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A Midsummer Night's Dream Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What literary device is most prominently used in Puck's final speech?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Irony

c)

Alliteration

d)

Direct address (breaking the fourth wall)

2.

How many acts are there in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

3.

Which character is turned into a donkey?

a)

Demetrius

b)

Lysander

c)

Bottom

d)

Flute

4.

Why does Egeus bring Hermia before Theseus?

a)

To declare her love for Lysander

b)

To seek permission for her marriage to Lysander

c)

To accuse her of disobedience

d)

To announce her engagement to Demetrius

5.

What does Puck use to cause the characters to fall in love?

a)

A love potion from a flower

b)

A magic wand

c)

A spell book

d)

A pair of enchanted rings

6.

What is the name of the flower used to enchant the characters?

a)

Love-in-idleness

b)

Nightshade

c)

Mandrake

d)

Wolfsbane

7.

What event is Theseus preparing for at the beginning of the play?

a)

A battle

b)

His wedding

c)

A festival

d)

His coronation

8.

What is the purpose of the mechanicals' play?

a)

To entertain at Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding

b)

To distract the lovers in the forest

c)

To pay tribute to Oberon and Titania

d)

To celebrate the arrival of the Duke of Athens

9.

Who is in love with Helena at the end of the play?

a)

Lysander

b)

Demetrius

c)

Theseus

d)

Oberon

10.

Who is the Queen of the Fairies?

a)

Titania

b)

Hermia

c)

Hippolyta

d)

Helena

11.

What does the play conclude with?

a)

A fairy dance

b)

The mechanicals' play

c)

A royal banquet

d)

A battle between the fairies

12.

Who does Hermia love at the start of the play?

a)

Demetrius

b)

Lysander

c)

Oberon

d)

Theseus

13.

How do Theseus and Hippolyta find the lovers in the forest?

a)

They hear them arguing

b)

They see them lying on the ground asleep

c)

They follow Puck

d)

They are led by Oberon

14.

Which character says, "Lord, what fools these mortals be"?

a)

Oberon

b)

Puck

c)

Lysander

d)

Bottom

15.

How does Oberon plan to punish Titania?

a)

By taking away her powers

b)

By making her fall in love with a beast

c)

By banishing her from the fairy kingdom

d)

By making her sleep for a hundred years

16.

Which theme is illustrated by the multiple misunderstandings and mistaken identities in the play?

a)

The nature of reality

b)

The folly of ambition

c)

The fragility of love

d)

The transformative power of magic

17.

Who does Oberon send Puck to find in order to correct the love potion's effects?

a)

Theseus

b)

Hermia

c)

Helena

d)

Demetrius

18.

How many scenes are in Act III of the play?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

19.

Which theme is primarily explored through the characters of Oberon and Titania?

a)

The power of love

b)

The conflict between reason and imagination

c)

The natural world versus the city

d)

The complexities of jealousy and control