A Midsummer Night's Dream Quiz

What is Egeus’s main complaint about his daughter Hermia?

• She refuses to marry anyone at all

• She has run away from Athens without permission

• She plans to become a nun

• She wants to marry Lysander instead of Demetrius

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How does Hermia respond to her father’s demand to marry Demetrius?

• She agrees to marry him to honor her father

• She asks Theseus to choose for her

• She pretends to love Demetrius to escape punishment

• She refuses and says she would rather die

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What plan do Hermia and Lysander make to escape their situation?

• They plan to ask Theseus to override Egeus’s decision

• They will hide in Athens until Demetrius gives up

• They plan to flee to Lysander’s aunt’s house outside of Athens

• They ask Oberon to intervene with magic

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How does Helena feel about Demetrius?

• She despises him for loving Hermia

• She is indifferent to him

• She is trying to help Hermia stay with him

• She still loves him deeply and wants his attention

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What does Theseus’s response to Hermia’s situation reveal about him?

• He is emotionally supportive of Hermia’s feelings

• He immediately sides with Lysander

• He promises to banish Demetrius from Athens

• He believes Hermia should obey her father’s wishes

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What causes the conflict between Oberon and Titania?

• Titania is jealous of Oberon’s new love

• Oberon wants to rule the fairy kingdom alone

• Titania refuses to return to the forest

• They both want custody of a changeling boy

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What is special about the flower that Oberon sends Puck to find?

• It can heal mortal wounds

• It causes people to fall in love with the first creature they see

• It makes people forget their past loves

• It grants immortality

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What mistake does Puck make with the love potion?

• He gives it to Helena

• He drops the entire potion

• He accidentally uses it on Oberon

• He puts it on Lysander instead of Demetrius

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What does Helena’s devotion to Demetrius reveal about her character?

• She is quick to fall out of love

• She is manipulative and selfish

• She wants revenge on Hermia

• She is emotionally dependent and undervalues herself

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How is the enchanted forest different from Athens?

• It is more politically stable

• It is governed by Demetrius

• It is chaotic, magical, and free from societal rules

• It is filled with laws and punishments