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WorksheetsA Midsummer Night's Dream Act I Scene 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
What are the key characteristics of Theseus as portrayed in Act I Scene 1?
Cowardly, indecisive, lacks confidence and intelligence
Noble, authoritative, displays leadership qualities and wisdom. Love is a thing that can be won.
Arrogant, submissive, lacks leadership qualities and knowledge. Love is fate and true.
Untrustworthy, disloyal, lacks authority and wisdom
What is the conflict between Egeus and Hermia in Act I Scene 1? How does it drive the plot forward?
Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, but she loves Theseus.
Egeus wants Hermia to marry Theseus, but she loves Demetrius.
Egeus wants Hermia to marry Lysander, but she loves Demetrius.
Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, but she loves Lysander.
Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?
Paris and the French countryside
Athens and the magical forest
London and The Globe Theatre
Stratford on the Avon and London
Who is getting married at the beginning of the play
Pyramus and Thisbe
Demetrius and Hermia
Lysander and Hermia
Theseus and Hippolyta
Who does Hermia want to marry?
Lysander
Demetrius
Francis Flute
Oberson
Who does Egeus want his daughter, Hermia, to marry?
Theseus
Bottom
Lysander
Demetrius
Who is Hermia's best friend?
Lysander
Hippolyta
Helena
Titania
What do we call the group made of Helena, Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius?
The Faeries
The Lovers
The Players
The Teenagers
Who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Queen Elizabeth
King Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
What is the theme of the play?
Anger
Revenge
Love
War
What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius?
She will become a servant to the Duke of Athens
She will be banished to the forest
She can choose death or to become a nun
At the end of the passage, what has Helena resolved to do?
Forget her obsession and send Demetrius running after Hermia.
Appeal to Demetrius' logic by listing the reason she is a better choice.
Collect a monetary reward for telling Demetrius where Hermia is.
Win Demetrius back by helping him find Hermia.
Which of the following statements can be supported with details from the text?
Hermia is in love with Demetrius.
Hermia deliberately attracted Demetrius's attention.
Before he met Hermia, Demetrius pledged his love to Helena.
Demetrius loves Hermia because she is far more beautiful than Helena.
