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Midsummer Night's Dream - Act One Scene One

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the missing word.

"The course of true love never did run ..."

(a)  

2.

Hermia is in love with Demetrius?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Lysander is in love with Helena?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Select the correct answers.

If a girl disobeyed her father what would her punishment be?

a)

sent to work in the kitchens

b)

made to become a nun

c)

made to become a queen

d)

sentenced to death

5.

How many days does Theseus give Hermia to decide between Demetrius or Lysander?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

What is the name of Hermia's father?

a)

Theseus

b)

Lysander

c)

Egeus

d)

Duke of Athens

7.

Who was on the throne when Midsummer Night's Dream was performed?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

King James I

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Queen Elizabeth II

8.

As the play opens, whom is Theseus about to marry?

a)

Hermia

b)

Titania

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Helena

9.

Theseus is duke of what city?

a)

Rome

b)

Paris

c)

Athens

d)

Scotland

10.

What complaint does Egeus bring to Theseus?

a)

He loves a woman who doesn't love him.

b)

His daughter, Hermia, wants to marry one suitor, but Egeus wants her to marry another.

c)

He is angered that the fairies have interfered in his life, and he wants revenge.

d)

None of the above.

11.

What is Hermia and Lysander's plan?

a)

They agree to forget about each other so Hermia doesn't face her father's wrath.

b)

They will meet in the woods, and they will go to his aunt's house and get married.

c)

They will ask Helena, which will make him leave them alone.

d)

They will secretly appeal to Theseus to overrule Hermia's father.

12.

What is Helena's rationale for telling Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander's plan?

a)

Demetrius might thank her, and she will have a reason to see him.

b)

She hopes that Demetrius will give up loving Hermia once he hears about it.

c)

She wants to get Hermia in trouble with Theseus.

d)

She just likes to gossip.

13.

Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth." What does this mean?

a)

True love always has its difficulties

b)

Lovers who want to stay fit need to exercise more

c)

Young people's schooling back then focused on love and how to properly love another

d)

True love is easy

14.

Where does Lysander propose he and Hermia meet?

a)

In the forest a few miles outside of town.

b)

At costa coffee.

c)

At the castle gates.

d)

The nearest church.

15.

I am a mischievous little fairy that works for Oberon...

a)

Nick Bottom

b)

Robin/Puck

c)

Lysander

d)

Cobweb

16.

I am the man who was in love with Helena, then Hermia, then finally Helena again...

a)

Oberon

b)

Lysander

c)

Theseus

d)

Demetrius

17.

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

18.

Where is Act 2 Scene 1 set?

a)

At Lysander's house

b)

In a forest just outside of Athens

c)

On the beach

d)

Under a waterfall

19.

What is Puck's nickname?

a)

Fairy dust

b)

Robin Goodfellow

c)

Robin Badfellow

d)

Robin Hood

20.

How many acts are there altogether in this play?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

9

d)

5