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Exam Eng. IV (H) Second Nine weeks

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who does Egeus want Hermia to marry?

a)

Demetrius

b)

Lysander

c)

Theseus

2.

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

a)

She will become a servant to the Duke of Athens

b)

She will be banished to the forest

c)

She can choose death or to become a nun

3.

What do Hermia and Lysander agree to do?

a)

She will obey her father and marry Demetrius

b)

She will obey her father but she will poison Demetrius after the wedding so she can marry Lysander

c)

She and Lysander will run away together and go to his aunt's house in the forest and get married

4.

Why does Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander's plan?

a)

She is jealous of Hermia and wants her to be punished

b)

She is worried about her friend and wants Demetrius to protect her

c)

She wants to follow Demetrius into the forest because she wants his attention.

5.

Who is Theseus engaged to?

a)

Hermia

b)

Helena

c)

Hippolyta

6.

How did Theseus and Hippolyta become engaged?

a)

Their fathers made an agreement, when they were born, that they would marry.

b)

They received a message from the Gods that they should marry

c)

Theseus defeated Hippolyta in battle and won her hand in marriage as a peace settlement

d)

They fell in love and Theseus proposed to her

7.

Why is Oberon angry with Titania?

a)

She has a young boy as her servant and Oberon wants him for himself but she refuses to share the child with him

b)

She is love with someone else and Oberon is Heartbroken

c)

She cast a spell on him

8.

What does Oberon tell Puck to do and why?

a)

Oberon tells Puck to anoint the Changling boy's eyes so he will obey Oberon's orders

b)

He sends Puck to the forest to find a magical berry so he can cast a spell on the lovers

c)

Oberon sees Helena and Demetrius fighting in the forest so he tells Puck to anoint the Athenian man's eye's so he will fall in love with Helena

d)

He tells Puck to the forest to find a magical flower so he can anoint Titania's eye's with a potion

9.

Who is the first Athenian Puck anoints with the potion?

a)

Demetrius

b)

Helena

c)

Lysander

d)

Hermia

10.

When he awakens, who does Demetrius fall in love with?

a)

Helena

b)

Hermia

c)

Demetrius

d)

Titania

11.

The workmen are performing a play, what is it called?

a)

The most dramatic love story of Pyramid and Thespy

b)

The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe

c)

The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Frisbee

d)

The most tragic and formidible death of Pyramus and Thisbe

12.

Why does Bottom want a prologue written for the play?

a)

He wants a prologue because he wants to more time on stage to impress the audience with his talent

b)

He wants a prologue because he wants the audience to know that Pyramus is played Bottom the Weaver and that he does not really kill himself; likewise, the lion is played by Snug so the women in the audience should not be afraid.

c)

He wants a prologue because he wants impress Hippolyta with his talent so he can become er royal jester

13.

What does Puck do to Bottom?

a)

He has changed Bottom's feet into hooves

b)

He has changed Bottom's voice into a roar.

c)

He has changed Bottom's head into a donkey's head

14.

What happens when Titania wakes up?

a)

She sees Lysander and she falls in love with him

b)

She sees Bottom and falls in love with him

c)

She sees Demetrius and falls in love with him

15.

Puck anointed Lysander's eyes instead of Demetrius, what does Oberon tell him to do?

a)

To find Hermia and Demetrius so he can anoint her eyes and fall in love with Demetrius

b)

To find Demetrius so he can anoint his eyes and fall in love with Lysander

c)

To find Helena and Demetrius so he can anoint his eyes and fall in love with Helena

16.

What happens to Helena in Act III?

a)

Demetrius and Lysander are in love with her and she thinks it is a joke; she believes Hermia is part of the joke

b)

Hermia kills Helena because she is jealous that Demetrius and Lysander are in love with her

c)

Demetrius and Lysander are in love with her and she is happy that can choose her love; she sends Hermia to the convent to become a nun

17.

What does Puck do to the lovers to stop Demetrius and Lysander from dueling?

a)

He disguises his voice to lure them away from one another; he puts them to sleep

b)

He disguises himself as one of the lovers

c)

He kills Helena

18.

What does Oberon do when he sees Titania and Bottom asleep in each other's arms?

a)

Oberon is jealous and kills Bottom

b)

Oberon laughs at Titania

c)

Oberon promises to undo the spell if Titania gives him the Changling boy

19.

