Starter quiz
- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what is the name of Hermia's father?
- Theseus
- Lysander
- Egeus ✓
- Oberon
- Demetrius
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- Where is 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' set?
- England
- the theatre
- London
- Athens ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', who does Egeus want Hermia to marry?
- Bottom
- Oberon
- Theseus
- Lysander
- Demetrius ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Hermia faces punishment if she doesn't obey her father and marry Demetrius. What punishments does she face?
- being killed by the state ✓
- having to become a nun ✓
- being sent to prison
- banishment to the forest outside Athens
- forced marriage to a man she doesn't love ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', what supernatural or magical elements does Shakespeare include in the play?
- witches
- a magical forest ✓
- a sleeping potion
- fairies ✓
- a love potion ✓
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- In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', why might we describe Athens, where the play is set, as patriarchal?
- It's a society in which women are considered equal to men.
- It's a society in which women are considered superior to men.
- It's a society in which women are considered inferior to men. ✓
- It's a society in which women are considered equal to fairies.
- It's a society in which women are considered inferior to fairies.
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