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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the actors of the mini-play hope to perform?
(a) Theseus's wedding.
(b) At the carnival.
(c) At mass.
(d) On the street corner.

2. What role in the mini-play is Bottom assigned?
(a) Pyramus.
(b) Moonshine.
(c) The Lion.
(d) Thisbe.

3. What role in the mini-play is Flute assigned?
(a) Thisbe.
(b) The Lion.
(c) Pyramus.
(d) The Wall.

4. What work of Shakespeare does the mini-play mirror?
(a) As You Like It.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

5. Who says they would be better at the role assigned to Snug in the mini-play?
(a) Ping.
(b) Snout.
(c) Bottom.
(d) Starveling.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Theseus have until he is married to his fiance at the beginning of the play?

2. Where does Lysander choose to move after Hermia is told to make her decision about whom to marry?

3. What does Helena choose to do after talking with Hermia at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Where is Theseus's fiance from?

5. What does Theseus tell Philostrate to tell the people at the beginning of the play?

(see the answer key)

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