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Test Review of Shakespeare's play
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1
Which character wants to perform all the roles in the play?
Bottom
Puck
Quince
Snug
2
Who is the weaver and the biggest "clown" among the craftsmen actors?
Bottom
Flute
Quince
Snug
3
This was infused with the power of Cupid's arrow:
a briar bush
"love-in-idleness" flower
Bottom
a mulberry tree
4
Which of the following characters is Queen of the Amazons?
Hippolyta
Helena
Hermia
Titania
5
What instructions does Oberon give Puck?
Bring Helena to the sleeping Demetrius
Anoint the eyes of a youth in Athenian garments
All of the above
Tire out Demetrius and Lysander by tricking them
6
Shakespeare had 3 children; which of the following is NOT one of their names?
Helena
Judith
Susanna
Hamnet
7
Which two characters are childhood friends?
Lysander and Demetrius
Hermia and Helena
Titania and Puck
Quince and Bottom
8
Who is the Duke of Athens?
Theseus
Oberon
Egeus
Lysander
9
When was Shakespeare
baptized
?
May 1, 800 BCE
April 26, 1564
February 14, 1824
April 23, 1616
10
Literary device in, "No, no, I am as ugly as a bear,/ For beasts that meet me run away for fear"
situational irony
metaphor
allusion
simile
11
Literary device when Bottom says "This is to make an ass of me, to fright me..." when his friends run away
pun
hyperbole
allusion
alliteration
12
William Shakespeare was born in what town/city?
Dublin
Athens
Stratford-upon-Avon
London
13
What does Oberon want Titania to see upon waking (and to fall in love with)?
A fairy
A beast
Demetrius
Himself
14
How does Demetrius discover Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope?
Helena tells him, hoping to win his favour
Puck tells him, hoping to cause mischief
He overhears them making plans
He follows them into the woods
15
Literary device used in: "A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisby; very tragical mirth"
hyperbole
alliteration
oxymoron
pun
16
Literary device in: '"Hippolyta, I wooed thee with my sword and won thy love doing thee injuries."'
hyperbole
verbal irony
metaphor
personification
17
Who plays the lion in the play of Pyramus and Thisbe?
Starveling
Bottom
Quince
Snug
18
Which of the following quotes best describes the main theme in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
?
"Here is my bed; sleep give thee all his rest."
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
"The true course of true love never did run smooth"
"And though she be but little, she is fierce."
19
Why are Titania and Oberon fighting?
Titania wants Puck to work for her instead of Oberon
Oberon wants the changeling boy under Titania's care to work for him
They disagree about what to do about the mismatched lovers in the woods
Titania wants to attend Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding and Oberon does not
20
What literary device is used in, "His dagger drew, and died."
allusion
alliteration
metaphor
dramatic irony
21
Literary device: "There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the sharp Athenian law/ Cannot pursue us"
alliteration
oxymoron
personification
metaphor
22
Literary device: Lysander and Demetrius started out in love with Hermia, but are in love with Helena in Act 3
situational irony
hyperbole
alliteration
dramatic irony
23
Who is the King of the Fairies?
Demetrius
Oberon
Robin Goodfellow
Puck
24
Who is the director of the play of Pyramus and Thisbe?
Starveling
Bottom
Flute
Quince
25
Shakespeare's wife shares a name with which contemporary actress?
Blake Lively
Anne Hathaway
Julia Roberts
Kristen Stewart
26
The name of Shakespeare's acting company was...?
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Queen Elizabeth's Men
Shakespeare's Men
The Globe's Men
27
The name of the theatre that Shakespeare co-owned was...?
The World Theatre
The Shakespearean Theatre
The Sphere Theatre
The Globe Theatre
28
What choices is Hermia faced with according to Athenian law?
Marry her father's choice of husband
Join a nunnery
Be put to death for not marrying her father's choice of husband
All of the above