Who finds the lovers sleeping in the forest?

a)

Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus

b)

Oberon and Titania

c)

Quince and Bottom

20.

After they wake up, Theseus sees that Demetrius and Helena are in love and Lysander and Hermia are in love, what does he order the couples to do?

a)

He orders Hermia to marry Demetrius

b)

He orders the guards to imprison Lysander

c)

He orders the lovers to be married with he and Hippolyta in the temple.

21.
How many lines are in a sonnet?
a)
12
b)
14
c)
10
d)
24
22.
An Italian sonnet has..
a)
3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
b)
1 Octave, 2 Couplets 
c)
1 Octave, 1 Sestet
23.
Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?
a)
ABBAABBA CDECDE
b)
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
24.
What is another name used to refer to Italian sonnets? 
a)
Petrarchan 
b)
Enlgish
c)
Elizabethan 
d)
Telian
25.
A ________ is a group of lines. 
a)
Stanza
b)
Tetrameter 
c)
Cortet 
d)
Form 
26.
_____ is the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem. 
a)
Meter
b)
Rhythm 
c)
Refrain 
d)
Rhyme 
27.
Quintet has ___ lines
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
28.
Tercet has ___ lines.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
29.
group of lines arranged together 
a)
stanza
b)
line
c)
form
30.
Shakespeare's sonnet 18 compares a girl to..
a)
spring day
b)
summer's day
c)
nature
d)
his heartbeat 
31.
What does "Rough winds shake the darling buds of May" mean?
a)
strong winds destroy spring flowers
b)
Strong winds cannot touch the flowers
c)
Strong winds don't stand a chance against his love
32.
Shakespeare says his mistress will live on forever in his "eternal lines." What does this mean?
a)
People will read about her in his poems 
b)
She will die and go to heaven 
c)
She will fall out of line
d)
People will know her because of her beauty 
33.
Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 is an example of.. 
a)
Anti-Sonnet
b)
Fiction
c)
Octave
d)
Quatrains 
34.
iambic pentameter is a type of
a)
rhythm 
b)
meter
c)
stanze
d)
couplet 
35.
Which type of sonnet ends with a couplet?
a)
English/Elizabethan 
b)
Italian/Petrarchan 
36.
This type of sonnet has 3 quatrains
a)
English
b)
Italian 
37.
Shakespeare's sonnet 18 compares his beloved to..
a)
Summer's Day
b)
Spring Day
c)
Clouds
d)
Roses
38.
When does the turn occur in an Itlaian Sonnet?
a)
After the sestet
b)
After the octave
c)
Before the couplet
d)
After the 10th line
39.
The last 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
The first 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines. 
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
41.
Common subjects in Shakespeare's sonnets are ___________ and __________. 
a)
love and taxes 
b)
love and England
c)
English and history
d)
time and love 
42.
The rhyme scheme in this stanza is __________________ 
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. 
a)
AABB
b)
ABABA
c)
ABAB
d)
ABBA 
43.
A Shakespearean Sonnet has the following division: 
a)
Eight Lines of problem followed by six lines of solution
b)
Four quatrains with a problem in the first two and a solution in the second
c)
Three quatrains and a couplet that offer a theme, a metaphor, a twist, and a summary
d)
Fourteen lines that tell a story in chronological order
44.
The couplet in a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to
a)
explain the main theme of the poem
b)
extended the poem's metaphor
c)
provide a twist or conflict
d)
summarize the sonnet and leave the reader with a lasting image
45.
The third quatrain of the sonnet is there to
a)
introduce the main theme or metaphor
b)
extend the metaphor or theme
c)
provide a twist or conflict
d)
summarize the sonnet and leave the reader with a lasting image
46.
The second quatrain of a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to
a)
introduce the main theme or metaphor
b)
extend or complicate the theme or metaphor
c)
introduce a twist or conflict
d)
to summarize the sonnet and leave a lasting image for the reader
47.
A Spenserian Sonnet and a Shakespearean Sonnet only differ in 
a)
Form
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Number of Lines
d)
Name
48.
What are English sonnets often called, and why?
a)
Shakespearean, because he created that sonnet. 
b)
Shakespearean, because he is the only published poet we have of sonnets.
c)
