A Midsummer Night's Dream Review-Acts I-II

What are Theseus and Hippolyta discussing at the beginning of the play?

• A party for the King
• Their wedding
• Politics
• The merits of the different gods

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How does Hippolyta come to be betrothed to Theseus?

• He defeated her in battle and won her hand
• Their fathers made an agreement at their births
• Theseus kidnapped her as revenge
• They received messages from Aphrodite saying they should marry

Why is Egeus so distraught when we meet him?

• He thinks he is paying too much in dowry offereings
• He wanted to be named assistant to Theseus
• His wife is angry and threatening to leave him
• He wants Hermia to marry Demetrius instead of Lysander

What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?

• She will become a servant
• She will be banished to the wilderness
• She will have to either die or become a nun
• She will be blinded and driven off to live as a beggar

To what do Lysander and Herma agree?

• They will meet in the woods and go to Lysander's aunt's house to marry
• She will marry Demetrius but poison him later
• They will stand together and defy her father
• They will go and ask the gods for help

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What hope does Helena have by telling Demetrius of Lysander and Hermia's plan?

• She is jealous and wants Hermia to get in trouble
• She anticipates the sweet pain of following him while he pursues Hermia
• She expects a monetary reward from Egeus for stopping Hermia
• She wants Lysander to marry her instead

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Who are the characters in Act I, Scene ii, and what do they plan?

• They are wedding guests planning what to wear
• They are the bride's friends planning on a gift to give her
• They are thieves planning to rob everyone at the wedding
• They are craftsmen planning a play to perform at the wedding

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Why is Oberon angry with his queen?

• She keeps a young boy as her attendant who Oberon wants for himself
• She has much more money than he does and will not share
• She has a book of spells he wants to use, but she won't let him
• She has recently captured two of his men and will not release them

On what mission does Oberon send Puck?

• to find the parents of the young boy so they can rescue him
• to destroy the wedding feast
• to find a flower that has the power to put a spell on Titania
• to beg the fairy queen to hear his requests

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Upon overhearing Demetrius and Helena, what does Oberon command Puck to do?

• to send a message to Helena's father and tell him of her plan
• to make them have nightmares about one another
• to cause a terrible storm that will force them to return home
• to anoint the boy's eyes so he will fall in love with her