A Midsummer Night’s Dream Review Lesson

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Multiple Choice

Theseus, Duke of Athens, plans to marry Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, in four days. Egeus wants Theseus to force Hermia to marry Demetrius. If she won't, he wants permission to kill her. What does Theseus decree regarding Hermia's refusal to marry Demetrius?

• She must marry Lysander instead.

• She must be executed immediately.

• She must choose between marrying Demetrius, becoming a nun, or death.

• She must leave Athens and never return.

Multiple Choice

Hermia and Lysander are in love and plan to elope. Lysander suggests they run away to his aunt's house. Where is his aunt's house located?

• In the heart of the Athenian forest

• Just outside of Athenian jurisdiction

• In a neighboring kingdom

• On a remote island

Multiple Choice

Helena, a childhood friend of Hermia, is in love with Demetrius. Demetrius, however, is in love with Hermia. What does Helena decide to do after learning of Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope?

• She decides to help them escape.

• She decides to tell Demetrius about their plan.

• She decides to run away and join a convent.

• She decides to confront Egeus about his cruelty.

Multiple Choice

A group of Athenian craftsmen, known as the Mechanicals, are preparing a play to perform at Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding. What is the name of the play they are rehearsing?

• The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

• The Tempest

• Pyramus and Thisbe

• The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Multiple Choice

Egeus believes that Lysander has bewitched his daughter, Hermia, and turned her against Demetrius. What does Egeus want Theseus to do about this situation?

• Banish Lysander from Athens

• Imprison Lysander

Multiple Choice

Hermia and Lysander meet in secret to discuss their plans. What do they decide to do to avoid Egeus's wrath?

• They will run away to Lysander's aunt's house.

• They will plead with Theseus for leniency.

• They will fake their own deaths.

• They will seek refuge in a neighboring kingdom.

Multiple Choice

Helena is heartbroken over Demetrius's rejection. She compares love to a child. Why does she make this comparison?

• Love is innocent and pure.

• Love is fickle and easily swayed.

• Love is playful and mischievous.

• Love is blind and irrational.

Drag and Drop

The Mechanicals meet to discuss their play.

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is particularly eager to play multiple roles and constantly interrupts the director, Quince.

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Snug

Flute

Starveling

Bottom

Multiple Choice

The play is set in Athens and the surrounding woods. What is the significance of the woods in Act I?

• It is a place of danger and mystery.

• It is a place of refuge and escape.

• It is a place of magic and enchantment.

• It is a place of celebration and revelry.

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Oberon and Titania are the king and queen of the fairies. Their argument causes a disruption in the natural world. The cause of their argument is

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Multiple Choice

Oberon sends Puck to find a flower with magical properties. What happens when the flower's juice is applied to someone's eyelids while they sleep?

• They fall into a deep sleep.

• They forget their past loves.

• They fall in love with the first person they see upon waking.

• They gain the ability to see fairies.

Multiple Choice

Oberon observes Demetrius and Helena arguing in the woods. Demetrius is cruel to Helena, who is desperately in love with him. What does Oberon instruct Puck to do with the love potion?

• Put it on Demetrius's eyes so he falls in love with Helena.

• Put it on Helena's eyes so she forgets about Demetrius.

• Put it on Oberon's eyes so he falls in love with Titania again.

• Put it on Lysander's eyes to confuse the situation further.

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Titania is attended by her fairy servants. They

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for her as she prepares for sleep.

Multiple Choice

Oberon sneaks up on Titania while she is asleep. What does he do to her?

• He steals the changeling boy.

• He whispers sweet words in her ear.

• He puts the love potion on her eyelids.

• He replaces her with a log.

Multiple Choice

Lysander and Hermia become lost in the woods and decide to rest. Why do they sleep apart from each other?

• They are angry with each other.

• They are trying to avoid the fairies.

• They want to maintain their modesty.

• They are afraid of wild animals.

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Puck mistakenly applies the love potion to Lysander instead of Demetrius. When Lysander wakes up, he sees

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first and falls in love with them.

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Hermia wakes up to find Lysander gone. She feels

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about his sudden disappearance.

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Relieved

Confused

Devastated

Indifferent

Multiple Choice

The conflict between Oberon and Titania reflects a larger theme in the play. What is this theme?

• The power of love to cause both joy and pain

• The struggle for power in relationships

• The importance of dreams

• The conflict between nature and civilization

Multiple Choice

The importance of obedience to authority is a theme in Act I of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Which of the following is NOT a theme in Act I?

• The importance of obedience to authority

• The dangers of ambition and greed

• The conflict between nature and civilization

Multiple Choice

The love potion is a symbol of the unpredictable nature of love. What other elements in Act II contribute to the theme of love's unpredictability?

• The changing seasons

• The fairies' mischievous pranks

• The characters' dreams and illusions

• The conflict between Athens and the Amazons

Multiple Choice

Bottom is concerned that the ladies in the audience will be frightened by the lion in the Mechanicals' play. What solution does he propose to address this concern?

• Remove the lion from the play

• Have someone play the lion wearing a sign that says "I am not a lion"

• Make an announcement before the play to reassure the audience

• Replace the lion with a less scary animal

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Puck, Oberon's mischievous servant, arrives as the Mechanicals are rehearsing. Puck inflicts a magical transformation on Bottom, turning .​

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Multiple Choice

Titania, under the influence of the love potion, wakes up and sees Bottom with his transformed head. How does she react to him?

• She is disgusted and runs away.

• She laughs at him and mocks his appearance.

• She is indifferent and ignores him.

• She is smitten and declares her love for him.

Dropdown

Oberon discovers that Puck has mistakenly put the love potion on Lysander instead of Demetrius. Lysander wakes up and falls in love with

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as a result of this mistake.

