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WorksheetsA Midsummer night's dream
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does the scene take place?
a)
Theseus' place in Athens
b)
Hippolyta palace
c)
The forest
d)
Theseus' place in Rome
2.
Why is Theseus , the duke of Athens, anxious for the rising of the new moon?
a)
Time is moving too slowly before his wedding.
b)
Time is moving too quickly for his wedding.
c)
He will be crowed king.
d)
A Feast of the New Year is planned.
3.
Who is the former queen of the Amazon and the future duchess of Athens?
a)
Hippolyta
b)
Helena
c)
Hermia
d)
Demetrius
4.
Why is Egeus angry?
a)
Because Demetrius stole money from him.
b)
Because Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius.
c)
Because Hippolyta refuses to marry Demetrius.
d)
Because Egeus was jealous of Lysander
5.
What does Egeus accuse Lysander of?
a)
Pushing hermia
b)
Betwitching Hermia
c)
Trying to steal the throne
d)
Cheating
6.
What punishment will Egeus give his daughter?
a)
Death
b)
Spending her life in a dungeon.
c)
Abandonment
d)
Imprisonment for 20 years
7.
What are Lysander and Demetrius arguing about?
a)
Who should be king
b)
Who is stronger
c)
Who should marry Hippolyta
d)
Who should marry Hermia
8.
What does Helena plan to tell Demetrius?
a)
That Hermia and Lysander are going to run away
b)
That Helena is going to cut all of her hair off
c)
That Egeus really wants Hermia to marry Lysander
d)
That she still loves Demetrius
9.
Who did Demetrius love before Hermia?
a)
Titania
b)
Hermia's sister
c)
Helena
d)
Hippolyta
10.
Why does Hippolyta get upset?
a)
Because the prospect of Hermia's death will ruin her wedding plans.
b)
Because Theseus is in love with Helena
c)
Because nobody cares about her
d)
Because Theseus is in love with Hermia
11.
What is Lysander's plan for Eluding Athenian law?
a)
He and Hermia will run away and live with his aunt outside of Athens
b)
He will wear a disguise
c)
Helena will pretend to be Hermia
d)
He and Hermia will tie Egeus to a tree.
12.
What does Lysander say to Hermia about true love?
a)
" The course of love never did run smooth."
b)
" Love is but a fleeting thing."
c)
" True love conquers all."
d)
"True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about, but few have seen."
13.
Where does the scene take place?
a)
Hippolyta's palace
b)
Theseus' place in Athens
c)
The cottage of Peter Quince
d)
The forest
14.
What does Quince have with him?
a)
A group of fairies
b)
A list of the names of all the men in Athens who are good enough to act in a play for the duke and duchess
c)
An order to find Lysander
d)
A list of the plays to be performed in Athens
15.
Where are the men going to perform the play?
a)
In the forest
b)
At the Globe Theater
c)
At Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding
d)
At the home of Egeus
16.
The play that the men will enact is called
a)
A very tragic comedy about the horrible deaths of Pyramus and Thisbe
b)
A comedy of errors
c)
Romeo and Juliet
d)
Pyramus and Thisbe find true happiness
17.
Who was picked to play the part of Pyramus in the play?
a)
Nick Bottom, the weaver
b)
Quince, the carpenter
c)
Snout, the handyman
d)
Flute, the bellows-repairman
18.
Who was Pyramus?
a)
A king
b)
A lover who kills himself nobly for love
c)
A nobleman for the king
d)
A lion tamer
19.
Who does Bottom say his performance is in the style of?
a)
A king
b)
A titan
c)
Hercules
d)
Julius Caesar
20.
Who will play the role of Thisbe?
a)
Nick Bottom, the weaver
b)
Flute, the bellows-repairman
c)
Quince, the carpenter
d)
Snout, the handyman
21.
Why doesn't the actor want to play the part of Thisbe?
a)
It is a small part
b)
It is the part of a woman
c)
It is a scary part
d)
It is a long part
22.
What part does Nick Bottom want to play?
a)
The Queen
b)
The fairy
c)
The knight
d)
Al the parts
23.
What does Bottom often do with words?
a)
Frequently makes mistakes with words
b)
Sings them
c)
Roars his lines
d)
Only speak in italian
24.
Why does Bottom want to play the role of a lion?
a)
He could wear a mask
b)
He would have a small part
c)
His roar would make the ladies shriek
d)
Because he likes to crawl on the ground
25.
Where do the tradesmen/workmen plan to rehearse?
a)
The Duke's forest
b)
Theseus palace in Rome
c)
The town square
d)
The playhouse
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