View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Puck blame for the contention among the four lovers of Athens?
(a) Robin Goodfellow.
(b) Titania.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Oberon.

2. What inanimate objects must be performed by men in the mini-play?
(a) A tree and a prison wall.
(b) A wall and moonshine.
(c) A table and a rock.
(d) A dress and a goblet of wine.

3. What does the fairy queen accuse her husband of when they first meet on stage?
(a) Sleeping with other women.
(b) Lying to her.
(c) Being too gentle-hearted.
(d) Being a hypocrite.

4. What does Theseus tell Philostrate to tell the people at the beginning of the play?
(a) To prepare for the winter.
(b) To celebrate his wedding.
(c) To pay their taxes.
(d) To rejoice for the end of the war.

5. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?
(a) Rome.
(b) Venice.
(c) Athens.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the couple who enters the scene after Titania has the potion put on her eyes want to do?

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

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, who is the first to exit the scene after the fight between the Fairy King and queen?

4. Why does Flute say he is unable to play the part he is assigned in the mini-play?

5. How does Puck discover that he placed the love potion on the wrong Athenian man?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 308 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample