4: What element in the play do the craftsmen think will frighten the women and perhaps result in the actors being hanged?

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1 1: The play opens with the upcoming marriage of which couple? a. and Bottom b. Theseus and Hippolyta c. and Lysander d. and 2: When the play begins Lysander and Demetrius are both in love with whom? a. b. Hippolyta c. d. 3: What is the subject of the play-within-the-play? a. Romeo and Juliet b. Pyramus and Thisbe c. Richard II d. Queen Elizabeth 4: What element in the play do the craftsmen think will frighten the women and perhaps result in the actors being hanged? a. The fireworks at the end b. The violent death of the hero c. The lion s roar d. The demons and goblins

2 5: What is also known as? a. Robin Goodfellow b. Little Edward c. Harold d. The fool 6: Why are and fighting at the beginning of the play? a. She is angry that he is always meddling in human affairs. b. He is tired of her using for her own errands. c. She is secretly in love with Bottom. d. He wants custody of the Indian boy. 7: What does transform Nick Bottom into? a. A goat b. A woman c. An ass d. A fairy 8: Which character do Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with after sprinkles their eyes with love juice? a. b. c.

3 d. Peaseblossom 9: Which character does fall in love with because of s potion? a. Peter Quince b. Lysander c. Bottom d. 10: Who says the following: Your wrongs do set a scandal on my sex. We cannot fight for love, as men may do; we should be woo d and were not made to woo. a. Hippolyta b. Lysander c. d. 11: Who says the following: These things seem small and undistinguishable, like far-off mountains turned into clouds.are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream. a. Demetrius b. Theseus c. d. 1. Where does the scene take place? A. Theseus' palace in Rome B. Hippolyta's dressing room C. The forest D. Theseus' palace in Athens

4 E. Hippolyta's palace 2. Who is the former queen of the Amazons? A. B. Lysander C. Hippolyta D. E. Demetrius 3. Why is Egeus angry? A. Because his ox wouldn't pull the cart B. Because Hippolyta refused to marry Demetrius C. Because Demetrius stole money from him D. Because refused to marry Demetrius E. Because Egeus was jealous of Lysander 4. What does Egeus accuse Lysander of? A. stealing B. picking his nose C. bewitching D. pushing E. trying to steal the throne 5. What punishment will Egeus give his daughter? A. imprisonment for 20 years B. her hands chopped off C. death D. spending her life in a nunnery E. abandonment 6. What are Lysander and Demetrius arguing about? A. Who should be king B. Who is stronger C. Who should marry Hippolyta D. Who should marry E. Who should move from Athens 7. What does plan to tell Demetrius? A. That and Lysander are going to run away B. That is going to cut all her hair off

5 C. That Egeus really wants to marry Lysander D. That he must hide or else he'll be killed E. That she still loves Demetrius 8. Who did Demetrius love before? A. Hippolyta B. 's mother C. Elena D. E. 9. Why does Hippolyta get upset? A. Because the prospect of 's death will ruin her wedding plans B. Because Theseus is in love with C. Because Theseus is in love with D. Because nobody cares about her E. Because she is no longer queen of the Amazons 10. What is Lysander's plan for eluding Athenian law? A. He will wear a disguise B. will pretend to be C. will wear a disguise so no one will know who she is D. He and will chop off Egeus' head E. He and will run away and live with his Aunt outside of Athens 1. In what year was 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' probably written? What is the first line of the play? 'How now, spirit, whither wander you?' 'Gentles, do not reprehend. If you pardon, we will mend.' 'Thisby, the flowers of odious savors sweet; so hath thy breath, my dearest Thisby dear.'

6 'Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour draws on apace.' 3. Who loves at the beginning of the play? Lysander No one Demetrius 4. What is the cause of and 's quarrel? He wants her changeling boy 's affair with Theseus 's affair with Hippolyta 's antics 5. Who speaks this line: 'O spite! O hell! I see you all are bent to set against me for your merriment!'? Lysander 6. In what city is the play set? Athens Verona London Florence

7 7. Which of the following is NOT the name of a fairy in the play? Mustardseed Cobweb Moth Honeybee 8. What is the profession of Peter Quince, the writer-director of the mechanicals' play? Tailor Weaver Carpenter Tinker 9. Whose head is changed into the head of an ass? Snug Quince Bottom Flute 10. Who says this line: 'Lord, what fools these mortals be!'? Theseus 1. Who is the Duke of Athens? Egeus Demetrius Theseus

8 Lysander 2. Whom does Lysander love? Hippolyta 3. Whom does Demetrius love before the interventions of? Hippolyta 4. Who is the king of the fairies? Theseus Quince Mustardseed 5. Who is the queen of the fairies? Hippolyta 6. Who is the messenger of the fairies?

9 Bottom Snout Mustardseed 7. Who plays the part of Pyramus? Quince Snout Bottom 8. Is given a reprieve from Athenian law and allowed to marry her true love over her father's demands? Yes No 9. Demetrius is manipulated into marrying. True False 10. The fairies disapprove of the marriages. True False 1. "Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms."

10 Lysander 2. "O weary night, O long and tedious night, Abate thy hour!" Hippolyta 3. "Methinks I see these things with parted eye, When every thing seems double." Lysander Demetrius 4. "What thou seest when thou dost wake, do it for thy true-love take. Love and languish for his sake." Fairy 5. "When thou wakest, thou takest true delight in the sight of thy former lady's eye." Hippolyta

11 6. "Where are these lads? Where are these hearts?" Theseus Bottom 7. "But all the story of the night told over, and all their minds transfigured so together." Bottom Hippolyta Theseus 8. "Give me your hands, if we be friends, and Robin shall restore amends." Theseus Bottom 9. "Call you me fair? That fair again unsay." Bottom 10. "The course of true love never did run smooth." Demetrius

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