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Romeo and Juliet Act I
Romeo and Juliet Act I
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1
Romeo and Juliet is a...
Comedy
Tragedy
Science Fiction play
Historical account
2
TRUE or FALSE: Nurse and Juliet are dramatic foils.
True
False
3
What penalty does Prince Escalus threaten the Capulet and Montague families with?
Public Beating
Death
Timeout
Arrest
4
Lady Capulet wishes for Juliet to marry whom?
Romeo
Paris
Sampson
Abram
5
Which of these events is the "inciting action" of the play?
Romeo and Benvolio decide to attend the party
Paris asks Capulet for permission to marry Juliet
Prince Escalus breaks up the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
6
What was the name of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Globe
The Montague
The Capulet
The Arena
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DOUBLE POINTS: The entire prologue AND the first interaction between Romeo and Juliet are both written as...
Couplets
Quatrains
Sonnets
Rhymes
8
Which of the following characters tries to kill Benvolio in Act I Scene I, then tries to kill Romeo in Act I Scene V?
Second Capulet
Tybalt
Mercutio
Capulet
9
Fill in the Blank: Shakespeare lived during the ___________ period.
Victorian
Edwardian
Early Medieval
Elizabethan
10
Which of the following characters is constantly making fun of Romeo despite being his closest friend?
Rosaline
Mercutio
Tybalt
Benvolio
11
Which of these events is the first "rising action" of the play?
Romeo and Juliet meet each other at the party
Juliet meets with Lady Capulet to discuss Paris' marriage proposal
Romeo and Benvolio meet the illiterate servant
12
Which of the following IS NOT an "oxymoron?"
Bright Lights
The Walking Dead
Jumbo Shrimp
Loving Hate
13
Which of the events starts the "exposition" of the play?
Romeo meets Juliet for the first time
A street fight breaks out between the Capulets and Montagues
Romeo tells his friends that he's fated to die.
14
TRUE or FALSE: Women were NOT allowed to perform on-stage during the Elizabethan period?
True
False
15
What is the first obscene gesture that Sampson and Gregory make to the Montagues at the beginning of the play?
They draw their weapons at them
They bite their thumb
They step on Abram's shoe
They spit at them
16
Which of the following IS an "oxymoron?"
Very exciting
Crazy boring
Dark night
Early morning
17
What is Romeo upset and crying about at the start of the act?
Rosaline doesn't love him back.
Benvolio doesn't love him back.
He got wounded in the fight with the Capulets
Juliet doesn't love him back.
18
Which of the following characters tries to comfort Romeo after learning of his sadness in Act I Scene I?
Benvolio
Juliet
Mercutio
Montague
19
TRUE or FALSE: Mercutio and Romeo are dramatic foils.
True
False
20
Romeo foresees his own death in a dream. How do we know that "fate" is at play here?
Benvolio tells Romeo that he shouldn't go to the party.
Romeo mentions the "stars" told him he would die.
Juliet comes to him in a dream and warns him of his death.
Mercutio also foresees death in his long-winded dream.
21
TRUE or FALSE: Romeo and Benvolio are dramatic foils.
False
True
