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A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A brief remark made by a character meant to only be heard by the audience and perhaps one other character

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Aside

c)

Malaprop

d)

Act

2.

A speech given by a character alone on the stage to let the audience know what the charactr is thinking and feeling.

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Aside

c)

Malaprop

d)

Act

3.

Mistaken use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound resulting in something humorous

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Aside

c)

Malaprop

d)

Act

4.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

5.

A combination of two contradictory terms for the sake of emphasis

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

6.

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to a nonhuman object

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

7.

A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

8.

A play with a happy ending often involving the pitfalls of love. Uses puns, plays on words, and other elements of humor.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Act

c)

Comedy

d)

Scene

9.

The largest division in a play.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Act

c)

Comedy

d)

Scene

10.

Smaller division within an act

a)

Tragedy

b)

Act

c)

Comedy

d)

Scene

11.

What are the "actors" concerned about as Act III begins?

a)

Forgetting their lines and cues

b)

Frightening the ladies

c)

Being attacked by an animal

d)

Not winning the audition

12.

Who sees the actors and decides to make some mischief?

a)

Oberon

b)

Cobweb

c)

Titania

d)

Puck

13.

Why is Titania in love with Bottom?

a)

She likes unusual men

b)

Bottom reminds her of an old sweetheart

c)

The potion in her eyes made her

d)

None of the above

14.

What does Oberon discover that angers him?

a)

Titania is in love with Bottom

b)

Puck mistook Lysander for Demetrius

c)

Lysander made fun of him

d)

None of the above

15.

Who thinks everyone is ganging up on her?

a)

Hermia

b)

Hippolyta

c)

Helena

d)

Titania

16.

Whom does this line describe: "And though she be but little, she is fierce"?

a)

Hermia

b)

Hippolyta

c)

Helena

d)

Titania

17.

What is Oberon going to do to fix Puck's mistake?

a)

Put the drops in Demetrius's eyes

b)

Put the drops in Hermia's eyes

c)

Put the drops in Lysander's eyes

d)

Put the drops in Helena's eyes

18.

Who said, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"?

a)

Oberon

b)

Cobweb

c)

Puck

d)

Titania

19.

What do we learn about Helena and Hermia's physical appearance?

a)

Helena has blue eyes and Hermia has brown

b)

Hermia has blue eyes and Helena has brown

c)

Hermia is short and Helena is tall

d)

Helena is short and Hermia is tall

20.

A lot of the humor in this act came from

a)

The use of malaprops

b)

All the irony

c)

All the mix ups and confusion

d)

Bottom's jokes