Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1, scene 1
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Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1, scene 1
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9th Grade
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Sarah Baum
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This quiz focuses on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," specifically examining Act 1, Scene 1, and is appropriate for 9th grade students. The questions assess reading comprehension and character analysis skills essential for understanding Shakespearean drama. Students need to demonstrate their ability to identify key plot elements, character relationships, and motivations within the exposition of the play. The quiz requires students to track multiple character names and their interconnected romantic conflicts, understand the political and social context of ancient Athens as Shakespeare presents it, and recognize the central dramatic tension between parental authority and young love. Students must also comprehend Shakespeare's language well enough to interpret character dialogue and motivation, particularly Egeus's complaint about Lysander's influence over Hermia. Created by Sarah Baum, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 9. This quiz serves as an excellent tool for formative assessment after students have completed their initial reading of the play's opening scene. Teachers can use this as a comprehension check to ensure students understand the foundational elements before moving deeper into the play's more complex themes and subplots. The quiz works effectively as a warm-up activity to begin class discussion, as homework to reinforce reading assignments, or as a review tool before a unit exam. The questions support close reading skills and help students organize the numerous characters and relationships that drive the plot forward. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.9-10.1 for citing textual evidence and RL.9-10.3 for analyzing how complex characters develop and interact throughout a text.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The setting of the play is...
Rome, Italy
Athens, Greece
Sparta, Greece
London, England
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is getting married?
Thisbian and Hyperlady
Theseus and Helena
Theseus and Hermia
Theseus and Hippolyta
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where do Hermia and Lysander plan to escape the law of Athens?
The woods
Lysander's cousin
Lysander's aunt
Nick Bottoms
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who holds the hearts of the two men at the beginning of the play?
Helena
Hippolyta
Hermia
Titania
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Theseus, what are Hermia's alternatives to marrying Demetrius?
Die
Marry Lysander
Be banished to a nunnery
Be banished from Athens forever
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is Egeus "vexed"?
He wants his daughter, Helena, to marry Demetrius, but she loves & desires to marry Lysander
He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Lysander, but she loves & desires to marry Demetrius
He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Demetrius, but she loves & desires to marry Lysander
He wants his daughter, Helena, to marry Demetrius, but she loves & desires to marry Lysander
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What hope does Helena have by telling Demetrius of Lysander and Hermia's flight?
She hopes he might change his mind about her & fall back in love
She secretly is in love with Lysander & hopes that this will help her
She wants to make Hermia angry because Helena is jealous
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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