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Review of Acts 1-2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Review of Acts 1-2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Review Acts 1-2
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1
What is the relationship between Hermia and Helena?
They are not close friends anymore.
They are childhood friends.
Demetrius loves both of them.
They both love Lysander.
2
Who else is heading to the woods that night?
Theseus and Hippolyta
Egeus because he is looking for Hermia.
The four lovers
3
Why is Flute unhappy about playing Thisbe?
He's thinks it's a minor role.
He wants to play Pyramus.
He is just starting to get a beard.
He's afraid he can't learn the lines.
4
At the beginning of Act 1, why is Theseus impatient?
He isn't sure if Hippolyta loves him.
He can't wait for his wedding day.
He is angry at Hippolyta.
He feels disrespected.
5
Complete this famous line: "The course of true love never did run ______."
smooth
away
amok
well
6
Why does Helena decide to tell Demetrius about Lysander and Hermia's plan?
She thinks he'll thank her for this information.
She hopes he'll tell Egeus who will then stop them.
She thinks he'll be glad and then love her.
She never says why she wants to tell him.
7
All of the following are
major themes
from the play
EXCEPT
...
How and why do people fall in and out of love?
What is love?
Are lovers in control of their destinies?
Fairies and hobgoblins do exist
8
What part is Bottom assigned?
Thisbe
Hercules
Pyramus
Lion
9
Puck's real name is...
Robin Goodfellow
Peter Quince
Good Robinfellow
Nick Bottom
10
In what theater were Shakespeare's plays famously performed?
Robin Goodfellow Theater
the Folger Theater
the Globe Theater
the Shakespeare Theater
11
Oberon and Titania quarrel over a ___ stolen from an Indian king.
potion
girl
flower
boy
12
Oberon states his plan to _______ Titania because she insists on keeping the boy with her.
shock
mock
torment
forgive
13
How many words did Shakespeare introduce into the English language?
30,000
3000
30
3
14
What does Helena envy about Hermia?
Her voice
All of the above
Her beauty
Her eyes
15
The creature responsible for accidentally creating the magic flower is...
Oberon
Cupid
Puck
Titania
16
A magic ______ is involved with many of the mix ups that occur in the woods.
potion
flower
trick
Mike
17
What choices does Theseus give Hermia?
Marry Demetrius
Enter a convent
Be put to death
All of the above
18
Why is Snug concerned about playing the Lion's part?
He'd rather play the lead role.
He's very shy.
He's not sure he can learn all the lines.
He doesn't know if he can roar loudly enough.
19
Act I concludes with a lengthy and forlorn speech about unrequited love spoken by...
Hippolyta
Hermia
Titania
Helena
20
Whose fairy characters were probably derived from the fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Sesame Street's
Steven Spielberg's
Walt Disney's
None of these
21
What does Lysander say to console Hermia?
All of the above.
He has a plan to elope safely away from Athens.
Lovers have always faced obstacles.
True love never runs smoothly.
22
What part is Bottom
not
interested in playing?
Hercules
Lion
Thisbe
Thisbe's father
23
Why has Egeus come to see Theseus?
He is accusing Lysander of disrespecting him.
He wants Theseus to invoke the ancient Greek law.
He wants Theseus' blessing on his daughter's marriage.
He wants to congratulate Theseus on his upcoming wedding.
24
Who is Egeus's choice for Hermia?
Anyone but Lysander
Demetrius
Bottom
No one. He doesn't ever want her to get married!
25
Shakespeare had two professions...a playwright and...
a weaver
an actor
a proofreader
a blacksmith
26
Why does Egeus dislike Lysander so much?
He believes his Hermia is too young to get married.
He feels like Lysander is really in love with someone else.
He dislikes the way Lysander speaks to him.
He feels that Lysander has tricked Hermia into loving him.
27
In Helena's soliloquy, what word is used as a pun?
eyes
Cupid
fair
hail
28
Nick Bottom, Peter Quince, and the rest of their 'players' are known as...
The Real McGarnigles
The 10,000 Maniacs
The Reasonable Marsupials
The Rude Mechanicals
29
The characters of Theseus and Hippolyta come from _____ mythology.
Egyptian
Roman
Greek
30
Who decides to get involved after witnessing Demetrius' harsh treatment of Helena?
Bottom
Oberon
Hermia
Lysander
31
Who is Theseus?
an actor
a weaver
Duke of Athens
Hermia's father
32
Why do Hermia and Lysander tell Helena about their plan to elope?
They're so happy that they want to share the news.
So she can have Demetrius all to herself
They want her to be their alibi.
They are tired of her whining about how pretty Hermia is.
33
Who is in love with Hermia?
Both Theseus and Lysander
Demetrius
Both Demetrius and Lysander.
Lysander
34
In Act 1 Scene 2, who is the organizer of the play rehearsal?
Flute the bellows-mender
Quince the carpenter
Snout the tinker
Bottom the weaver
35
Why do the artisans decide to rehearse in the woods?
They think people will make fun of them.
They think they'll be too noisy and bother other people.
They don't want anyone to know the plot of their play.
They want to eavesdrop on other actors.
36
Puck mistakes _________ for Demetrius and applies the magic flower on his eyes.
Bottom
Quince
Snout
Lysander
37
Helena thinks that Lysander is _______ her when he declares his love.
roasting
mocking
wooing
