WorksheetsA Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
The play takes place in the country of..
England
France
Italy
Greece
As the play opens, Theseus looks forward to his
coronation
inheritance
rebirth
wedding day
Peter Quince felt that Nick Bottom was best suited to play Pyramus because of
his handsome appearance
joking manner
beardless face
excellent memory
The group of actors that are performing the play are called
The Wizards
The Magicians
The Mechanicals
Theseus' Homeboys
"Like a step-dame or a DOWAGER,/long withering out a young man revenue."
What word is the best synonym for DOWAGER?
wife
daughter
aunt
widow
"But I will wed thee in another way,/With pomp, with triumph, and REVELLING." Which of the following words is the best synonym for REVELLING?
celebrating
jousting
gifts
sorcery
"Stand forth, Lysander. And, my gracious duke,/This man hath BEWITCHED the bosom of my child."
Which of the following words is the best synonym for BEWITCHED?
harmed
occupied
enchanted
misunderstood
"With cunning hast thou FILCHED my daughter's heart,"
Which of the following words is the best synonym for FILCHED?
embarrassed
stolen
fascinated
subdued
“Take pains, be perfect; ADIEU.” Which of the following words is the best synonym for ADIEU?
remember
excel
farewell
stop
Which translation is the best choice of the following lines?
"Sickness is catching. O, were favour so/Yours would I catch, fair Helena."
I hope you get sick, Helena.
If beauty was a sickness, I would want yours, Helena.
I would rather be sick than you be sick, Helena.
Sickness is coming. We need to leave, Helena.
Puck turns this character's head into a donkey's head:
Quince
Bottom
Starveling
Flute
Who said, "Hippolyta, I wood thee with my sword, and won thy love doing thee injury."?
Hippolyta
Puck
Hermia
Theseus
Explain what the following lines mean.
Hermia: I would my father look'd but with my eyes.
Theseus: Rather your eyes must with his judgement look.
Explain the disagreement between Hermia and her father. Why did Theseus side with Egeus?
Summarize Helena's monologue.
Which of the following is an external conflict (between two characters)?
Hermia and Lysander
Hermia and Egeus
Theseus and Egeus
Theseus and Philostrate
Nick Bottom can be considered:
Overbearing
Nice
Helpful
Polite
Which option is an example of internal conflict (a conflict within a character) that we see in the play?
Lysander loves Hermia and wants to get her flowers.
Demetrius is struggling to stay away from Helena.
Theseus doesn't want to help Hippolyta get ready for the wedding.
Egeus and Hermia disagree on who she must marry.
What do the following lines mean?
"And when this hail some heat from Hermia felt,/So he dissolved, and showers of oaths did melt."
When Hermia came around, he forgot the promises he made.
When Hermia burned him by accident, he forgot what he was doing.
When Hermia came around, he disappeared.
Hermia was mean to him and so he felt pressured to go to her.
"Love can TRANSPOSE to form and dignity:"
What is a synonym for TRANSPOSE?
move
change
cover
light
