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Romeo & Juliet Q - 1
Romeo & Juliet Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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Who speaks the Prologue? | Chorus |
What is the poetic form of the Prologue? | sonnet |
Who wrote the source material for ROMEO AND JULIET? | Arthur Brooke |
What do the Capulet servants NOT discuss in Act 1/Scene 1? | money |
What is the genesis of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets? | The reason is not given. |
Why do Sampson and Gregory not attack the Montague servants in Act 1/Scene 1? | Street violence is illegal. |
How does Sampson start the fight in 1.1? | He bites his thumb. |
Which is the only character from 1.1 who appears later in the play? | Balthasar |
How is Benvolio different from the other men on the street in 1.1? | He is a pacifist (a person who does not like violence). |
Who restrains Lord Capulet from joining the first street brawl? | Lady Capulet |
Who has prohibited street violence in Verona? | Prince Escalus |
In 1.1, Benvolio explains to the Montagues that Romeo has been ________. | in a strange mood |
Which person does Romeo claim is the cause of his melancholy? | Rosaline |
Why is Rosaline not interested in a relationship? | She wants to stay chaste. |
Whom does Lord Capulet consider to be a good match for Juliet? | Paris |
Why does Lord Capulet want to wait before granting Juliet's hand in marriage? | She is only thirteen. |
Why does Peter have trouble with the invitations? | He is illiterate. |
Why is Romeo comfortable with crashing the Capulet party? | It is a masked ball. |
How does the Nurse embarrass herself in 1.3? | She tells a weird, sexual story about Juliet. |
Which story does Mercutio tell Romeo to try to cheer him up in 1.4? | Queen Mab |
How does Tybalt recognize Romeo at the ball? | his voice |
Why doesn't Tybalt attack Romeo at the masquerade ball? | Lord Capulet stops him. |
What type of imagery do Romeo and Juliet use in their first conversation? | religious |
Who first tells Juliet about Romeo's identity? | the Nurse |
Where does Romeo go after the masquerade party? | to the Capulet courtyard |