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R & J Act I-III Test
Question | Answer |
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How old is Juliet? | Juliet is 13 years old. |
Who killed Mercutio? | Tybalt killed Mercutio in a street duel. |
Who killed Tybalt? | Romeo killed Tybalt. |
Who is Romeo in love with when Act I opens? | Romeo is in love with Rosaline. |
Why was Romeo banished from Verona? | Banishment was his punishment for killing Tybalt |
Why is Romeo sad in Act I? | Rosaline does not return his love. |
Who performed the marriage ceremony between Romeo and Juliet? | Friar Laurence married the couple. |
According to Romeo, what is worse than being killed? | Banishment is worse than being killed? |
In Act I Scene i, who tries to break up the fight between the Montague and Capulet servants? | Benvolio tries to break up the fight. |
Who asks Juliet to look at Paris and see if she could marry him? | Lady Capulet |
Where was Romeo when the fight began in Act I? | He was walking in the woods. |
What is Friar Laurence's motive for marrying Romeo and Juliet? | He hopes the marriage will unite the two families. |
Where does the story take place? | Verona, Italy |
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? | William Shakespeare |
In Act I, who asks Lord Capulet to marry Juliet? | Paris |
In Act I Scene i, how did the fight start in the street between the Capulet and Montague servants? | The Capulet servants thumbed (insulted) his nose at the Montague servants. |
At the end of Act III Scene iv, Juliet asks the nurse for advice. Should she marry Paris or remain faithful to Romeo? What advice did the nurse give Juliet? | The nurse told Juliet to marry Paris because she will never see Romeo again. |
In Act II Scene v, how long has the nurse been gone? | The nurse has been gone three hours. |
In Act II how did Rome get into the Capulet orchard? | He climbed over the wall. |
In Act I Scene v, who forbids Tybalt from fighting Romeo at the Capulet party? | Lord Capulet |
Who decreed that anyone found fighting in the streets of Verona will be put to death? | Prince Esculus |
In Act III Scene iv, Lord Capulet is upset with Juliet and threatens to put her out on the street. Why is he so upset? | Juliet refuses to marry Paris. |