WorksheetsMini Play Questions for A Midsummer Night's Dream 6-14
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Lysander and Hermia are (a) in the woods.
Why does Hermia have Lysander sleep away from her?
She does not want to test her virtue.
She does not trust or love him.
He snores too loud.
Dramatic irony tells us that Puck has done something wrong. What has he done?
He has put the juice into the wrong human's eyes.
He tricked Oberon and did his own plan.
He is not acting fairly in his plan to trick the boy.
Why does Puck say “when you awake, new love you’ll know.”
The juice from the flower will make the boy fall in love with the girl that Oberon saw.
The juice will give the boy courage to tell the girl he loves her.
The juice will allow for the love of the two beings to be calmed and no longer present; then they can find new love.
What happens when Helena trips on Lysander and he wakes?
Lysander is confused and struck dumb at everything that brought him to the woods.
Lysander is struck with love for Helena and no longer loves Hermia.
Lysander has his confidence built up and his strength allows him to battle Demetrius for Hermia's hand.
How does Helena take Lysander’s profession of love?
She thinks he is mocking her.
She thinks he is being serious.
She is falling in love with Lysander now.
What is ironic about Hermia’s dream? What is symbolic of the snake?
The snake is the juice that stole Lysander's heart from hers to give to Helena.
The snake is the foreshadowing of the death that will come of her because she won't be able to marry Lysander.
The snake is Helena taking Lysander away from her because Helena loves Lysander now that he loves her.
Who are the “bumpkins” that Puck sees?
The humans
The actors
The fairies
How does Puck play a trick on these men?
He comes in dressed like the owl that they hear.
He scares them as if he was a spirit.
He changes Bottom's head into a real donkey.
Because Titania has the juice on her eyes, who does she fall in love with? Why is this so funny?
Bottom; he is the most ridiculous of the men and now has the head of a donkey to make her look ridiculous.
Quince; he is the most cowardice man of the group and she could have loved Oberon who is fierce and powerful.
Puck; he is the trickster that played the prank on her and now he looks like a donkey to make a mockery of her.
How does Oberon respond to the news Puck gives him about Titania’s new love?
He thinks it is hilarious and all good fun
He thinks Puck went too far and demands it to stop
He questions Puck's motives and asks him to keep watch over her
Why does Puck say “fate must have meddled with my hands”?
He realizes that he put juice on the wrong man.
He realizes that the juice is not as fun of a prank as he thought.
He believes he acted as fate when putting the juice on their eyelids. He thinks all is meant to be.
Why does Puck say “what fools these mortals be?”
He mocks and laughs at all of their confusion and does not want to change things back
He sees the four lovers acting crazy despite this being his fault.
He wonders what is to be done at his mistake and is starting to feel bad for his actions.
Which of the TWO describe how Hermia treats Helena when she sees the situation between Helena, Demetrius and Lysander?
She is livid that Lysander no longer loves her.
She is hurt that Demetrius does not want to play the "cat and mouse" game with her.
She thinks Helena is mocking her and no longer treats her like a friend.
How does Puck fix the situation?
He puts the herb on Lysander's eyes to get rid of the juice.
He puts the juice on Hermia's eyes.
He puts the juice on Helena's eyes.
How does Oberon win the boy from Titania?
He takes the juice off her eyes and Titania trusts Oberon for his actions.
He does not take the child but falls in love with Titania.
He takes the child whenever she is under the juice spell.
How does Oberon view Titania in the end?
He is back to loving her and working with her
He takes the child and ruins her life
Now that he has the child, he banishes Titania.
Who does Demetrius claim to love now at the end of the play?
Hermia
Helena
Lysander
Demetrius says his love for Hermia has "melted like the snow." That is a __________.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
All the lovers go back to the Duke’s palace to be (a) .
