Act I Quiz
Please get out your own sheet of paper.
1. The Prologue is written in what poetic
form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Limerick
Sonnet
Haiku
Free Verse
1. The Prologue is written in what poetic
form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Limerick
Sonnet
Haiku
Free Verse
2. Who speaks the Prologue?
2. Who speaks the Prologue?
The Chorus
3. The lines below are an example of what?
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
a. Paraphrasing
b. Alliteration
c. Reflection
d. Foreshadowing
3. The lines below are an example of what?
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
a. Paraphrasing
b. Alliteration
c. Reflection
d. Foreshadowing
4. How does Shakespeare get the attention
of the “groundlings”?
a. A love scene
b. A dog
c. A party
d. A fight
4. How does Shakespeare get the attention
of the “groundlings”?
a. A love scene
b. A dog
c. A party
d. A fight
5. From his first lines, we understand that
Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, is what?
a. Always looking for a fight
b. Always trying to make peace
c. Always drunk
d. Doesn’t care about his family
5. From his first lines, we understand that
Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin, is what?
a. Always looking for a fight
b. Always trying to make peace
c. Always drunk
d. Doesn’t care about his family
6. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in
love with:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rosaline
Juliet
Lady Capulet
Benvolio
6. At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in
love with:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rosaline
Juliet
Lady Capulet
Benvolio
7. What does Benvolio tell Romeo to help him
get over his unrequited love?
7. What does Benvolio tell Romeo to help him
get over his unrequited love?
-You just need to find a new girl
-Get over it
-Look at all these other girls!
8. On what condition will Lord Capulet
agree to Juliet’s marriage with Paris?
a. Paris gives Lord Capulet all his wealth
b. The wedding must be held at the chapel
c. Lord Capulet must be allowed to give the bride away
d. Juliet must give her consent
8. On what condition will Lord Capulet
agree to Juliet’s marriage with Paris?
a. Paris gives Lord Capulet all his wealth
b. The wedding must be held at the chapel
c. Lord Capulet must be allowed to give the bride away
d. Juliet must give her consent
9. How do Lady Capulet and the Nurse feel
about Paris’s proposal to Juliet?
a. They are excited
b. They are nervous
c. They are envious
d. They are angry
9. How do Lady Capulet and the Nurse feel
about Paris’s proposal to Juliet?
a. They are excited
b. They are nervous
c. They are envious
d. They are angry
10. Where do Romeo and Juliet first see
each other?
a. On the balcony
b. At the party
c. While at supper
d. On the beach
10. Where do Romeo and Juliet first see
each other?
a. On the balcony
b. At the party
c. While at supper
d. On the beach
11. What is Juliet being compared to in this
passage from the play:
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear-
11. What is Juliet being compared to in this
passage from the play:
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
As a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s earAn earring- sparkling jewelry.
12. Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows
something the characters do not. Explain what is
ironic about Juliet’s line?
Go ask him his name.—If he be married
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
12. Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows
something the characters do not. Explain what is
ironic about Juliet’s line?
Go ask him his name.—If he be married
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
Juliet does not know that she will die because of Romeo,
but because of the Prologue, the audience knows.
13. Explain the difference between Romeo’s love
for Rosaline and his love for Juliet. How does
Shakespeare demonstrate this difference?
13. Explain the difference between Romeo’s love
for Rosaline and his love for Juliet. How does
Shakespeare demonstrate this difference?
Romeo is confused about his love with
Rosaline; he doesn’t know how to express how
he feels. With Juliet he is steady and sure.
Shakespeare shows this difference in the
language he uses to speak about each of them.
14-15. Between what two families does the feud
exist?
14.______________________ and the
15._______________________
14-15. Between what two families does the feud
exist?
14.Montagues and the 15.Capulets