ACT 1: Why has Egeus brought his daughter to Theseus?

Hermia won't marry Demeterius; he wants him to kill her.

ACT 1: How does the threat of being hanged affect the actor's interpretation of the play?

They will make the lion's part less scary/sad.

ACT 4: How do the actors feel about Bottom after they deserted him in the woods?

They miss him and talk about what a great actor he is.

ACT 5: Why would Shakespeare write a whole play (Pyramus and Thisbe) within this play?

To make fun of himself and the whole acting process.

ACT 5: Why does Shakespeare add in humorous comments while the actors are performing the play?

The real audience is laughing along with the "fake" audience

ACT 5: Why does Theseus choose to watch The Tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe?

He saw the other plays before and wants something simple.

ACT 3: How is Oberon planning on resolving this messed-up situation? He tells Puck to...

Put love juice on Lysander and Demetrius' eyes.

What is the purpose of Puck's final speech? How is it ironic, considering Quince's Prologue?

He says if you didn't like the play, it was all a dream.

ACT 3: How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramuskills himself?

They've written a prologue that says none of it is real.

ACT 4: What does Oberon do to Titania?

He puts juice from the white flower on her eyes.

Why does Oberon want to use the love flower on Titania?

So she will give him the boy before loving a vile animal.

ACT 1: What is Lysander's plan?

He and Hermia will elope at his aunt's house outside Athens.

What does Oberon send Puck to find?

A purple flower hit by Cupid's arrow.

ACT 2: Why does Puck put the love juice on Lysander's eyes?

He saw an Athenian man sleeping and thought it was Demetrius

ACT 3: How does Helena react to Demetrius saying he's in love with her?

She thinks Demetrius, Lysander, and Hermia are pranking her.

How does Lysander treat Hermia? How does she react?

He says he hates her; she doesn't believe it.

Act 2: Whateffect has Titania and Oberon's fight had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?

The weather is foggy, stormy, and cold; humans are scared.

How did The Globe go up in flames?

A cannon misfired during Henry VI

ACT 3: What does Hermia accuse Helena of?

Seducing Lysander out of jealousy.

ACT 5: Why is Thisbe's final speech to Pyramus funny?

She asks Pyramus if he's asleep when he's obviously dead.

ACT 3: Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?

Puck has turned Bottom's head into a donkey's head.

How does Helena respond to Demetrius' violent threats and verbal abuse?

She vows to keeps following him, even if he will kill her.

ACT 1: What is Theseus’s ruling concerningHermia?

Hermia can die, marry Demetrius, or become a nun.

ACT 2: What does the reader find out about the current relationship betweenOberon and Titania?

They're fighting because Titania won't give Oberon the boy.

ACT 3: What happens when Titania wakes up?

She falls in love and worships Bottom.

ACT 4: What is Theseus' decision concerning the four lovers?

Helena+Demetrius and Hermia+Lysander will marry with him.

Why does Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope?

She hopes that Demetrius will like her for helping him out.

ACT 3: What are Demetrius and Lysander going off to do?

Fight to the death over Helena.

Why does Quince tell the whole story in the Prologue,which is just supposed to be introduction?

The ladies won't be scared, so they won't be hanged.

ACT 2: How does Helena react to Lysander's love for her when he awakens?

She thinks he's playing a cruel joke on her.

ACT 3: What does Puck ***NOT*** do to resolve the messed-up situation?

He puts juice from a white flower on Demetrius' eyes.

