A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Scene 1

What are the key characteristics of Theseus as portrayed in Act I Scene 1?

• Cowardly, indecisive, lacks confidence and intelligence

• Noble, authoritative, displays leadership qualities and wisdom. Love is a thing that can be won.

• Arrogant, submissive, lacks leadership qualities and knowledge. Love is fate and true.

• Untrustworthy, disloyal, lacks authority and wisdom

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What is the conflict between Egeus and Hermia in Act I Scene 1? How does it drive the plot forward?

• Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, but she loves Theseus.

• Egeus wants Hermia to marry Theseus, but she loves Demetrius.

• Egeus wants Hermia to marry Lysander, but she loves Demetrius.

• Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, but she loves Lysander.

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Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?

• Paris and the French countryside

• Athens and the magical forest

• London and The Globe Theatre

• Stratford on the Avon and London

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Who is getting married at the beginning of the play

• Pyramus and Thisbe

• Demetrius and Hermia

• Lysander and Hermia

• Theseus and Hippolyta

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Who does Hermia want to marry?

• Lysander

• Demetrius

• Francis Flute

• Oberson

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Who does Egeus want his daughter, Hermia, to marry?

• Theseus

• Bottom

• Lysander

• Demetrius

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Who is Hermia's best friend?

• Lysander

• Hippolyta

• Helena

• Titania

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What do we call the group made of Helena, Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius?

• The Faeries

• The Lovers

• The Players

• The Teenagers

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Who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?

• Queen Elizabeth

• King Henry VIII

• William Shakespeare

• Christopher Marlowe

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What is the theme of the play?

• Anger

• Revenge

• Love

• War

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