Midsummer Act V

Which of the couples did not get married that day?

• Hermia and Lysander

• Theseus and Hippolyta

• Oberon and Titania

• Demetrius and Helena

Which character doubts that the stories the young people have told about what happened are true and thinks they were just confused by love?

• Puck/Robin

• Hippolyta

• Theseus

• Oberon

Which character believes what the young people have said happened may be true because they all have similar stories?

• Puck/Robin

• Hippolyta

• Theseus

• Oberon

What is a prologue?

• writing that comes before the play and provide exposition and/or explain what will happen

• writing that comes at the end of the play and explains what happens after the story is ended

• a speech where a character explains what he or she is thinking

• an apology for how horrible the play is

What do the Athenian audience members do throughout the play?

• hiss and boo because the acting is so bad

• get so focused on the sadness of the story that they cry

• fear that the lion is real and will attack them

• talk and make comments about what is happening

In the play, how does Pyramus die?

• He is killed by a lion.

• He kills himself because he believes his Thisbe is dead.

• He kills himself because he finds Thisbe dead.

• He is killed by Thisbe.

In the play, how does Thisbe die?

• She is killed by a lion.

• She kills herself because she is afraid of a lion.

• She kills herself because she finds her Pyramus dead.

• She is killed by Pyramus.

In the play, what is the character holding a lantern supposed to represent?

• moonlight

• sunlight

• heat

• ideas

In the play, what does Snug (the lion) explain to the audience?

• that he is an incredible actor

• that he is not a real lion

• that they should be very afraid of him

• that he is the worst actor

In the final scene, Robin (Puck) tells the audience that if they are offended by the play they have just seen, they should...

• ask for their money back.

• ask to see a manager.

• pretend they are not offended.

• pretend it was just a dream.