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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Test Review

What genre of play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

Is A Midsummer Night’s Dream a tragedy or a comedy?

Which of the young Athenians is first affected by the love potion?

Which of the young Athenians is first affected by the love potion? Lysander

Which man does Hermia’s father want her to marry?

Which man does Hermia’s father want her to marry? Demetrius

Where do Lysander and Hermia plan to be married?

Where do Lysander and Hermia plan to be married? At Lysander’s aunt’s house

What part of Helena’s appearance does Hermia insult when the four are fighting in Act 3 Scene 2 because she believes Helena has used to win Lysander’s love?

What part of her appearance does Hermia believe Helena has exploited to win Lysander’s love? Her height-Helena is tall and Hermia is very short

What does Oberon want that Titania refuses to give him?

What does Oberon want that Titania refuses to give him? Her attendant, a little Indian boy

In the workingmen’s play, why does Pyramus kill himself?

In the craftsmen’s play, why does Pyramus kill himself? He believes that Thisbe has been killed by a lion because he finds her tattered, bloody veil at their meeting place

Who brings the complaint against Hermia to Theseus in Act I?

Who brings the complaint against Hermia to Theseus in Act I? Her father, Egeus

What are Hermia’s choices if she refuses to marry Demetrius?

What are Hermia’s choices if she refuses to marry Demetrius? She can become a nun or be put to death.

Of what tribe is Hippolyta the queen?

Of what tribe is Hippolyta the queen? The Amazons

What unusual way has Theseus “wooed” Hippolyta?

What unusual way has Theseus “wooed” Hippolyta? He has “wooed” her with his sword-meaning that he has conquered her and her tribe in battle.

How does Puck prevent Demetrius and Lysander from fighting?

How does Puck prevent Demetrius and Lysander from fighting? He mimics their voices and causes them to get lost in different parts of the woods.

Which of the women is afraid of fighting and runs away in 3.2?

Which of the women is afraid of fighting? Helena

Whom does Demetrius love at the end of the play?

Whom does Demetrius love at the end of the play? Helena

Why are a group of Athenian workingmen planning to put on a play?

Why are a group of Athenian craftsmen planning to put on a play? They plan to perform for the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta.

With whom does Titania fall in love in Act III?

With whom does Titania fall in love in Act III? Bottom

What prank does Puck play on Bottom?

What prank does Puck play on Bottom? He changes his head into that of a donkey.

Whose idea is it to use the love potion on Titania?

Whose idea is it to use the love potion on Titania? It is Oberon’s idea.

Who are Mustardseed, Peaseblossom, Cobweb, and Moth?

Who are Mustardseed, Peaseblossom, Cobweb, and Moth? They are Titania’s attendants who also wait on Bottom while Titania is in love with him.

Who are Titania and Oberon?

Who are Titania and Oberon? They are the king and queen of the fairies.

What is Titania’s reason for refusing to give up the little Indian boy?

What is Titania’s reason for refusing to give up the little Indian boy? His mother was a votaress of her order and a dear friend of hers.

How has the fight between Titania and Oberon caused disturbances in the natural world?

How has the fight between Titania and Oberon caused disturbances in the natural world? The seasons are all mixed up.

Why is the flower whose juice Oberon seeks special?

Why is the flower whose juice Oberon seeks special? One of Cupid’s arrows struck it.

What effect does it have when the juice of this flower is put on someone’s eyes?

What effect does it have when the juice of this flower is put on someone’s eyes? They fall in love with the first person/thing they see when they wake up.

Who tells Demetrius that Lysander and Hermia are planning to elope?

Who tells Demetrius that Lysander and Hermia are planning to elope? Helena

How many weddings take place at the end of the play?

How many weddings take place at the end of the play? Three

Who suggests that the audience consider whether the entire play has been a dream?

Who suggests that the audience consider whether the entire play has been a dream? Robin Goodfellow

Who wants to play all of the parts in the workingmen’s play?

Who wants to play all of the parts in the craftsmen’s play? Bottom

How does Robin confuse the situation between the four young Athenian lovers?

How does Robin confuse the situation between the four young Athenian lovers? Oberon tells him to put the potion in Demetrius’s eyes, but Robin puts it in Lysander’s eyes by mistake. So then Lysander is in love with Helena instead of Hermia.

What is the relationship between Helena and Hermia?

What is the relationship between Helena and Hermia? They have grown up together and were best friends until this situation developed.

Who was still under the power of the magic flower even at the end of the story?

