Romeo and Juliet Act 1 and 2 Quiz
1. Who is Juliet's cousin? He is a hot head who always wants to fight and hates the
Montagues.
a. Mercutio
b. Benvolio
c. Sampson
d. Tybalt
2. What do Sampson and Gregory do to start a fight with Abram?
a. Sampson bites his thumb at Abram
b. Sampson hits Abram in the back
c. They draw their swords
d. They give Abram the middle finger
3. What does the prince say will happen to anyone who fights in the future?
a. Punish them with death
b. Make them live together
c. Banish them from Verona
d. Put them in jail
4. In Act 1 Scene 2, who asks Lord Capulet if they can marry Juliet?
a. Paris
b. Romeo
c. Mercutio
d. Benvolio
5. Why does Peter ask Romeo to read the list of guests invited to Lord Capulet’s party?
a. He can’t pronounce some of the names
b. He wants to tease Romeo with the list
c. He can’t read
d. He wants to invite Romeo to the party
6. Who is Queen Mab?
a. Juliet
b. A fairy queen
c. Prince Escalus’s mother
d. A prostitute
7. How does Mercutio feel about dreams?
a. They keep you up at night
b. They are the product of a brain that does nothing
c. They are a serious thing not to be messed with
d. They are the gatekeeper to the future
8. When Tybalt tells Lord Capulet that Romeo is at the party, Lord Capulet tells him to
______________.
a. Go kill Romeo
b. Throw Romeo out of the party
c. Call for the prince
d. Calm down
9. Juliet is of the house of:
a. Capulet
b. Escalus
c. Montague
d. Shakespeare
10. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in love with __________________.
a. Nurse
b. Lady Capulet
c. Juliet
d. Rosaline
11. When Romeo says, "I have a feeling this party tonight will be the start of something bad,
something that will end with my own death..." What figurative language is being used?
a. Simile
b. Foreshadowing
c. Hyperbole
12. At the beginning of Act 2 Scene 3, what is Friar Lawrence doing?
a. Eating and drinking with pilgrims
b. Praying to pilgrims
c. Gathering herbs and flowers
d. Reading a book about Herbology
13. How does Mercutio treat the nurse?
a. He adores her and wants her to be his mom
b. He makes rude jokes about her
c. He mistakes her for Juliet’s mom
d. He mistakenly thinks she is Rosaline
14. How long had the nurse been gone on her errand to find Romeo?
a. Three hours
b. An hour and a half
c. An hour
d. Half an hour
15. Why does Lady Capulet and the Nurse want Juliet to marry Paris?
a. He’s nice
b. He’s good looking
c. He’s famous
d. They feel bad for him
16. Who says “I have a feeling this party tonight will be the start of something bad,
something that will end with my own death.”?
a. Mercutio
b. Romeo
c. Tybalt
d. Juliet
Acts 1 and 2 Quiz KEY
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. B
16. B