A Midsummer Night's Dream Review

What will be Hermia's fate if she refuses to marry Demetrius?

• She will become a servant in her father's house

• She will be banished to the wilderness

• She will have to choose to die or live as a cloistered nun

• She will be blinded and driven off to live as a beggar

To what do Lysander and Hermia agree?

• To meet the next night in the woods to escape to Lysander's aunt's house

• She yields to her father's wishes, poisons Demetrius soon after the marriage, and marries Lysander

• They will stand together and defy her father

• To go to the temple, make offerings to the gods, and ask for their help

What hope does Helena gain by telling Demetrius of Lysander and Hermia's flight?

• She is jealous and wants to get Hermia in as much trouble as possible

• She anticipates the sweet pain of following him to and from the appointed wood while he pursues Hermia

• She expects a monetary reward from Egeus for stopping Hermia

• She wants Lysander to marry her instead

On what mission does Oberon send Puck?

• Oberon sends Puck to find the young boy's parents so they can rescue him

• Oberon sends Puck to destroy the wedding feast by causing a great storm

• Oberon sends Puck to find a flower that has been struck by Cupid's arrow, so he may anoint the sleeping Tatiana, causing her to blindly fall in love with the first creature she sees upon awakening

• Oberon sends Puck to beg the queen to hear his request

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

• Oberon commands Puck to send a message to Helena's father and tell him her plan

• Oberon sends Puck to make them have dreams about what the other will look like in forty years, so they will not want to marry each other

• He sends Puck to cause a terrible storm that will force them to abandon their plan and return home

• He sends Puck to anoint the boy's eyes as he sleeps so that upon waking he will see the maid and love her

Upon whose eyes does Puck apply the potion the first time?

• He does Hermia's eyes

• He does Demetrius's eyes

• He does Lysander's eyes

• He does Egeus's eyes

What has Puck done to Bottom?

• He has given Bottom hooves and a tail

• He has changed Bottom's voice to a croak

• He has changed Bottom's head into that of an ass

• He has given Bottom claws for hands

What remedy corrects the crossed-loved couples?

• The aroma from the woods clears their senses

• Puck drips the potion into Lysander's eyes so he will again love Hermia

• Oberon confronts them, tells them what happened, and asks them to make their own choices

• One of the craftsmen plays a love tune that secretly whispers the names of their true love to each of them

Why did Shakespeare include a play within a play?

• During Shakespeare's time, the audience would appreciate the jests and comments

• He had been commissioned to write a play for a certain length, and he fell short, so the play within a play was a filler to take up time

• He uses it as a semi-veiled political speech

• He used it in place of an intermission, to help refocus the audience's attention

The last speech of the play has many purposes. Which of these is NOT one of them?

• It closes the play

• It thanks the audience

• It asks that the audience enjoy or else pardon frivolous entertainment

• It reminds the audience that the actors will gladly accept monetary donations after the play