Who was still under the power of the magic flower even at the end of the story? Demetrius

. From his dialogue (the way he speaks), we learn that Bottom is—

. From his dialogue (the way he speaks), we learn that Bottom is— Poorly educated

Dramatic irony occurs when Bottom is transformed because he—

Dramatic irony occurs when Bottom is transformed because he— does not realize he has changed when the audience does

The play Pyramus and Thisbe reminds us of which of Shakespeare’s other plays?

The play Pyramus and Thisbe reminds us of which of Shakespeare’s other plays? Romeo and Juliet

Who plays Bottom’s lover in the play Pyramus and Thisbe?

Who plays Bottom’s lover in the play Pyramus and Thisbe? Flute

What is Snug’s real profession?

What is Snug’s real profession? A joiner

What inanimate objects must be performed by the workingmen in Pyramus and Thisbe?

What inanimate objects must be performed by the workingmen in Pyramus and Thisbe? The moon and the wall

In Act 1 Scene 1, Lysander tells Hermia, “Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,/ War, death, or sickness did laysiege to it,/ Making it momentany as a sound,/ Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,/ Brief as the lightning in the collied night,/ That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,/ And ere a man hath power to say ‘Behold!’/ The jaws of darkness do devour it up.” What type of figurative language is this?

In Act 1 Scene 1, Lysander tells Hermia, “Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,/ War, death, or sickness did laysiege to it,/ Making it momentany as a sound,/ Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,/ Brief as the lightning in the collied night,/ That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,/ And ere a man hath power to say ‘Behold!’/ The jaws of darkness do devour it up.” What type of figurative language is this? Epic Simile

Why does Oberon plan to use the magic flower in Act 2, Scene 1?

Why does Oberon plan to use the magic flower in Act 2, Scene 1? To make his wife fall in love with something ridiculous

In Act 3 Scene 1 Titania says to Bottom, “And I will purge thy mortal grossness so/That thou shalt like an airy spirit go…” This means…

In Act 3 Scene 1 Titania says to Bottom, “And I will purge thy mortal grossness so/That thou shalt like an airy spirit go…” This means… Titania will transform him into an immortal spirit.

. In Act 5 Scene 1 Theseus calls the description of Pyramus and Thisbe {“a tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe, very tragical mirth”} “hot ice.” Why?

. In Act 5 Scene 1 Theseus calls the description of Pyramus and Thisbe {“a tedious brief scene of young Pyramus and his love Thisbe, very tragical mirth”} “hot ice.” Why? Because it is an oxymoron just like the description of the play.

In Act 4 Scene 1 Oberon tells Puck, “When I had at my pleasure taunted her,/ And she in mild terms begged my patience,/I then did ask of her her changeling child,/Which straight she gave me…” This means…

In Act 4 Scene 1 Oberon tells Puck, “When I had at my pleasure taunted her,/ And she in mild terms begged my patience,/I then did ask of her her changeling child,/Which straight she gave me…” This means… Oberon made fun of Titania while she was in love with Bottom until she gave him the boy

In Act 3 Scene 1 after Bottom has been enchanted by Puck, why is it funny that he says to Snout, “What do you see? You see an ass-head of your own, do you?”?

In Act 3 Scene 1 after Bottom has been enchanted by Puck, why is it funny that he says to Snout, “What do you see? You see an ass-head of your own, do you?”? It’s funny because Bottom really does have an ass-head but he doesn’t know it.

Who is chosen to play the lion in the craftsmen’s play?

Who is chosen to play the lion in the craftsmen’s play? Snug

. In Act 1 Scene 1, Hermia says, “But I beseech your Grace that I may know/ The worst that may befall me in this case / If I refuse to wed Demetrius.” Beseech means…

. In Act 1 Scene 1, Hermia says, “But I beseech your Grace that I may know/ The worst that may befall me in this case / If I refuse to wed Demetrius.” Beseech means… Plead; Request; Beg

Demetrius tells Egeus in 4 Demetrius tells Egeus in 4.1, “…my love to Hermia,/Melted as the snow, seems to me now/ As the remembrance of an idle gaud,/ Which in my childhood I did dote upon…” He’s telling Egeus that…

Demetrius tells Egeus in 4 Demetrius tells Egeus in 4.1, “…my love to Hermia,/Melted as the snow, seems to me now/ As the remembrance of an idle gaud,/ Which in my childhood I did dote upon…” He’s telling Egeus that… I’m not in love with Hermia anymore, my love for her was like a silly toy I played with as a child

The workingmen ironically describe their play as “the most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe.’” Lamentable means …

The workingmen ironically describe their play as “the most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe.’” Lamentable means … Regrettable; Tragic

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