Romeo and Juliet Acts I & II Quiz

What is the purpose of the prologue?

• To introduce the names of the characters and their conflicts.

• To provide an overall preview of the play

• To start the play with a Shakespeare poem

• To sum up what happens in Act I

Which of the following is the correct definition of dramatic irony?

• When the audience knows something a character does not know

• When a character realizes something before the reader does

• When what happens in a story is the opposite of what the reader expects

• The time and place of a story

What does The Prince say he will do to anyone in the 2 families if they get caught fighting in the future?

• Put them in jail.

• Make them live together.

• Punish them with death.

• Exile them from the city.

Imagine you are a peacemaker. How would you resolve the conflict between the two families?

1. How does Romeo's behavior at the beginning of the play reflect his feelings?

What is a soliloquy?

• When a character speaks to another character and the audience can hear.

• When a character speaks to the audience and the other characters on stage cannot hear them.

• When a character silently acts out what they are trying to say.

• When a character speaks to only one other person on stage but the audience cannot hear them.

We know Romeo is below Juliet's window listening to her while she has no idea is an example of:

• aside

• conflict

• setting

• dramatic irony

A character on the stage says something to the audience or to other characters AND the other actors on the stage pretend they cannot hear is a:

• irony

• aside

• soliloquy

• conflict

After Benvolio is trying to convince Romeo to go to the party, Romeo replies, "I fear too early, for I have doubts. Something will begin with tonight's party." This is an example of ___________.

• prologue

• poem

• soliloquy

• foreshadowing

Who is Tybalt?

• Juliet's dad

• Romeo's cousin

• Romeo's mom

• Juliet's cousin