Shakespearean, because he is the most well-known sonnet writer. 
d)
Petrarchan, because he created the sonnet. 
49.
What is a repeating line of poetry called? 
a)
a repeat
b)
a rerhyme
c)
a refrain
d)
an echo 
50.
What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?
a)
iambic pentameter 
b)
iambic monometer 
c)
trochaic tetrameter
d)
No rhythmic meter
51.
How did Shakespeare break tradition when he wrote Sonnet 130?
a)
He wrote about his pet dog instead of a person to mock tradition. 
b)
He wrote about someone he hated to show his dislike of typical sonnets. 
c)
He did not break tradition. He stayed in tradition to show others he could do it. 
d)
He compared a woman to nature, but said she could not compare to nature's beauty as a way to critique other sonnet's unrealistic comparisons. 
52.
Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?
a)
14 lines
b)
specific sound devices
c)
specific rhyme scheme
d)
specific rhythm
53.
The Shakespearean sonnet is organized in ___ quatrains of alternating rhymes plus a group of two lines.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
54.
In Sonnet 130, how does the speaker's mistress compare to such symbols as the sun, coral, and a rose?
a)
She is more beautiful
b)
She is as beautiful
c)
She does not rival their beauty
d)
She combines them all into her special beauty
55.
How many syllables does each line in an English/Shakespearean sonnet have?
a)
12 syllables
b)
14 syllables
c)
10 syllables
d)
15 syllables
56.
To what do Lysander and Hermia agree?
a)
They will meet on the next night in the woods and escape to Lysander’s aunt’s house to be married.
b)
She will do as her father asks, but she will poison Demetrius soon after the marriage.  Then she will marry Lysander.
c)
They will stand together and defy her father.
d)
She will do as her father asks, but she and Lysander will run away from Athens where she and Demetrius will meet up together to marry, and Lysander will have freedom for his life, as well, in another city.
57.
What are Theseus and Hippolyta discussing at the play’s start?
a)
They are planning a party for the King.
b)
They are discussing their wedding, which is supposed to take place in four days’ time
c)
They are debating politics
d)
They are discussing her ex-lover.
58.
How does Hippolyta come to be betrothed to Theseus?
a)
He has defeated her in battle and won her hand in marriage as a peace settlement or perhaps the spoils of victory
b)
Their fathers made an agreement at their births that they would marry.
c)
They both received messages from Aphrodite, saying that they should wed.
d)
Oberon no longer cared for her.
59.
Why is Oberon angry with his queen?
a)
She keeps a young boy as her attendant, and Oberon wants the boy for himself. She refuses to share the child. 
b)
She has much more money than he does, and will not give him the sum he wants to have available to use for his own entertainment.
c)
She has a book of spells that he wants to use, but she won't let him use it.
d)
She has recently put two of his companions in jail for mischievous conduct. He has asked    her to release them, but she has refused.
60.
On what mission does Oberon send Puck?
a)
Oberon sends Puck to find the parents of the young boy so they can rescue him.
b)
He sends Puck to cause a terrible storm that will force them to abandon their plan and return
c)
He sends Puck to anoint the boy's eyes as he sleeps so that upon waking he will see the maid and love her.
d)
He sends Puck to steal the Indian boy.
61.
Upon whose eyes does Puck apply the potion?
a)
He does Hermia's eyes.
b)
He does Demetrius' eyes.
c)
He does Lysander's eyes.
d)
He does Egeus' eyes.
62.
When he wakes up, who does Lysander see and love?
a)
He sees and loves Titania.
b)
He sees and loves Helena.
c)
He sees and loves Hermia.
d)
He sees and loves Hippolyta.
63.
What is Helena'a reaction to his words of love?
a)
She thinks he is teasing her cruelly.
b)
She thinks he has gone crazy.
c)
She thinks he has gone crazy. She believes him and falls in love with him.
d)
She thinks she is asleep and having a nightmare.
64.
What is Helena'a reaction to his words of love?
a)
She thinks he is teasing her cruelly.
b)
She thinks he has gone crazy.
c)
She thinks he has gone crazy. She believes him and falls in love with him.
d)
She thinks she is asleep and having a nightmare.
65.
Why does Bottom want a prologue written for the play?
