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Romeo and Juliet Act 1
Romeo and Juliet Act 1
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1
What is a 'groundling?'
A poor person who stood in the pit to watch the play
None of the above
An actor who plays women's roles
A man who scalps tickets
2
What best describes Mercutio's personality?
Cocky
All of the above
Brash
Outgoing
3
Deeply respectful:
Raucous
Further
Litigious
Reverant
4
Why were plays performed during the day?
There was no artificial lighting
Actors had their real jobs at night
Actors liked to go out on the town after plays
Shakespeare was an early bird
5
What family does Tybalt belong to?
Neutral
Capulet
Montague
6
Where is
Romeo and Juliet
set?
Londond
Verona
New York City
Chicago
7
What is the punishment for street fighting?
Execution
Life in jail
Public shaming
Deportation
8
Who is Queen Mab?
A fairy who brings dreams at night
Both A and B
Romeo's mother
Neither A nor B
9
A particular method of reasoning:
Logic
Temerity
Souvenir
Litigious
10
There have been ___street fights involving the Montagues and Capulets
3
5
30
1
11
A person who is a citizen of the world:
Souvenir
Cosmopolitan
Tenant
Pennant
12
Who asks Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage?
Paris
Mercutio
Tybalt
Romeo
13
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1564
1999
1654
1664
14
Reckless or rashness:
Temerity
Pervade
Unctuous
Somber
15
A small inexpensive gift kept or purchased as a reminder or memento:
Cosmopolitan
Pennant
Tenant
Souvenir
16
To walk through, about, or over; to travel:
Raucous
Perambulate
Unctuous
Temerity
17
Something that is produced or caused:
Pennant
Effect
Tenant
Cosmopolitan
18
Why is Romeo unhappy at the beginning of the play?
Mercutio stole his girlfriend
Tybalt threatened to kill him.
Juliet has married Paris
He loves a girl who doesn't love him back
19
How long does the play last?
3 days
About a week
3 hours
2 hours
20
Argumentative:
Logic
Further
Litigious
Somber
21
How much time passes in the play?
3 hours
2 hours
1 day
About a week
22
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
Taylor
Judith
Elizabeth
Ann Hathaway
23
How does Tybalt recognize Romeo at the party?
His voice
All of the above
His face
His sword
24
A long, tapering flag:
Souvenir
Pennance
Pennant
Cosmopolitan
25
Why was the theatre located outside of London?
It was too dangerous to perform plays in the city
This is where most of the people lived
It was cheaper
Religious folks believed the theatre promoted bad behaviors
26
When the audience knows something the actors do not, it is called:
Personification
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Selfish
27
A more advanced point; to a greater extent:
Further
Reverant
Unctuous
Somber
28
Giving a non-human thing human characteristics is called:
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Dramatic Irony
29
Gloomy, depressing, dismal:
Raucous
Temerity
Somber
Tenant
30
Excessively smooth, suave, or smug:
Litigious
Logic
Temerity
Unctuous
31
Rowdy or disorderly:
Litigious
Somber
Raucous
Reverant
32
Where was Shakespeare born?
New York City
London
Verona
Stratford
33
Why does Romeo think it is not a good idea to go to the Capulet party?
Lord Capulet forbids him
He does not want to see Rosaline
He has a dream
He has a 10 PM curfew
34
An occupant or inhabitant:
Logic
Pannant
Tenant
Souvenir
35
What is the name of Shakespeare's Theatre?
The World Theatre
The Shakespeare Dome
The Globe Theatre
The Coliseum
36
The Globe Theatre was built in what shape?
Octagon
Square
Trapezoid
Circle
37
What family does Benvolio belong to?
Capulet
Montague
Neutral
38
How old is Juliet?
21
16
14
Almost 14
39
Iambic Pentameter is:
10 words per line
Poetry that rhymes
Romeo's cousin
10 syllables per line
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To become spread throughout all parts:
somber
Pervade
Unctuous
Temerity
