m.

51.

What time does the Nurse return from talking to Romeo?

a)

9:00 a.m.

b)

Noon

c)

7:00 p.m.

52.

Who is Juliet supposed to meet at the church?

a)

Tybalt

b)

Romeo

c)

Capulet

53.

What happens at the end of Scene 6?

a)

Romeo and Juliet get married

b)

Tybalt fights Benvolio

c)

a flood

54.

'The sun smiles down at me' is an example of a ___.

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

55.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

The sun is bright.

b)

The dogs are hungry.

c)

The apple is as red as a cherry.

56.

Who said: 'It is the East, and Juliet is the sun'

a)

Romeo

b)

Benvolio

c)

Paris

57.

Who said: 'Oh, Romeo, Romeo, why must you be Romeo'

a)

Tybalt

b)

Rosaline

c)

Juliet

58.

In Act 2, Scene 3 Romeo confesses that he has come to see Friar Lawrence because ----------------------------.

a)

He wants to marry Rosaline today.

b)

He wants to make confession.

c)

He wants to marry Juliet today.

d)

He wants to avoid going home.

59.

Romeo claims his love for Juliet is different from his love for Rosaline because --------------------------------.

a)

Juliet is wealthy, while Rosaline was not.

b)

Juliet loves him back, where Rosaline did not.

c)

Rosaline loves him back, while Juliet did not.

d)

Juliet is his enemy, while Rosaline was not.

60.

Why isn't Romeo afraid to be discovered talking to Juliet?

a)

He is confident in his fighting skills.

b)

He knows that Juliet will keep him safe.

c)

He is so in love with her that he is not worried about the danger of being caught.

d)

He thinks Mercutio and Benvolio will rescue him.