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ACT 1: Why has Egeus brought his daughter to Theseus?
Demetrius has run off with Helena; he wants him to pay.
Helena has run off with Lysander; he wants him to kill her.
Hermia won't marry Lysander, he wants him to force her to.
Hermia won't marry Demeterius; he wants him to kill her.
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ACT 4: Who does Demetrius love when he wakes up?
Helena
Nobody
Lysander
Hermia
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ACT 1: How does the threat of being hanged affect the actor's interpretation of the play?
They are going to ask Theseus' permission to do the play.
They will make the lion's part less scary/sad.
They are going to rewrite the play so Thisbe lives instead.
They want to turn the play into a romantic comedy.
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ACT 4: How do the actors feel about Bottom after they deserted him in the woods?
They are happy and wish he would stay gone forever.
They wonder where he is and are scared.
They try to find someone to replace Pyramus in the play.
They miss him and talk about what a great actor he is.
5
When was Shakespeare born?
June 25th, 1589
May 21st, 1599
March 17th, 1654
April 23rd, 1564
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ACT 3: What does Hermia accuse Demetrius of doing?
Killing Lysander.
Conspiring with Lysander to kill her.
Disobeying Theseus' orders.
Cheating on Helena.
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ACT 5: Why would Shakespeare write a whole play (Pyramus and Thisbe) within this play?
To show how hard it is to write a play.
To show how stupid Bottom is compared to Shakespeare.
To make fun of himself and the whole acting process.
To please Queen Elizabeth.
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ACT 5: Why does Shakespeare add in humorous comments while the actors are performing the play?
He's trying to show us that the four lovers are mean.
Because the play would be boring without it.
The real audience is laughing along with the "fake" audience
Because Pyramus and Thisbe is a comedy.
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ACT 5: Why does Theseus choose to watch The Tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe?
He saw the other plays before and wants something simple.
He's always liked Bottom and Quince, he thinks they're funny
The Tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe is his favorite play.
Puck enchants him into choosing the play to help Bottom out.
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In 1594, Shakespeare acted before Queen Elizabeth I in his theatre company...
The King's Actors
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Blackfriars
The Groundling's
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ACT 3: How is Oberon planning on resolving this messed-up situation? He tells Puck to...
Put love juice on Lysander and Demetrius' eyes.
Put love juice on Pyramus and Thisbe's eyes.
Kill Demetrius and put love juice on Lysander's eyes.
Put love juice on Nick Bottom's eyes.
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What is the purpose of Puck's final speech? How is it ironic, considering Quince's Prologue?
He was Nick Bottom the whole time.
He apologizes for everyone being such bad actors.
He says if you didn't like the play, it was all a dream.
He explains the whole play, when we've just seen it.
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ACT 3: How are the actors going to keep from scaring the ladies when Pyramuskills himself?
The lion will roar softly like a kitty cat.
They've written a prologue that says none of it is real.
Pyramus will kill himself with a fake sword.
They've re-written the play to be a romantic comedy.
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ACT 4: What does Oberon do to Titania?
He forces her to give him the Indian boy.
He puts juice from the white flower on her eyes.
He enchants Bottom so that he doesn't have a donkey's head.
He puts juice on her eyes to make her fall in love with him.
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ACT 1: Who does Helena love?
Lysander.
Nobody.
Demetrius.
Oberon.
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Why does Oberon want to use the love flower on Titania?
So he can make the boy's mother fall in love with him.
So she will help Hermia and Lysander get away with eloping.
So she will give him the boy before loving a vile animal.
So she will fall back in love with him.
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ACT 1: What is Lysander's plan?
He and Hermia will get married in the woods outside Athens.
He and Hermia will go to Titania and ask for her help.
He and Hermia will make Theseus fall in love.
He and Hermia will elope at his aunt's house outside Athens.
18
In Shakespeare's time, what did a comedy always have to end with?
An epic fight.
A marriage.
A death.
An epilogue.
19
What does Oberon send Puck to find?
A hat that will turn Titania into a donkey.
A white flower blessed by the goddess Diana.
A pink flower kissed by Aphrodite.
A purple flower hit by Cupid's arrow.
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ACT 2: Why does Puck put the love juice on Lysander's eyes?
Lysander and Helena together would solve Egeus' problem.
He forgot to put the love juice on Titania's eyes.
He saw an Athenian man sleeping and thought it was Demetrius
He is a mischievous creature who likes to mess things up.
21
Who were the people who would pay a penny to stand in a pit and watch Shakespeare's plays?
The Pee-Pee People
The King's Men
The Groundlings
The Peasants
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ACT 3: How does Helena react to Demetrius saying he's in love with her?
She is excited and loves him back.
She tries to run away from him because she doesn't like him.
She thinks Demetrius, Lysander, and Hermia are pranking her.
She wants to fight Demetrius.
23
When did Shakespeare die?
April 21st, 1603
June 25th, 1700
April 23rd, 1616
May 22nd, 1688
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How does Lysander treat Hermia? How does she react?
He says he loves her; she loves him back.
He tries to run away from her; she chases him.
He says he hates her; she doesn't believe it.
He says he's sorry but he's in love with Helena; she's sad.
