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Midsummer Characters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who does Hermia’ s father want her to marry?

a)

Lysander

b)

Demetrius

c)

Theseus

d)

Oberon

2.

What are Oberon and Titania fighting over?

a)

Puck

b)

magic flower

c)

power

d)

an orphan boy

3.

What does Oberon tell Puck to do with the potion?

a)

Make Demetrius fall in love with Helena.

b)

Make Hermia fall in love with Demetrius.

c)

Make Lysander fall in love with Helena.

d)

Make Lysander fall in love with Titania.

4.

What are the Mechanicals doing in the woods?

a)

Looking for fairies

b)

Rehearsing a play

c)

Watching sunrise and sunset

d)

Drinking and dancing

5.

What is the title of the Mechanicals’ play?

a)

Hermia and Lysander

b)

Puck and Bottom

c)

Pyramus and Thisbe

d)

Oberon and Titania

6.

Bottom’s head is transformed by the mischievous Puck into…..

a)

a goat

b)

a donkey

c)

a lion

d)

a chicken

7.

Which character represents the forces of disorder most?

a)

Theseus

b)

Puck

c)

Hermia

d)

Demetrius

8.

The play’s emphasis on eyes does all of the below except…….

a)

Suggest how beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

b)

Tell us that we cannot trust our own perception.

c)

Suggest how we are always being observed.

d)

Remind us that we are watching a play, and invite us to consider that we are always acting.

9.

As a character, what does Theseus represent?

a)

The power of love

b)

The importance of obedience to one’s parents

c)

Power and order

d)

Imagination and creativity

10.

What does the love potion in the play symbolize?

a)

The fantastic nature of dreams

b)

The seriousness and gravity of love

c)

The supernatural wisdom of the fairies

d)

Love’s power to cause irrational and even bizarre behavior

11.

Who is Theseus?

a)

Hermia's Father

b)

Duke of Athens

c)

King of the Fairies

d)

A Puck

12.
How are the Mechanicals going to solve the problem of frightening the ladies with Snug’s role as the lion?
a)
Snug will purr instead of roar
b)
Snug will show half his face and explain himself
c)
He’ll hold a sign explaining he's a man and not a lion
d)
He won’t use a costume
13.
What two props are the Mechanicals worried about presenting accurately on stage?
a)
The moon and a wall
b)
A wall and a forest
c)
A bush and a cloak
d)
A calendar and the moon
14.
Which of the following describes Titania in Act III?
a)
Thinks everyone is playing a joke on her
b)
Falls in love with a ridiculous creature
c)
Afraid of a character’s transformation
d)
Sends someone to correct a mistake
15.
Which of the following describes Helena in Act III?
a)
Thinks everyone is playing a joke on her
b)
Falls in love with a ridiculous creature
c)
Afraid of a character’s transformation
d)
Thinks Demetrius killed Lysander
16.
Which of the following describes Hermia in Act III?
a)
Thinks everyone is playing a joke on her
b)
Falls in love with a ridiculous creature
c)
Afraid of a character’s transformation
d)
Thinks Demetrius killed Lysander
17.
Which of the following describes Puck in Act III?
a)
 Loves watching the silly mortals and the chaos he caused
b)
Falls in love with a ridiculous creature
c)
Thinks everyone is playing a joke
d)
Thinks Demetrius killed Lysander
18.

Which character is in love with DEMETRIUS at the start of the play?

a)

Bottom

b)

Helena

c)

Hermia

d)

Titania

19.

Hippolyta is Queen of the ________ and was captured by Theseus in battle.

a)

Buskins

b)

Pansies

c)

Athenians

d)

Amazons

20.

Which 2 characters could be played by the same actor because they have similar roles in alternate Acts?

a)

Hermia and Helena

b)

Philostrate and Puck

c)

Titania and Bottom

d)

Egeus and Oberon