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An #ELAquiz on the characters in Romeo and Juliet (no spoilers past Act I)
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1
Who starts the fight that escalates into a huge street brawl in Act I Scene i?
The servants (Gregory, Sampson, Abram)
the Prince
Montague and Capulet
Benvolio and Tybalt
2
To which family does Romeo belong?
Capulet
Montague
3
A sonnet has fourteen lines
True
False
4
Romeo's cousin is __________. Juliet's cousin is __________.
Tybalt, Benvolio
Mercutio, Prince
Mercutio, Paris
Benvolio, Tybalt
5
Juliet tells Romeo to swear "not by the moon, the inconstant moon." She is also expressing Shakespeare's rejection of
symbolic metaphors
Petrarchan conceits
Montagues
sonnets
6
Romeo finds out that Rosaline will be at the Capulet party. How?
Mercutio tells him
A servant tells him
Benvolio tells him
He reads the list of attendees
7
After Juliet leaves in Act 2, Scene 2, Romeo says that he will go to see
The Village People
His father
The village priest
The Prince
8
Which of the following characters is NOT related to the others?
Paris
Mercutio
Tybalt
Prince
9
Who has taken care of Juliet since she was a baby and likes to make dirty jokes?
Tybalt
Nurse
Capulet
Lady Capulet
10
To which family does Juliet belong?
Capulet
Montague
11
Who is a peacemaker whose name comes from the Latin root that means "good"?
Mercutio
Tybalt
Prince
Benvolio
12
Pairs of contradictory words are known by this literary term (spelling counts!)
Oximoron
Irony
Oxcimmoran
Oxymoron
13
What is NOT true about the Montagues and Capulets?
They have similar social standing
They are from different towns
They are wealthy and powerful
They hate each other
14
Neither Romeo nor Juliet has any siblings. They're both only children.
False
True
15
"But soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east and
Juliet is the sun
." The italicized phrase is
A metaphor
A pinafore
An oxymoron
A simile
16
Another famous poet who wrote in the sonnet form is
Mercutio
Romeo
Petrarch
Petruchio
17
Who do Juliet's parents want her to marry?
Tybalt
Romeo
Paris
Prince
18
Mercutio claims this fairy has been with Romeo.
Hecate
Queen Mab
Juliet
Titania
19
The dialogue of Romeo and Juliet's first kiss is in this poetic form.
Dramatic irony
Pathetic fallacy
Song
Sonnet
20
Before he meets Juliet, Romeo is interested in Rosaline.
False
True
21
Juliet does not appear in Act I Scene i.
True
False
22
"O Romeo, Romeo, _________________ art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name..." What actual word is missing?
Where
When
What
Wherefore
23
After stopping the fight on the street, Prince Escalus says any more fighting will result in
A stern talking-to
Heavy fines
Execution
Banishment
24
Juliet asks if Romeo intends to marry her in Act 2, Scene 2.
False
True
25
Who says this: "What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word/ As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee."
Tybalt
Romeo
Mercutio
Benvolio