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Midsummer Night's Dream Act 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The setting takes place in ...

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Sparta, Greece

c)

Athens, Greece

d)

Athenian, Greece

2.

Who is getting married?

a)

Thisbian and Hyperlady

b)

Theseus and Hermia

c)

Theseus and Helena

d)

Theseus and Hippolyta

3.

What holiday do the characters of the play celebrate?

a)

August 1st, Lammasted The first day of grain harvest, blessed by priest.

b)

December 25th Christmas

c)

February 14th, Valentine's Day

d)

May Day, the Rite of May

4.

Where do Hermia and Lysander plan to escape the law of Athens?

a)

The woods.

b)

Lysander's aunt.

c)

Lysander's cousin.

d)

Nick Bottoms.

5.

Who holds the hearts of the two men at the beginning of the play?

a)

Helena

b)

Hermia

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Titania

6.

Why are Oberon and Titania fighting?

a)

Oberon is unhappy that he Titania left him alone.

b)

Oberon is jealous that Titania is visiting Athens for Theseus's wedding.

c)

Oberon is jealous that Titania has a changeling boy.

d)

Titania is jealous that Oberon will not dance with her.

7.

Where is the origin of Titania's changeling boy?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Italy

c)

India

d)

Indonesia

8.

From what plant does Oberon obtain the juice for the love potion?

a)

heart of palm

b)

peonies

c)

pansies

d)

peyronies

9.

What are Hermia's alternatives to marrying Demetrius?

a)

Die

b)

Be banished to a nunnery.

c)

Marry Lysander

d)

Be banished to a nunnery or lose her life.

10.

Why is Egeus disturbed?

a)

He wants his daughter, Helena to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry Lysander.

b)

He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry Lysander.

c)

He wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry Lysander, but she loves and desires to marry Demetrius.

d)

He wants his daughter, Helena, to marry Demetrius, but she loves and desires to marry Lysander.

11.

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

a)

She hopes he might change his mind about her and fall back in love with her.

b)

She wants to make her friend angry because she is jealous.

c)

She secretly is in love with Lysander and hopes that this will help her.

12.

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

a)

Play a horrible joke on Lysander and Hermia.

b)

Instructs him to place some of the juice from the pansy on the eyes of Demetrius.

c)

Instructs him to trick Titania to get the changeling boy.

d)

Instructs him to cause havoc with the tradesmen.

13.

Why are the tradesmens performing Pyramus and Thisbe?

a)

to entertain the Oberon and Titania

b)

to woe over Titania

c)

to celebrate Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding.

14.

The following quote is an example of ...


"These are the forgeries of jealousy"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Allusion

d)

Metaphor