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Act 2: Whateffect has Titania and Oberon's fight had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?
The weather is bad, but humans are muddling through it okay.
Robin is makign random people fall in love with animals.
The weather is bright and sunny, humans are in love.
The weather is foggy, stormy, and cold; humans are scared.
26
Which of these theaters did Shakespeare **NOT** perform his plays in?
The Globe
Blackfriars
The Swan
The Grey Lady
27
How did The Globe go up in flames?
A fireworks celebration during a performance of Henry VIII
Prospero was performing a magic trick during The Tempest
The Puritans lit it on fire to protest Romeo and Juliet
A cannon misfired during Henry VI
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ACT 3: What does Hermia accuse Helena of?
Hurting her feelings just to spite her.
Playing a prank on her with Demetrius.
Seducing Lysander out of jealousy.
Killing Demetrius out of rage.
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ACT 5: Why is Thisbe's final speech to Pyramus funny?
She just got eaten by a lion, so she should be dead.
Flute can't remember his lines, so he messes it up.
She asks Pyramus if he's asleep when he's obviously dead.
She is in love with him when he doesn't love her back.
30
ACT 1: Which part does Nick Bottom want to play? (Pick all that are correct.)
Pyramus.
Theseus.
Thisbe.
The lion.
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ACT 3: Why do the rest of the actors run off when Bottom reappears?
Bottom has turned into a vile monster.
The actors are tired of Bottom's egotistical nature.
Puck has turned Bottom's head into a donkey's head.
The actors are playing a prank on Bottom.
32
Ben Johnson said that Shakespeare wrote "not for an age..."
"but for the world."
"but for all history."
"but for all time."
"but for the people."
33
Where was Shakespeare born?
Godric's Hollow
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Oxford-in-Lancashire
London
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ACT 4: What do Helena, Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius think about what happened last night?
They think it must be a dream.
They wish they could go back to the way things were.
They want to go live with Puck and the fairies.
They hope that they won't be executed for disobeying Theseus
35
How does Helena respond to Demetrius' violent threats and verbal abuse?
She is sad first, but then she feels mad.
She's happy; any kind of negative attention is good.
She tells Demetrius that Hermia doesn't love him.
She vows to keeps following him, even if he will kill her.
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ACT 1: What is Theseus’s ruling concerningHermia?
Hermia can marry Lysander, go to Titania, or run away.
Hermia can stay unmarried or die.
Hermia can die, marry Demetrius, or become a nun.
Hermia can marry Robin, marry Lysander, or marry Demetrius.
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ACT 2: What does the reader find out about the current relationship betweenOberon and Titania?
They're fighting because Titania won't give Oberon the boy.
They're married and they're very much in love.
Oberon was in love with Hermia and Titania is mad.
Oberon and Titania are eloping to the woods of Athens.
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ACT 3: What do Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena keep making fun of Hermia for?
How much of a tease she is.
How ugly she is.
How short she is.
How mean she is.
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ACT 3: What happens when Titania wakes up?
She gets Mustard and Cobweb to play music and dance for her.
She makes Bottom her love slave.
She falls in love and worships Bottom.
She gets angry at Oberon and curses him.
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ACT 4: What is Theseus' decision concerning the four lovers?
Hermia and Lysander are allowed to marry at his aunt's house
Hermia+Demetrius and Helena+Lysander will marry next month.
Helena+Demetrius and Hermia+Lysander will marry with him.
He asks Hyppolyta for advice; and decides to let them go.
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Why does Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope?
She secretly loves Lysander and wants him for herself.
She is Hermia's friend and she thinks Hermia can do better.
She hopes that Demetrius will like her for helping him out.
She hates Hermia and doesn't want her to be happy.
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ACT 3: What are Demetrius and Lysander going off to do?
Fight to the death over Helena.
Go to Ninus and ask his permission to marry Hermia.
Fight to the death over Hermia.
Fidn the love juice to use on Helena.
43
Who awarded Shakespeare a royal patent?
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Mary II
King James I
King George III
44
ACT 1: Who loves Helena?
Oberon.
Demetrius.
Nobody.
Lysander.
45
Why does Quince tell the whole story in the Prologue,which is just supposed to be introduction?
Back then, the Prologue was supposed to be like that.
The ladies won't be scared, so they won't be hanged.
He is really excited about the story and tells it all.
Because he wants to play all the parts and do everything.
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ACT 2: How does Helena react to Lysander's love for her when he awakens?
She wants him to sleep father away to protect her purity.
She thinks he's playing a cruel joke on her.
She falls in love with him, even though he's a donkey.
She is attracted to him but doesn't kiss him.
47
Shakespeare's motto on his coat of arms is:
"In Vino Veritas"
"Veni, Vini, Vici"
"Non Sans Droict"
"Sic Semper Tyrannis"
48
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Natalie Portman.
Jennifer Lawrence.
Anne Hathaway.
Elizabeth Taylor.
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ACT 3: What does Puck ***NOT*** do to resolve the messed-up situation?
He makes it so foggy, no one can see.
He puts juice from a white flower on Lysander's eyes.
He puts juice from a white flower on Demetrius' eyes.
He mimics Lysander and Demetrius to lead them astray.
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Shakespeare was not of noble birth, because his father was...
The town tax collector.
A glover.
The Duke of Gloucester.
A farmer.

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