Midsummer Act V

What does Philostrate help with at the beginning of Act V?

• Helps Theseus pick a play to watch

• He helps the couples decorate for their weddings.

• He helps the Rude Mechanicals set up their play

What does Philostrate help with at the beginning of Act V?

• They are all hungry for knowledge

• They are all too smart for their own good.

• They are all crazy.

Why does Theseus not believe the lovers?

• He states that their stories do not match up with each other.

• He states that their stories are too wild to be true.

• He states that they are clearly lying to convince him to marry them.

Why does Hippolyta believe the lovers?

• She states that their stories match up, and that would be difficult to fake.

• She states that she personally knows the fairies, so the story is believable.

• She states that the lovers are trying to outsmart Egeus.

For MOST of the play, how does Theseus behave? How about everyone else?

• He behaves well; Everyone else makes fun of the actors.

• He makes fun of the actors; Everyone else behaves well.

• He makes fun of the actors; Everyone else makes fun of the actors as well.

To what does Theseus compare Quince's prologue?

• a straight chain

• a broken chain

• a tangled chain

How does Theseus react to Bottom's performance? How does Hippolyta react?

• He states that it is embarrassingly sad; She pitties Bottom.

• He pitties Bottom, She states that it is embarrassingly sad.

• He pitties Bottom, She pitties Bottom.

What does Puck do after the play (check all that apply)?

• He cleans

• He blesses the couples

• He asks for an applause.

• He turns Bottom into a donkey.

• He speaks to the audience

Which of the following is not something that the couples are blessed with?

• Beautiful children

• Many children

• Lucky children