Senior High School: 11th and 12th Grade - Literature - Romeo And Juliet - Extract 1 Solution

Q.1.

What is the immediate context for this passage?

Q.2.

What immediately follows this passage?

Q.3.

Capulet insults Tybalt by calling him "goodman boy". What is his insult intended to achieve?

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He wishes to goad him to violence
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He reminds Tybalt to be well-behaved, or "good", because guests are present
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Capulet reminds his nephew that he is young and will not be making the decisions
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He is being sarcastic because Tybalt is not "good"

Q.4.

Which of the following words best describes the tone of Capulet's conversation with his cousin?

Q.5.

Why does the page exit the stage?

Q.6.

To what intention does Romeo refer when he says, "And touching hers, make blessèd my rude hand"?

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He intends to ask Friar Laurence to bless his hand after he has touched Juliet
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He intends to dance with Juliet
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He intends to ask Juliet to bless his hand with holy water
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All of the above

Q.7.

Romeo compares Juliet to which of the following?

Q.8.

Tybalt's argument with Capulet foreshadows his fatal duel with Romeo. Which of the following lines least contributes to this foreshadowing?

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"He shall be endured"
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"And, to say truth, Verona brags of him / To be a virtuous and well-governed youth"
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"I’ll not endure him"
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"Am I the master here or you?"

Q.9.

Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of this passage?

Q.10.

Which of the following is more important to Capulet than his family's feud with the Montagues?