Romeo and Juliet Act I Review

As Juliet is talking to her mother in Scene 3, the Nurse says, "Why, he's a man of wax." Who is she referring to?

• Paris
• Anybody at the party
• Romeo
• Tybalt

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Shakespeare uses the prologue to inform the audience that _____________.

• Romeo is a Montague & Juliet is a Capulet
• The play is a beautiful love story
• Juliet is beautiful
• The lovers from two feuding families will die

___________ is Romeo's father.

• Montague
• Capulet
• Friar Laurence
• Never named

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The rhythm that Shakespeare uses in his plays and sonnets

• allusion
• foil
• iambic pentameter
• couplet

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Why are the two families feuding?

• One family stole from the other
• No one remembers
• They own rival businesses
• Their children fall in love

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What family does Juliet belong to? 

• Capulet
• Montague
• Hatfield
• McCoy 

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Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning? 

• Juliet
• Mary
• Caroline 
• Rosaline 

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What insulting gesture is made at the beginning of the play? 

• Flip off with the middle finger
• A crude gesture pointed at someone's mother
• The gesture of cutting the throat. 
• The gesture of biting the thumb. 

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Where is the play set?

• Bologne
• Verona
• Rome
• Venice

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How does Lady Capulet feel about Paris' proposal?

• She is excited for Juliet and wants her to consider marriage to Paris.
• She thinks Juliet is too young and should wait two more years.
• She would prefer that Juliet marry Prince Escalus or his cousin Mercutio.
• She is surprised because Juliet is beyond marrying age and is considered to be an old maid.

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