A Midsummer Night's Dream Acts I

What does Hermia dream about?

• Lysander breaking up with her

• Getting her heart eaten by a snake while Lysander smiles

• Lysander cheating on her with Helena

• Lysander and Demetrius fighting

What are Theseus and Hippolyta discussing at the beginning of the play?

• A party for the King

• Their wedding

• Politics

• The merits of the different gods

Why is Egeus so distraught when we meet him?

• He thinks he is paying too much in dowry offereings

• He wanted to be named assistant to Theseus

• His wife is angry and threatening to leave him

• He wants Hermia to marry Demetrius instead of Lysander

Why is Oberon angry with his queen?

• She keeps a young boy as her attendant who Oberon wants for himself

• She has much more money than he does and will not share

• She has a book of spells he wants to use, but she won't let him

• She has recently captured two of his men and will not release them

What is Helena's reaction to Lysander's words of love?

• She thinks he is teasing her

• She believes him and falls in love with him

• She thinks he has gone crazy

• She thinks she is asleep and having a nightmare

What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?

• She will become a servant

• She will be banished to the wilderness

• She will have to either die or become a nun

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

To what do Lysander and Herma agree?

• They will meet in the woods and go to Lysander's aunt's house to marry

• She will marry Demetrius but poison him later

• They will stand together and defy her father

• They will go and ask the gods for help

What hope does Helena have by telling Demetrius of Lysander and Hermia's plan?

• She is jealous and wants Hermia to get in trouble

• She anticipates the sweet pain of following him while he pursues Hermia

• She expects a monetary reward from Egeus for stopping Hermia

• She wants Lysander to marry her instead

Who are the characters in Act I, Scene ii, and what do they plan?

• They are wedding guests planning what to wear

• They are the bride's friends planning on a gift to give her

• They are thieves planning to rob everyone at the wedding

• They are craftsmen planning a play to perform at the wedding

On what mission does Oberon send Puck?

• to find the parents of the young boy so they can rescue him

• to destroy the wedding feast

• to find a flower that has the power to put a spell on Titania

• to beg the fairy queen to hear his requests