A Midsummer Night's Dream

At the start of the play, who is in love with whom?

• Hermia loves Lysander, Demetrius loves Hermia, and Lysander loves Helena.

• Lysander and Demetrius both love Helena, and Hermia loves Lysander.

• Demetrius loves Hermia, Hermia loves Lysander, and Helena loves Demetrius.

• Lysander loves Hermia, Hermia loves Demetrius, and Demetrius loves Helena.

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What is Puck’s other name?

• Robert Goodfellow

• Robin Badfellow

• Robin Goodfellow

• Robin Goodbellow

Why are Oberon and Titania fighting at the start of the play?

• Titania refuses to be Oberon’s wife

• Oberon wants a servant boy of Titania’s, and she refuses to give him to Oberon.

• Oberon is in love with Hippolyta.

• Titania is in love with Bottom.

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What are the three options the Duke proposes to Hermia, for her to decide between?

• Marry Lysander, be sent away to become a nun, or be put to death.

• Marry Demetrius, be sent away to become a nurse, or be banished from Athens.

• Marry Lysander, be sent away to become a nun, or be banished from Athens.

• Marry Demetrius, be sent away to become a nun, or be put to death.

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Why does Puck put the juice from the magical love flower onto Lysander’s eyes?

• Lysander was the first Athenian man he sees.

• He is mischievous and thinks it would be funny.

• He is tired of being told what to do.

• He takes pity on Lysander.

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When Lysander declares love to Helena, how does she feel?

• Excited

• Humiliated

• Vengeful

• Amused

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Which of the following best describes Nick Bottom?

• Timid

• Articulate

• Overbearing

• Quick-witted

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Why do the Mechanicals go to the forest to rehearse their play?

• They want the moonlight to be authentic.

• They are poor working men and don’t have anywhere else to go.

• They do not want to be seen.

• It is midsummer night’s eve, and they want to take part in the magic.

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Which of the following does not happen to resolve the lovers’ conflict?  

• Puck leads the lovers through fog to keep them from fighting, then puts them to sleep.

• Puck reverses the love potion on Lysander. 

• Puck imitates Lysander and Demetrius’ voices to lead them astray.

• Puck reverses the love potion on Demetrius. 

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Why does Oberon reverse the love spell on Titania?

• He is disgusted by her actions.

• He has got what he wanted.

• She begs him to.

• He wants her to see that she has been making a fool of herself.

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