Romeo and Juliet: Act 1 Scene 1 - Summary

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Which character claims to hate the idea of peace?

Benvolio
Samson
Gregory
Tybalt
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There's a body gesture that is offensive enough to start off the fight between the two households. What is it?

middle-finger
fist in the air
thumb-biting
hair-brushing
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Which person successfully breaks up the fight and which person tries to break up fight but fails to do so?

Prince Escalus fails to break up the fight but Benvolio succeeds in doing so.
Prince Benvolio fails to break up the fight but Escalus succeeds in doing so.
Romeo fails to break up the fight but Tybalt succeeds in doing so.
Samson fails to break up the fight but Gregory succeeds in doing so.
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In act 1 scene 1, we find out that Romeo...

claims to love Juliet but Juliet does not love him.
claims to love Juliet and Juliet also loves him.
claims to love Rosaline but Rosaline does not love him.
claims to love Rosaline and Rosaline also loves him.
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Which two families are introduced in the play?

The Montenegros and Cabos
The Montagues and the Capulets
The Montagues and Cabos
The Montenegros and the Capulets
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Where does the play take place?

Venice
Verona
MIlan
Rome
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What did Escalus threaten the families of Montague and Capulet with if they were to start a fight again?

Execution
Exile
Love
Hard Labor
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Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

Heavy lightness
Right by the bay
All thy altruist airborne
Love as big as the ocean
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