Quiz Romeo & Juliet  Act I     NAME______________________________________

 

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1.______________   _______________ Name the 2 feuding families.

 

2._____________Who desires to marry Juliet and has Lord Capulet’s permission to                               court her?

 

3._____________Who is Romeo madly in love with when the play opens?

 

4._____________How many hours will the play run?

 

5._____________Name the place & the time setting of the play.

 

6._____________Name the ruler of this area.

 

7. Why is   Romeo so depressed? _______________________________________

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8.Benvolio compares love to an infection.  Why?___________________________________________

 

9.Explain the foreshadowing of tragedy that occurs in Act I. _____________________________________________________________________

 

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10”.Verona brags of him,

        To be a virtuous and well-govern’d youth.”

Speaker:_________________Spoken to:________________him refers to:__________________

 

11.__________________Who is very angry that Romeo is allowed to remain at the banquet?

 

12.Why does Romeo go to the Capulet’s banquet?_________________________________________

 

13.Why is Romeo fearful when he discovers Juliet is a Capulet?_______________________________

 

14.”My only love sprung from my only hate!”

            Speaker:_______________________love refers to:_______________________

 

Define the following on the back:    betrothed         prologue