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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Helena loves him, but he's supposed to marry Hermia

a)

Egeus

b)

Lysander

c)

Demetrius

d)

Oberon

2.

Queen of the Amazons; going to marry Theseus

a)

Hippolyta

b)

Hermia

c)

Helena

d)

Peasebottom

3.

Mechanical that plays Thisbe

a)

Bottom

b)

Quince

c)

Flute

d)

Snug

4.

Father of Hermia

a)

Demetrius

b)

Egeus

c)

Lysander

d)

Puck

5.

Hermia loves only him

a)

Oberon

b)

Demetrius

c)

Lysander

d)

Theseus

6.

Arranges to meet Lysander in the woods

a)

Helena

b)

Titania

c)

Hermia

d)

Hippolyta

7.

Directed "Pyramus and Thisbe"

a)

Quince

b)

Bottom

c)

Snug

d)

Flute

8.

Oberon's servant; also known as Robin

a)

Flute

b)

Lysander

c)

Theseus

d)

Puck

9.

Queen of the fairies

a)

Hippolyta

b)

Hermia

c)

Titanita

d)

Helena

10.

Duke of Athens

a)

Puck

b)

Theseus

c)

Egeus

d)

Demetrius

11.

Turned into a donkey

a)

Puck

b)

Oberon

c)

Lysander

d)

Bottom

12.

Tells Hermia's plans to Demetrius

a)

Helena

b)

Flute

c)

Titania

d)

Hippolyta

13.

King of the fairies

a)

Egeus

b)

Oberon

c)

Theseus

d)

Demetrius

14.

On what mission does Oberon send Puck?

a)

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

b)

to destroy the wedding feast

c)

to find a flower so he can put it on Titania's eyes to make her fall in love with the first thing she sees

d)

to beg the queen to hear his requests

15.

To what do Lysander and Hermia agree?

a)

she'll marry Demetrius but they'll poison him so she'll be able to marry Lysander

b)

to stand together and defy her father

c)

go to the temple and make an offering to the gods

d)

meet in the woods to escape to Lysander's aunt's house to be married

16.

What has Puck done to Bottom?

a)

changed Bottom's head into that of a donkey

b)

gave Bottom hooves and a tail

c)

he changed Bottom's voice

d)

he gave Bottom claws for hands

17.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the last speech of the play?

a)

it closes the play

b)

it thanks the audience

c)

it reminds the audience that the actors will accept money after the play

d)

it asks the audience to enjoy or to pardon any frivolous entertainment

18.

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

a)

she will have to choose death or life as a nun

b)

become a servant in her father's house

c)

be banished to the wilderness

d)

be blinded and driven off to live as a beggar

19.

After overhearing Demetrius and Helena, what does Oberon command Puck to do?

a)

send a message to Helena's father and tell him of her plan

b)

sends Puck to anoint the young man's eyes as he sleeps so he'll fall in love with her next time he sees her

c)

to have dreams about what they'll look like in forty years

d)

to cause a terrible storm that will make them abandon their plans

20.

Why did Shakespeare include a play within a play?

a)

his play was to be a certain length and it was too short; the extra play was a filler

b)

he used it as a semi-veiled political speech

c)

he used it in place of an intermission, to get back the audience's attention

d)

the audience would have known the play and could appreciate the jests and comments

21.

Upon whose eyes did Puck put the potion?

a)

Hermia's eyes

b)

Lysander's eyes

c)

Egeus's eyes

d)

Demetrius' eyes

22.

Why does Helena tell Demetrius about the plans of Lysander and Hermia?

a)

she wants Lysander to marry her instead

b)

she expects a monetary reward from Egeus for stopping Hermia

c)

she is anticipating the sweet pain of following him to and from the woods

d)

she is jealous of Hermia and wants her to get in as much trouble as possible

23.

What remedy corrects the cross-loved couples?

a)

the aroma from the woods clears their senses

b)

Oberon confronts them and tells them what happened

c)

Puck puts the potion in Lysander's eyes so he'll love Hermia again

d)

one of the craftsmen plays a tune that secretly tells who their true loves are