ACT I - Scene I Quiz — Romeo and Juliet

What insulting gesture does Sampson make toward the Montague servants?

• He spits on the ground
• He bites his thumb
• He draws his sword immediately
• He turns his back on them

Who arrives first to try to stop the brawl between the servants?

• Tybalt
• Prince Escalus
• Benvolio
• Lord Montague

What punishment does Prince Escalus decree for anyone who disturbs the peace again?

• Banishment from Verona
• Death
• Imprisonment
• A heavy fine

According to Prince Escalus, how many civil brawls have been caused by the Montague-Capulet feud?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

Why is Romeo melancholy at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

• He is mourning a dead friend
• He fears the Prince's decree
• He is in love with Rosaline, who will not return his feelings
• He has been banished from Verona

What does Tybalt say when Benvolio asks him to help keep the peace?

• He agrees to sheathe his sword
• He says he hates peace as he hates hell and all Montagues
• He challenges the Prince
• He calls for Lord Capulet

What advice does Benvolio give Romeo about his unrequited love?

• Write Rosaline a letter
• Forget her by looking at other women
• Challenge her father
• Leave Verona

Which literary device is most prominent in Romeo's speech about love?

• Alliteration
• Oxymoron
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the Prince's speech, what does "pernicious" mean in "your pernicious rage"?

• Exciting
• Highly destructive or deadly
• Temporary
• Justified

When Romeo says Rosaline "hath Dian's wit," to whom is he referring?

• A famous scholar
• The Roman goddess of chastity
• Juliet's nurse
• A character from another play

What does "portentous" mean when Montague says Romeo's humor is "Black and portentous"?

• Amusing
• Ominously significant or foreboding
• Temporary and harmless
• Related to physical illness