Multiple Choice

Both Lysander and Demetrius end up falling in love with Helena. How does Helena interpret their sudden affections?

• She believes they are sincere.

• She thinks they are playing a cruel trick on her.

• She is flattered but unsure who to choose.

• She is angry and rejects both of them.

Multiple Choice

The Mechanicals are concerned about the potential impact of their play on the audience. What specific scene worries them the most?

• The scene where Pyramus kills himself with a sword

• The scene where Thisbe is chased by a lion

• The scene where the lovers meet under the moonlight

• The scene where the wall separates the lovers

Multiple Choice

Oberon wants to correct Puck's mistake and restore order to the situation. What does he instruct Puck to do?

• Gather more of the love potion flower.

• Apologize to the Athenian lovers.

• Create a fog to separate the lovers and reapply the potion correctly.

• Wake up Titania and tell her the truth about Bottom.

Multiple Choice

The love potion causes chaos and confusion among the lovers. What theme does this highlight in the play?

• The power of dreams

• The importance of social class

• The fickleness of love

• The conflict between reason and emotion

Multiple Choice

The scene ends with Oberon expressing confidence that the situation will be resolved by morning. What does this suggest about the nature of the play's conflicts?

• The conflicts are permanent and will have lasting consequences.

• The conflicts are temporary and can be resolved through magical intervention.

• The conflicts are a result of human flaws and cannot be easily fixed.

• The conflicts are a test of the characters' love and loyalty.

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Titania is still under the love spell at the beginning of Act IV. Bottom asks the fairies to

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while Titania sleeps.

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Sing him a song

Bring him food

Scratch his face

Multiple Choice

Oberon has obtained the changeling boy. What does he do to Titania?

• He banishes her from the fairy kingdom.

• He turns her into a beast.

• He removes the love potion from her eyes.

• He gives her the changeling boy back.

Match

Match the following characters with what they are looking for in the forest.

• The mischievous fairies

• The lost Athenian lovers

• The Mechanicals and their play

• The magical flower

Oberon and Titania

Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus

Bottom and his troupe

Puck

• Oberon and Titania

• Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus

• Bottom and his troupe

• Puck

Dropdown

Demetrius's feelings have changed due to the love potion. He is now in love with

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Multiple Choice

Theseus overrules Egeus's demands. What decision does Theseus make regarding Hermia's marriage?

• She must marry Demetrius.

• She must become a nun.

• She is free to marry Lysander.

• She must leave Athens and never return.

Drag and Drop

Bottom wakes up alone in the woods. He believes his experience with Titania was

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A magical adventure

A romantic encounter

A strange dream

A punishment from the fairies

Multiple Choice

The Mechanicals are worried because Bottom is missing. Why is his presence important to them?

• He is their leader.

• He is the only one who knows their lines.

• He is the one who secured their performance for the Duke.

• He is the most talented actor in the group.

Multiple Choice

What is the main theme explored in Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

• The power of dreams and illusions

• The importance of social class and hierarchy

• The conflict between love and duty

• The dangers of ambition and pride

Multiple Choice

The resolution of the conflict between Oberon and Titania signifies a return to harmony in the natural world. What event symbolizes this return to harmony?

• The rising of the sun

• The singing of the fairies

• The blooming of the magical flower

• The dance between Oberon and Titania

Multiple Choice

Theseus does not believe the lovers' story about their night in the forest. What does Hippolyta say about their story?

• She believes it is a lie.

• She thinks they are all mad.

• She finds it strange but notes that their stories agree.

• She dismisses it as a silly prank.

Drag and Drop

The Mechanicals perform their play, "Pyramus and Thisbe," for the wedding guests. "Pyramus and Thisbe" is a

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A comedy

A history

A tragedy

A romance

Multiple Choice

During the Mechanicals' play, the audience makes fun of the actors and their performance. How does Theseus react to the audience's mockery?

• He joins in the mockery.

• He scolds the audience for their rudeness.

• He defends the actors and the power of imagination.

• He leaves the performance in disgust.

Multiple Choice

After the play, Oberon, Titania, and the fairies enter. What have Oberon and Titania done since the previous act?

• They have continued their quarrel.

• They have separated and gone their own ways.

• They have reconciled and are now in harmony.

• They have fallen in love with new characters.

Multiple Choice

Puck delivers the final monologue of the play. To whom does he address this monologue?

• The audience

• The other characters

• The fairies

• The king

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In his final monologue, Puck suggests that if the audience was offended by the play, they should consider it

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Puck asks the audience for

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at the end of his monologue.

Multiple Choice

The play ends with three weddings. Which couples are married?

• Theseus and Hippolyta, Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Helena

• Theseus and Hermia, Lysander and Helena, Demetrius and Hippolyta

• Theseus and Hippolyta, Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Helena

• Theseus and Helena, Lysander and Hermia, Demetrius and Hippolyta

Multiple Choice

What is the main theme explored in Act V of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

• The power of love to overcome obstacles

• The importance of social class and hierarchy

• The conflict between reality and illusion

• The dangers of ambition and pride

Multiple Choice

The play-within-a-play, "Pyramus and Thisbe," serves as a commentary on the nature of theater. What aspect of theater does it highlight?

• The importance of realistic sets and costumes

• The power of imagination to create meaning

• The need for skilled actors and directors

• The role of theater in social commentary

Open Ended

Proposition: Bottom's desire to play all the parts in the play is a sign of his arrogance and ambition.

Do you agree or disagree with this proposition? Support your answer with evidence from the play.

Open Ended

Proposition: Puck's mischievous nature is harmless and ultimately beneficial to the characters.

Do you agree or disagree with this proposition? Support your answer with evidence from the text.