| Term | Definition |
| What does Sampson say when a Montague servants asks him if he is biting his thumb (the equivalent of flipping them off? | I do bite my thumb, sir. |
| What lines does the Prince say to hint that the families' lives will be extinguished if they ever fight in public again? | If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace. |
| According to the prologue, what will be the result of the death of the two star-crossed lovers? | It will end their parents' strife. |
| When Benvolio finds the fighting servants, what does he do? | He tries to stop the fight. |
| When Tybalt finds the fight what does he do? | He tries to fight with Benvolio |
| Benvolio is what relation to Romeo? | Cousin |
| Where is Romeo during the fighting? | He is wandering the streets being depressed. |
| What is Romeo's problem? | The girl he loves refuses to be seduced by him. |
| What assignment has the servant been given? | He is to deliver invitations to a party at the Capulet's. |
| How do Romeo and Benvolio find out about the party? | The servant asks for help to read his list. |
| When is Juliet's fourteenth birthday? | In about two weeks on the evening before Lammas Day. |
| When Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks about being married, Juliet says... | It is an honor she hasn't even thought about. |
| Lady Capulet tells Juliet she will be meeting her future husband at the party and she means whom? | County Paris (Count Paris) |
| Mercutio tries to get Romeo to laugh by telling him a funny story about... | the fairy Queen Mab |
| Why do the young Montagues and their friends think they can get away with being at a Capulet party? | It is a masque, so their faces are covered. |
| Who goes ballistic when he finds out Romeo is at the party? | Tybalt |
| Romeo forgetting the other girl immediately maneuvers to get what from Juliet before he even knows her name? | a kiss |
| How does Romeo find out Juliet's name? | He asks the nurse when Juliet is called away by her mother. |
| How does Juliet find out who Romeo is? | She sends her nurse to find out. |