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A Midsummer Night's Dream- Reading Check #1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is getting married to whom?

a)

Hermia

b)

Helena

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Titania

2.

According to Theseus, what will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?

a)

She will be killed or forced to live alone forever

b)

She will be imprisoned or sent out of the city forever

c)

She will have to marry another man her father chooses for her

d)

She will be able to marry Lysander and face no punishment

3.

The setting of A Midsummer Night's Dream is:

a)

An unknown place

b)

London, England

c)

Athens, Greece

d)

The fairy world

4.

What do Hermia and Lysander decide to do in order to get married without her being punished?

a)

They decide to tell her father, Egeus, that they have decided to disobey him.

b)

They decide to tell Theseus they are going to sue him.

c)

They decide to disguise themselves as Demetrius and Helena and get married.

d)

They decide to run away to Lysander's aunt's house where they will get married.

5.

Whom does Helena love? (and he doesn't love her back.)

a)

Theseus

b)

Puck

c)

Oberon

d)

Demetrius

6.

Why does Demetrius go into the woods outside of Athens?

a)

To find a magic flower

b)

To try to gid Helena to leave him alone

c)

To find Hermia and get her to come back and marry him

d)

To find Lysander and fight him

7.

What is the "love-in-idleness" flower?

a)

a flower with a strong, disgusting smell that makes those around it flee

b)

a flower with magic powers of teleportation

c)

a flower with magic powers of invisibility

d)

a flower that causes someone to fall in love with the next creature they see

8.

At Oberon's request, Puck attempts to put the juice of the love-in-idleness flower on Demetrius to make him love Helena. However, on whom does Puck accidentally put the juice?

a)

Hermia

b)

Titania

c)

Lysander

d)

Bottom

9.

After having the love-in-idleness flower put on his eyes, Lysander wakes up and falls in love with whom?

a)

Hermia

b)

Titania

c)

Helena

d)

Puck

10.

Once Lysander is in love with Helena, does Helena love him back?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Who is the King of the Fairies?

a)

Oberon

b)

Puck

c)

Titania

d)

Theseus

12.

Who is the Queen of the Fairies?

a)

Oberon

b)

Theseus

c)

Titania

d)

Puck

13.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between Puck and Oberon?

a)

Oberon is forceful and mean to Puck and uses him to ruin other people's lives.

b)

Puck is a mischievous hobgoblin willing to do what Oberon, the Fairy King, tells him to do.

c)

Oberon and Puck are best friends who enjoy pranking people.

d)

Puck is sneaky and willing to play a prank on anyone, even Oberon.

14.

The mechanicals (Peter Quince, Nick Bottom, Snout, Starveling, Snug) are practicing for:

a)

an upcoming soccer match at the Queen's palace

b)

a play they hope to perform for Theseus' wedding

c)

a choral concert at Hippolyta's bridal shower

d)

a play the have been hired to perform at the Athenian Center for the Arts

15.

Of the mechanicals, who is the most obnoxious/ arrogant/ annoying/ over-confident?

a)

Quince

b)

Snug

c)

Snout

d)

Bottom