Midsummer Night's Dream Act One Scene One

The setting of the play is...

• Rome, Italy

• Athens, Greece

• Sparta, Greece

• London, England

Who is getting married?

• Thisbian and Hyperlady

• Theseus and Helena

• Theseus and Hermia

• Theseus and Hippolyta

Where do Hermia and Lysander plan to escape the law of Athens?

• The woods

• Lysander's cousin

• Lysander's aunt

• Nick Bottoms

Who holds the hearts of the two men at the beginning of the play?

• Helena

• Hippolyta

• Hermia

• Titania

According to Theseus, what are Hermia's alternatives to marrying Demetrius?

• Die

• Marry Lysander

• Be banished to a nunnery

• Be banished from Athens forever

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

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

• Demetrius is the man Hermia loves

• Lysander has injured Hermia

• Lysander has evil powers over others

Who is the duke of Athens?

• Oedipus

• Robin

• Theseus

• Demetrius

Which character's daughter refuses to marry the man he wants?

• Theseus

• Demetrius

• Lysander

• Egeus

Who is Egeus' daughter?

• Hermia

• Titania

• Helena

• Puck