Starter quiz

  • How might we define Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
    • as a history play
    • as a Greek myth
    • as a comedy  ✓
    • as a tragedy
    • as a tragicomedy
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', there are a number of sets of different characters. What sets of characters are there?
    • rich Athenian nobles  ✓
    • talking animals
    • rich Athenian actors
    • powerful fairies  ✓
    • poor Athenian actors  ✓
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', there is much chaos and confusion. Which characters are the source of the chaos and confusion?
    • Egeus
    • Demetrius
    • Bottom
    • Oberon  ✓
    • Puck  ✓
  • Which characters marry each other at the end of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?
    • Lysander and Hermia  ✓
    • Titania and Bottom
    • Titania and Oberon
    • Demetrius and Helena  ✓
    • Demetrius and Hermia
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', which three characters have the magical love potion used on them?
    • Puck
    • Bottom
    • Titania  ✓
    • Demetrius  ✓
    • Lysander  ✓
  • Starting with the first plot point of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', put the plot points relating to the Athenian noble people in order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Egeus and Theseus threaten to punish Hermia if she doesn't marry Demetrius.
    • 2
      ⇔
      Lysander and Hermia decide to run away from Athens.
    • 3
      ⇔
      Demetrius and Helena follow Lysander and Hermia into the magical forest.
    • 4
      ⇔
      Puck puts the magical love potion on Lysander, who falls in love with Helena.
    • 5
      ⇔
      Puck puts the magical love potion on Demetrius, who falls in love with Helena.
    • 6
      ⇔
      Puck removes the magical love potion from Lysander; he loves Hermia again.
    • 7
      ⇔
      The four Athenian noble people return to Athens and get married.
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