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Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Have a little fun with this Quiz on one of Shakespeare's silliest comedies!
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1
While the play is written in iambic pentameter, the mechanicals commonly speak in....
anapestic trimeter.
prose.
song lyrics.
rhyming couplets.
2
I shall play all the parts!
Snug
Bottom
Flute
Quince
3
Who wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Shakespeare
Shakespiere
Snakespeare
Shakespear
4
What term is commonly used for the clowns of Midsummer?
The Lotus Eaters
The Nobles
The Mechanicals
The Comedy Relief
5
This term means "unrhymed iambic pentameter."
Quatrain
Rhyme Scheme
Blank Verse
Trochaic Tetrameter
6
If a poem has six feet per line, and each of those feet has a stress/unstress pattern, the poem would be written in....
spondaic monometer.
anapestic trimeter.
trochaic hexameter.
iambic pentameter.
7
I conquered my fiancee in combat.
Hippolyta
Theseus
Oberon
Lysander
8
I have a wealthy aunt who lives far outside of Athens.
Theseus
Demetrius
Egeus
Lysander
9
What Babylonian tale serves as an inspiration to Midsummer and to Romeo & Juliet?
The Iliad
Baucis and Philemon
Gilgamesh
Pyramus and Thisbe
10
If this quiz offended you, then like the play, think of it merely as a....
effective study tool.
deep philosophical treatise.
romantic comedy.
dream.
11
Although Demetrius is harsh for much of the play, it's possible that
he's been under the influence of love the entire time.
he's just kidding.
Hippolyta was mean to him first.
you gotta be cruel to be kind.
12
Which is the only magical power Robin isn't known to have?
shape-shifting
mind-reading
super-speed
perfectly mimicking others' voices
13
Shakespeare created every story that he made into a play.
False
True
14
Who or what created the love magic?
The goddess of love, Aphrodite, made it
One of Cupid's arrows landed in a patch of flowers.
It's a fairy recipe used for practical jokes.
Hera created it to make Zeus stop cheating on her.
15
In the classical sense, comedies tend to end with....
a song sung by the whole cast.
marriages or reunions.
practical jokes.
tears.
16
Which character is never subjected to the love magic?
Demetrius
Helena
Titania
Lysander
17
What is Oberon's problem with Titania?
She's adopted the child of one of her devoted followers.
A century ago, she played a terrible prank on him.
She's fallen in love with Nick Bottom.
She cheated on him with Theseus.
18
What sort of trouble is caused by Oberon's and Titania's arguing?
Their magic is out of control, which is why Helena has grown so tall.
They are creating natural disasters.
Robin Goodfellow feels like he's caught in the middle.
The fairies are having trust issues.
19
What is a possible thematic statement for this play?
Love is irrational and uncontrollable.
Donkeys are noble creatures.
We are in total control of our feelings.
Love should be taken seriously.
20
I fit the archtype known as "the trickster."
Nick Bottom
Titania
Puck
Demetrius
21
I request early access to the script because I am "slow of study."
Snug
Bottom
Flute
Quince
22
Which is NOT a quality of tricksters?
They are shape-shifters.
They are jacks-of-all-trades.
They are situation inverters.
They are royalty in disguise.
23
The entire play centers around this.
Hermia and Helena's childhood friendship
Nick Bottom's desire to play all the character parts
The upcoming wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta
Oberon's irrational desire to prank his wife
24
Shakespeare was part owner and resident playwright at
The Chamberlain
The Globe Theatre
The Wintergarden Theater
The King's Stage
25
What is Robin Goodfellow's occupation?
He is a jester for Oberon.
He is the forest's landscaper.
He serves the Fairy Queen and sprinkles orbs upon the green.
He decides which performances should appear at the duke's wedding.
26
Shakespeare's plays fall into three general categories, not including
melodramas
histories
comedies
tragedies
27
Theseus and Hippolyta find a common interest in....
Deciding the fates of those who come before them
Dancing
Danish cuisine
Dogs
28
I wish to have Hermia marry Demetrius.
The Fairy Queen
Egeus
Theseus
Oberon
29
I wrote the script and will direct the play.
Quince
Bottom
Flute
Snug
30
This setting serves as a nexus point for all three plotlines.
the woods
Theseus's castle
Athens
Babylonia
31
In this comedy about love, Shakespeare might be suggesting that
men are more constant and reliable than women.
defeating would-be lovers in battle is a viable romance strategy.
donkeys should be taken seriously.
women are more constant and reliable than men.
32
Which one of these is NOT a Shakespeare play?
Othello
Hamlet
Lysander and Helena
Julius Caesar
33
We might represent long-term relationships.
Oberon and Titania
Lysander and Hermia
Demetrius and Helen
Theseus and Hippolyta
34
I object to my character part because I am growing a beard.
Snug
Flute
Bottom
Starveling
35
I am the shorter of the two young noblewomen.
Hermia
Helena
Titania
Hippolyta