a)
He wants a prologue so he can get credit for it, and possibly more money.
b)
He wants one written so that his character can read it to the audience, assuring them no harm will come to the actors. He thinks the ladies will swoon or panic. 
c)
He wants to make the play longer so that the other actors can have more time to rob the audience.
d)
He wants to attract the attention of the queen. He hopes to become her court troubadour.
66.
To where has Lysander disappeared when Hermia awakes?
a)
He has gone to follow Helena.
b)
He has gone to find Puck.
c)
He is lost in the forest.
d)
He has gone to Athens for the wedding.
67.
What has Puck done to Bottom?
a)
He has given Bottom hooves and a tail.
b)
He has changed Bottom's voice to a croak.
c)
He has changed Bottom's head into that of an ass.
d)
He has given Bottom claws for hands.
68.
Identify the speaker: "Tie up my love's tongue, bring him silently."
a)
It was Helena.
b)
It was Hermia.
c)
It was Hippolyta.
d)
It was Titania. 
69.
What news does Puck bring Oberon?
a)
Titania is in love with a monster, and he has successfully dosed the Athenian's eyes. 
b)
The child is sick and is not expected to live.
c)
Egeus is storming the woods with an army to retrieve his daughter.
d)
The players need a lot more practice before they will be ready to perform.
70.
Why does Oberon send Puck to fetch Helena?
a)
He is in love with her and wants to marry her.
b)
He wants to start a fight between her and Hermia.
c)
He realizes Puck's mistake and tries to correct it by charming Demetrius to love Helena. 
d)
He wants to ask her help in getting the young boy from Titania.
71.
What is Helena's situation in Act III?
a)
She is in love with Bottom.
b)
She is loved by Lysander and Demetrius and believes they have conspired to play a cruel joke on her.
c)
She is furious at the others and threatens to leave Athens by herself.
d)
The recent events have been too much for her. She has gone home to bed.
72.
What does Hermia think Helena has done?
a)
Hermia thinks Helena has given the young men a magic potion that has confused them.
b)
She thinks that Helena has asked for, and gotten, help from the gods.
c)
She thinks that out of jealousy Helena has made known her taller height and therefore her greater value of the two maids
d)
Hermia thinks Helena has become afraid to die an old maid, and has decided to do anything she can to prevent that from happening.
73.
What does Helena suppose of Hermia?
a)
She thinks Hermia is an innocent bystander.
b)
She thinks Hermia has joined in the malicious pranks with the others.
c)
She thinks Hermia has been bewitched and can't help herself.
d)
She thinks Hermia has gone mad with jealousy.
74.
How does Oberon find Titania and Bottom?
a)
They are having a feast.
b)
A. They are having a feast.
c)
They are asleep in each other's arms.
d)
They are preparing for their wedding.
75.
What news do the tradesman receive from Theseus' page regarding ?
a)
He should have a part in the entertainment but the rest don't.
b)
Their play was not well-received, and they have been asked to leave.
c)
The Duke liked them but not their play. They are to write a new play and perform again the next day.
d)
Their play has been chosen by the Duke as an entertainment. They must now get ready and meet at the palace.
76.
Why does Oberon send Puck to confuse the two young men?
a)
They are going to fight over Helena, so Oberon has Puck lead them away from each other  and to sleep.
b)
Oberon is enjoying the mischief he has caused, and so he makes one a zebra and the other
c)
Oberon wants to get Puck out of the way so he can woo Helena himself.
d)
He wants to send them both back to Athens as quickly as possible.
77.
Why does Titania give Oberon the child?
a)
She wants to please Oberon.
b)
She regrets her selfishness and wants to make amends.
c)
Oberon has threatened her, and she does it out of fear.
d)
She no longer cares for him now that she has Bottom.
78.
What do the fairies do after the palace goes to sleep?
a)
They go to sleep as well.
b)
Oberon sends them out to sing and dance and bless the new lovers on their wedding night. 
c)
They go back to the woods to clean up the damage all of the lovers had done.
d)
They go out to play tricks on the actors.
79.
Finding the two couples asleep in the wood, and learning of their more balanced love, what order does Theseus give?
a)
