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A Midsummer Night's Dream-final test

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Oberon talking to when he says, “Be it ounce or cat or bear, pard or boar with bristled hair, in thy eye that shall appear, when thou wakest, it is thy dear.”

a)

Hermia

b)

Puck

c)

Titania

d)

Demetrius

2.

"To your father you should be as a god..." What does this quote show about the society during the Elizabethan era?

a)

The influence of the King

b)

The influence of the patriarchy

c)

The view of women promoted by Shakespeare

d)

Titania's rule of the forest

3.

Who could be described as self-pitying and tall in stature?  

a)

Hermia

b)

Helena

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Titania

4.

What is a prologue?  

a)

introductory section

b)

ending section

c)

middle section

d)

none of these

5.

Why does Titania not want to give up the changeling?  

a)

to save his life from the Amazons

b)

to keep him from Oberon

c)

she was friends with the boy’s mother  

d)

she never had children

6.

What is an example of dramatic irony in the play?

(This is when the audience knows more than the characters.)

a)

When Lysander professed his love to Hermia in front of Demetrius

b)

When Puck changes everyone back to normal with the love potion

c)

When Bottom has the head of an ass and he doesn't realize it

d)

When Helena and Hermia are fighting over their looks

7.

What word means to be on friendly terms?

a)

amity

b)

enmity

c)

extempore

d)

transpose

8.

Who can be described as foolish but good-natured?  

a)

Bottom

b)

Puck

c)

Demetrius

d)

Theseus

9.

Who is a joiner by trade and the lion in the play?  

a)

Snug

b)

Snout

c)

Starveling

d)

Quince

10.

Who could be described as knavish and a loyal? 

a)

Puck

b)

The fairies

c)

Lysander

d)

Peter Quince

11.

Who is a bellows mender by trade and cast as Thisbe?  

a)

Flute

b)

Starveling

c)

Quince

d)

Snout

12.

In what way did Helena show disloyalty and manipulative behavior?

a)

She and Hermia argued over a boy.

b)

She told Hermia and Lysander’s secret so she could follow Demetrius in the woods.

c)

Helena told Egeus Hermia's plan to elope.

d)

Helena was always loyal and never manipulative.

13.

What is the reference book used by the craftsmen?

a)

Dictionary

b)

Thesaurus

c)

Almanac

d)

Encyclopedia

14.

Who puts the love potion in Titania’s eyes the 1st time?

2nd time?  

a)

1-Puck

2-Oberon

b)

1-Oberon

2-Puck

c)

1-Oberon

2-Oberon

d)

1-Puck

2-Puck

15.

Who said, “Nay, faith, let me not play a woman. I have a beard coming.”

a)

Flute

b)

Bottom

c)

Snug

d)

Snout

16.

Who said, “ Such separation as may well be said, Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid.”

a)

Hermia

b)

Lysander

c)

Demetrius

d)

Helena

17.

Who speaks the last lines of the play?  

a)

Robin Goodfellow

b)

Robin Starveling

c)

Nick Bottom

d)

Theseus

18.

Who said, “I give him curses, yet he gives me love.”

a)

Hermia

b)

Hippolyta

c)

Titania

d)

Helena

19.

To whose house are Lysander and Hermia running?

a)

His mother

b)

Her aunt

c)

His aunt

d)

Her cousin

20.

What is the Ancient Law of Privilege of Athens?

a)

fathers have complete control over their daughters excluding marriage

b)

fathers have complete control over their daughters, including marriage

c)

fathers have no control over their daughters

d)

fathers have complete control over their sons including their marriage

21.

Name Titania’s four fairies that serve her and Bottom in the forest.

a)

Mustardseed, Cobweb, Peaseblossom, Moth

b)

Ketchup, Cobweb, Moth, Blossom

c)

Mustardseed, Spiderweb, Pleaseblossom, Mote

d)

Fairy #1, Fairy #2, Fairy #3, Fairy #4

22.

Who said, “Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed while I thy amiable cheeks do coy.”

a)

Hermia

b)

Helena

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Titania

23.

What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing to Lysander?  

a)

 Hermia accuses Demetrius of kidnapping Lysander?  

b)

 Hermia accuses Demetrius of killing Lysander?  

c)

 Hermia accuses Demetrius of hiding Lysander?  

d)

 Hermia accuses Demetrius of poisoning Lysander?  

24.

Which word means widow?

nuptial or dowager

a)

languish

b)

coy

c)

nuptial

d)

dowager

25.

True/False

Bottom says that it doesn’t make sense that Titania loves him.  

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Who plans to elope?

a)

Hermia & Demetrius

b)

Helena & Demetruis

c)

Hermia & Lysander

d)

Helena & Lysander

27.

What are Titania and Oberon fighting over?

a)

Nick Bottom

b)

The little Indian boy

c)

Hippolyta

d)

The fairies

28.

How does Helena feel when Lysander says he loves her? 

a)

 Helena feels angry because she thinks he’s making fun of her.

b)

 Helena feels sad because she is thinking of Demetrius.

c)

 Helena feels happy because she thinks he loves her.

d)

 Helena feels confused because she now she has two loves to choose from.

29.

What two items do the actors plan to address in the prologue?  

a)

The lion's roar and the double suicide

b)

The moonshine and wall

c)

The moonshine and lion's roar

d)

The wall and double suicide

30.

How many entertainment options does Theseus have to choose from for his wedding?

a)

Two

b)

Four

c)

One

d)

Three

31.

What is an example of an allusion in the play?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

Jack

b)

Man in the moon

many others...

c)

Jack and Jill

d)

All of these and more

32.

Who said, “I am that merry wanderer of the night.”

a)

Titania

b)

The fairies

c)

Puck

d)

Nick Bottom

33.

Who put the love potion in Lysander’s eyes the 1st time? 2nd time?

a)

1-Puck

2- Oberon

b)

1-Oberon

2- Oberon

c)

1-Puck

2- Puck

d)

1-Oberon

2- Titania

34.


Identify this portion as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution.

In the woods, a fairy named Puck tries to solve the love triangle and accidentally makes Lysander fall in love with Helena. Titania falls in love with Bottom the Donkey.

a)

Climax

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

35.


Identify this portion as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution.

The Duke, while riding in the forest, comes upon the lovers. Upon hearing their story he is confused but invites them to be married during his wedding ceremony.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Falling Action

36.


Identify this portion as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution.

The Duke of Athens is to be married to Queen Hippolyta while two young men, Demetrius and Lysander fall in love with Hermia. Hermia's father says she must marry Demetrius or die.

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

37.


Identify this portion as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution.

Hermia runs away with her love, Lysander. However, before she does, she tells her friend Helena, who is in love with Demetrius.

a)

Resolution

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

38.


Identify this portion as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution.
In the end, everyone is married! The workmen put on a ridiculous play and Puck ends it by asking the players to consider it all a dream!

a)

Resolution

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

39.

What is a speech called that is given while a character is alone on stage, which enables the audience to understand the character's inner thoughts?

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Prologue

d)

Epilogue