Midsummer Act 1 Review

The setting takes place in ...

• Rome, Italy

• Sparta, Greece

• Athens, Greece

• Athenian, Greece

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Who is getting married?

• Thisbian and Hyperlady

• Theseus and Hermia

• Theseus and Helena

• Theseus and Hippolyta

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In making a case to Theseus regarding Hermia's falling in love with Lysander, Egeus says the following lines:

My gracious duke,

This man hath bewitched the bosom of my child

These lines suggest that:

• Lysander has stolen Hermia's love.

• Lysander has injured Hermia

• Demetrius is the man Hermia loves

• Lysander has evil powers over others.

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What role does Bottom wish to play?

• Pyramus because it is the lead role.

• The lion because he can roar better than anyone else.

• Thisbe because he can speak in a perfect "little voice".

• He wants to play all the roles because he thinks he is the best actor among all the actors in the company.

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How does Quince, the director, argue against Bottom being the lion?

• He says he isn't hairy enough to look like a lion.

• He tells him that his roar would be so good it would scare the audience.

• He tells him that he will get to be a tiger in the next play.

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What is the name of the play to be performed?

• The Most Lamentable Comedy and Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe

• The Most Lamentable Comedy and Cruel Death of Hermia and Lysander

• A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Twisted Love in Athens

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Why does Quince have so much trouble controlling the meeting of the actors?

• Because he forgot why they are meeting

• Because he's too nervous about performing at the Duke's wedding

• Because Bottom keeps interrupting

• Because he's hungry

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What is the reason that Flute does not wish to play the part of Thisbe in the play Pyramus and Thisbe?

• He wants to be the lion.

• He does not like the play

• He has trouble learning lines

• He has a beard coming in

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Where do the actors plan to meet to rehearse?

• Bottom's house

• Theseus' castle

• They do not plan on rehearsing at all

• The woods

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Who is Hermia's father?

• Egeus

• Theseus

• Nick

• Lysander

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