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Act I Quiz
1) What warning did the Prince give
should the Capulet and Montague fight
again?
A) He would arrest them.
B) They will be banished from the city.
C) They will be put to death.
D) He will join them in the fight.
2) Where is the setting of the play?
F) London
G) Paris
H) Verona
J) Venice
3) How is Benvolio related to Romeo?
A) He is Romeo’s Cousin.
B) He is Romeo’s Brother.
C) He is NOT related to Romeo.
D) He is Romeo’s Uncle.
4) What two families are fighting in the
play?
F) Mercutios and Benvolios
G) Bradies and Adams
H) Capsules and Montana
J) Montagues and Capulets
5) Why is Romeo sad at the beginning of
the play?
A) He is tired of fighting with the
Capulets.
B) His love won’t love him back.
C) He lost money
D) His dog was taken by Tybalt
6) What is Benvolio going to try to help
Romeo with?
F) To help Romeo get into the party.
G) To help him get a job with the royal
court.
H) To get Romeo’s love to reconsider.
J) To help him to stop being sad by
meeting other women.
7) Chaste can be defined as:
A) Avoid by luck or skill
B) Abstain for sexual contact
C) Punish by beating
D) To talk excessively.
8) Feud can be defined as:
F) Fight
G) Find
H) Swallow abruptly
J) Humming Sound
9) Who is the man that asks Capulet for
Juliet’s hand in marriage?
A) Romeo
B) Tybalt
C) Paris
D) Benvolio
10) How old is Juliet?
F) 13
G) 14
H) 15
J) 16
11) True or False? Capulet wants Paris to
date his daughter and try to win her heart
because he wants it to be Juliet’s decision
when it comes to marrying him.
A) True
B) False
12) What is the name of the girl that broke
Romeo’s heart?
F)Valencia
G) Petruvia
H) Rosaline
J) Juliet
13) Why does Romeo want to go to the
Capulet party?
A) He wants to see Rosaline.
B) He heard that Juliet will be there.
C) He wants to hold the light.
D) He wants to stop being sad.
14) Ail can be defined as:
F) snap
G)scrub
H) seal
J) hurt
15) How did Juliet hurt herself as a child?
A) She was in a chariot accident.
B) A horse kicked her.
C) She fell during an earthquake.
D) Her computer caught fire and
burned her.
16) What quality do the Nurse and Lady
Capulet believe that Paris has that makes
him a suitable husband for Juliet?
F) He is handsome and rich.
G) He is older than Juliet.
H) He has a chariot.
J) He is a family friend.
17) Curse can be defined as:
A) Use bad words
B) Cure
C) Arm pit
D) Practice
18) Wean can be defined as:
F) To cry
G) To stop breastfeeding a baby
H) Not having much
J) Paste
19) When leaving for the party, what does
Romeo carry because he is too sad to
dance?
A) A torch or light.
B) A ring for Rosaline.
C) A mask.
D) His heart in his hand.
20) What are Benvolio and Romeo
wearing the party so no one will know that
they are Montagues?
F) Cloaks
G) Makeup
H) Wigs
J) Masks
21) How does Romeo feel about dreams?
A) He think dreamers are full of crap.
B) He sees that dreams tell truth.
C) He does NOT care about dreams.
D) He thinks a fairy is responsible for
dreams.
22) What is the name of the fairy that
Mercutio thinks is responsible for our
dreams?
F) May
G) Mack
H) Mel
J) Mab
23) Harlot is defined as:
A) Harp
B) Prostitute
C) Sporting Event
D) Fresh action
24) Curtsy is defined as:
F) Wearing a pistol on your hip.
G) Formal greeting by bending the
knees made by women.
H) Being on edge at all times.
J) Being a little extreme.
25) What is the name of the servant that
First Servant calls lazy?
A) Pogo
B) Pinpop
C) Plingo
D) Potpan
26) Who recognizes Romeo’s voice and
knows he’s a Montague?
F) Juliet
G) Capulet
H) Tybalt
J) Nurse
27) How do Romeo and Juliet discover
that they are enemies?
A) The Nurse tells them.
B) They talk about their families with
each other.
C) They have always known.
D) They never find out.
28) Why does Capulet tell his cousin that
they must sit instead of dance?
F) They have corns on their feet.
G) They are married and their wives
won’t like it.
H) No one wants to dance with them.
J) They are too old; their dancing days
are over.
29) Why did Capulet not want Tybalt to
kill Romeo at the party?
A) People in Verona like him.
B) The Prince ordered them not to
fight.
C) Capulet doesn’t want to ruin the
party.
D) All of the above.
30) What is the purpose of the Chorus in
Act I scene 5?
F) To summarize what has happened
so far during the play.
G) To show the setting of the play.
H) It has no purpose.
J) None of the above.