A Midsummer Night's Dream

Which of the following is NOT an element of drama?

• Rhyme scheme

• Characters

• Plot

• Setting

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Rhyme scheme' because it is not an element of drama, unlike Characters, Plot, and Setting which are essential components of a dramatic work.

In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' the enchanted forest serves as an important:

• Plot device

• Character

• Setting

• Soliloquy

Answer explanation

In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' the enchanted forest serves as an important setting where much of the magical and transformative events take place.

What is it called when a character speaks their thoughts aloud when alone on stage?

• Dialogue

• Aside

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

Answer explanation

When a character speaks their thoughts aloud when alone on stage, it is called a soliloquy. This allows the audience to hear the character's innermost feelings and reflections.

Which dramatic technique is used when the audience knows something the characters don't?

• Symbolism

• Dramatic irony

• Comic relief

• Foreshadowing

Answer explanation

Dramatic irony is the dramatic technique used when the audience knows something the characters don't. This creates tension and suspense in the story.

What term describes the unrhymed lines written in iambic pentameter, often used for noble characters?

• Rhyming couplets

• Blank verse

• Free verse

• Prose

Answer explanation

Blank verse describes the unrhymed lines written in iambic pentameter, often used for noble characters.

In the line 'The course of true love never did run smooth,' what poetic meter is Shakespeare using?

• Trochaic tetrameter

• Anapestic trimeter

• Iambic pentameter

• Dactylic hexameter

Answer explanation

Shakespeare is using iambic pentameter in the line 'The course of true love never did run smooth.' Each line consists of five iambs, which are metrical feet with one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable.

Which character serves as an example of comic relief in the play?

• Oberon

• Bottom

• Hermia

• Theseus

Answer explanation

Bottom serves as an example of comic relief in the play. His character provides humor and light-hearted moments throughout the story.

What is the term for instructions written into the script about movements, gestures, or tone?

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

• Blocking

• Asides

Answer explanation

The term for instructions written into the script about movements, gestures, or tone is called stage directions.

Which of these is NOT a major theme in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'?

• War

• Love

• Reality vs. illusion

• Magic

Answer explanation

War is NOT a major theme in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. The play focuses on love, reality vs. illusion, and magic, but not on war.

What do we call it when an object, character, or event represents an abstract idea?

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Allegory

• Simile

Answer explanation

When an object, character, or event represents an abstract idea, it is called Symbolism.