He tells them to wait a few years until they are older, and then marry.
b)
He banishes all of them from Athens for the trouble they have caused.
c)
He orders that they should follow him and Hippolyta to be married in the temple. *
d)
He orders his men to find and imprison Puck.
80.
Who does Puck address at the play's end?
a)
He talks to Oberon.
b)
He talks to the lovers.
c)
He talks to the playwright.
d)
He talks to the audience. 
81.
Puck's last speech has many purposes. Which of these is not one of them?
a)
It closes the play.
b)
It thanks the audience.
c)
It asks that the audience enjoy or else pardon a frivolous entertainment.
d)
It reminds the audience that the actors will gladly accept monetary donations after the play.
82.
Why do you think Shakespeare. included a play within a play?
a)
Pyramus and Thisby is an ancient tale well known to audiences in Shakespeare's time. The audience would appreciate the jests and comments.
b)
He had been commissioned to write a play of a certain length, and his fell short. The play within a play was a filler to use up time.
c)
He uses it as a semi-veiled political speech.
d)
He used it in place of an intermission, to help refocus the audience's attention.
83.
What type of speech does Puck give at the end Act V?
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Monologe
c)
Aside
84.
What color did Cupid's arrow turn the flower it hit that Puck brought back to Oberon?
a)
Red
b)
Pink
c)
Purple
d)
white
85.
What was Oberon watching when he saw Cupid's arrow miss its target and hit the flower instead?
a)
A mermaid singing on a dolphin's back
b)
A fairy dancing in an enchanted forest
c)
A unicorn drinking out of the fountain of youth
86.
From where is the changeling boy that Oberon and Titania are arguing over?
a)
India
b)
Athens
c)
London
87.
Which of the following characters never gives a soliloquy?
a)
Theseus
b)
Lysander
c)
Oberon
88.
How much time elapsed from the start of the play until the end?
a)
4 hours
b)
4 days
c)
4 weeks
89.
According to the Greek myth that is alluded to in the play, which monster did Theseus slay?
a)
Medusa
b)
The Minotaur
c)
The Cyclops
90.
How do Pyramus and Thisbe die in the play?
a)
They commit suicide
b)
They are eaten by a lion
c)
They kill each other
91.
Who is Philostrate?
a)
He is Theseus's servant and in charge of wedding plans
b)
He is a fairy that is in charge of keeping the peace
c)
She is a former lover of Demetrius that he was engaged to
92.
Who wrote this play
a)
Marlowe
b)
LeafyisHere
c)
Stomedy
d)
Shakespeare
93.
Who does Titania fall in love with
a)
Dank Memes
b)
Puck
c)
Gavin
d)
Bottom
94.
Why does Hermia feel bad about herself
a)
Dank Memes
b)
She is alone in the woods.
c)
Lysander dosen't like her anymore.
d)
Gavin asks her out
95.
Who do Demetrius and Lysander love in a twist of events
a)
Theseus
b)
Hippolyta
c)
Titania
d)
Helena
96.
What do Demetrius and Lysander fight over
a)
Titania
b)
Helena
c)
Hermia
d)
Hippolyta
97.
Who is playing Pyramus
a)
Bottom
b)
Peter Quince
c)
Snug
d)
Flute
98.
What happens when the actors see donkey Bottom
a)
They run away
b)
They kill him and eat him
c)
They make dank memes
d)
Shrek saves them and says "Shrek is love, Shrek is life"
99.
Why did they make a prologue for "Pyramus and Thisby"?
a)
So the people watching won't get scared and know its a play
b)
Because they don't want to get on Drama Alert and have a roasting battle versus LeafyisHere
c)
Because they want to 1v1 Keemstar
d)
Because of the Dank Memes
100.
Who dies in the play
a)
No one
b)
Puck
c)
Oberon
d)
Everyone including LeafyisHere, Stomedy, Pyrocynical, Keemstar, RoastingKid1907, and TommyNC2010
101.
Who does Lysander roast?
a)
Helena
b)
Hermia
c)
Gavin
d)
Titania
102.
What happens when Demetrius and Lysander "fight"
a)
Puck tricks them and pretends to be them
b)
Shrek destroys the both of them
c)
They 1v1 in COD
d)
Lysander defeats Demetrius
103.
Why did Oberon give the potion to Titania
a)
He wants to steal the boy from her
b)
He wants to get back at her
c)
It's just a prank bro
d)
He doesn't want her to love Lysander
104.
What is Bottom's reaction when Quince gives the parts for each actor?
a)
He don't want any part
b)
He wants all the parts
c)
He just accepted his part
d)
He get out of the actors group 
105.
Why are the actors going to make a performance?
a)
Theseus Weding
b)
The Theater Fest
c)
Quience Death
d)
The reason doesn't appear