Starter quiz

  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', why is Egeus angry at the start of the play?
    • Theseus won't let his daughter marry Demetrius
    • He can't find the magical love potion he needs
    • His daughter wants to marry Lysander  ✓
    • His daughter wants to marry Theseus
    • His daughter is in love with Demetrius
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what does the magical love potion do?
    • makes you fall in love with your true love
    • makes you fall in love with yourself
    • makes you fall in love with an animal
    • makes you fall in love with the next person you see after you wake up  ✓
    • makes you fall out of love with your partner
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', who does Titania fall in love with when under the influence of the magical love potion?
    • Theseus
    • Oberon
    • Demetrius
    • Lysander
    • Bottom  ✓
  • In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', there is lots of conflict throughout the play. Match the pairs of characters with their conflict.
    • Egeus and Hermia
      argue about who Hermia should marry ✓
    • Titania and Oberon
      argue about who gets to be in charge of a little boy ✓
    • Demetrius and Helena
      argue at the beginning of the play because one doesn't love the other ✓
    • Helena and Hermia
      argue over which man loves them and why ✓
  • Starting with the first plot point, track Titania's storyline in chronological order through the play, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
    • 1
      Titania refuses to give Oberon the little boy she looks after to be his servant.
    • 2
      Oberon plots revenge on Titania.
    • 3
      Oberon puts a magical love potion on Titania's eyes as she sleeps.
    • 4
      Titania wakes up and falls in love with Bottom, who has the head of a donkey.
    • 5
      Titania dotes on Bottom.
    • 6
      Oberon gets the little boy from Titania.
    • 7
      Oberon removes the magical love potion and he and Titania make up.
  • Starting with the first plot point, order the events of Act 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' in chronological order.
    • 1
      Egeus complains to Theseus that his daughter wants to marry Lysander.
    • 2
      Egeus asks Theseus if he can kills his daughter if she doesn't obey him.
    • 3
      Theseus advises Hermia to marry Demetrius, or she will be killed.
    • 4
      Lysander and Hermia decide to run away from Athens.
    • 5
      Hermia and Lysander tell Helena that they are going to run away.
    • 6
      Helena decides to tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander's plan.
    • 7
      Helena decides to follow Demetrius as he pursues Hermia.
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