William Shakespeare Quiz

What is Theseus excited about at the beginning of the play?

• His upcoming wedding

• A new play

• A royal visit

• A festival

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What is the difference between wooing someone and bewitching someone?

• Wooing is courting; bewitching is enchanting

• Wooing is ignoring; bewitching is cursing

• Wooing is fighting; bewitching is healing

• Wooing is leaving; bewitching is forgetting

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What is the conflict between Hermia and her father Egeus?

• Hermia wants to marry Lysander, but Egeus wants her to marry Demetrius

• Hermia wants to leave Athens, but Egeus wants her to stay

• Hermia wants to become a nun, but Egeus wants her to marry

• Hermia wants to study, but Egeus wants her to work

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Who is Demetrius?

• A prince

• Hermia's suitor

• A magician

• A soldier

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as,' a metaphor does not

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as,' a simile does not

• Both use 'like' or 'as'

• Neither uses 'like' or 'as'

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What was the name of William Shakespeare’s wife?

• Anne Hathaway

• Mary Arden

• Elizabeth I

• Catherine of Aragon

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Which of the following plays was written by Shakespeare and is NOT A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Tempest

• The Merchant of Venice

• The Comedy of Errors

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1. Who is Lysander?

• The Duke of Athens

• a clown

• The lover of Hermia

• The queen

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1. What are Hermia’s three options, according to her father and Theseus?

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The setting of the play is...

• Rome, Italy

• Athens, Greece

• Sparta, Greece

• London, England

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