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A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Scene I

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of play is A Midsummer Night's Dream?

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

history

d)

tragicomedy

2.

What is Shakespeare's first name?

a)

Oliver

b)

Edward

c)

Wilbur

d)

William

3.

In which Era did Shakespeare write his plays and sonnets?

a)

Edwardian Era

b)

Victorian Era

c)

Elizabethan Era

d)

English Era

4.

Which is NOT a group of characters in the play?

a)

The Athenians

b)

The goblins

c)

The fairies

d)

The mechanicals/actors

5.

In the play, who is Theseus?

a)

King of England

b)

Duke of Athens

c)

Prince of Egypt

d)

Emperor of Rome

6.

What role did Hippolyta have before Theseus took her for his future wife?

a)

Queen of the Amazons

b)

Duchess of York

c)

Princess of Athens

d)

Empress of Japan

7.

What is Hermia's conflict?

a)

She loves Demetrius but her dad won't let her marry him.

b)

She doesn't want to get married at all but she is being forced to choose.

c)

She loves Lysander but her dad won't let her marry him.

d)

She secretly hopes Theseus won't marry Hippolyta and will choose her instead.

8.

What are Hermia's choices?

a)

Marry Demetrius

b)

Become a nun

c)

choose to die

d)

all of the above

9.

Which word best describes Hermia?

a)

submissive

b)

defiant

c)

timid

d)

excited

10.

Who has successfully wooed Hermia?

a)

Lysander

b)

Demetrius

c)

Egeus

d)

Puck

11.

How many days does Hermia have to decide what she's going to do?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What plans do Hermia and Lysander make?

a)

to kill her father

b)

to take over Athens

c)

to run away together

d)

to break up for now

13.

Who is the girl that loves Demetrius and wants to marry him?

a)

Hermia

b)

Helena

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Titania

14.

What does Egeus think Lysander has done to Hermia?

a)

lied to her

b)

fooled her

c)

broken her heart

d)

bewitched her

15.

Who says, "The course of true love never did run smooth." (1.1.136)

a)

Hermia

b)

Lysander

c)

Demetrius

d)

Helena

16.

What is a mischievous fairy called?

a)

Puck

b)

Gremlin

c)

Terminator

d)

Bob

17.

What is the real name of the mischievous fairy in the play?

a)

Josh Bell

b)

Robert Evilpuck

c)

Robin Goodfellow

d)

Gandolf

18.

Which animal head will be seen in the play?

a)

cow

b)

donkey

c)

goat

d)

horse

19.

What does the word "nuptial" mean?

a)

battle

b)

love

c)

wedding

d)

funeral

20.

Who has the most power in Athens?

a)

upper class women

b)

lower class men

c)

lower class women

d)

upper class men