A Midsummer Night's Dream

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What does the love potion’s effect best symbolize?

A) The triumph of chaos over order

B) The volatile nature of love

C) Oberon’s meddling nature

D) The power of Puck

2. What is Hermia’s father’s name?

A) Demetrius

B) Lysander

C) Theseus

D) Egeus

3. Who is Demetrius in love with at the beginning of the play?

A) Titania

B) Helena

C) Hermia

D) Bottom

4. Why does Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander’s plan?

A) To win his affection

B) Because she is jealous of Hermia

C) Because she wants him to kill Lysander

D) To create chaos

5. Which describes Nick Bottom best?

A) He is humble about his skills, but he is an incredible actor.

B) He is conceited about his apparent talent and is actually very unskilled.

C) He knows that he is a poor actor, but he is forced to act by his friends.

D) He hopes that participating in the play will help him improve his mediocre acting skills.

6. Puck is instructed to place the love potion on the eyes of an Athenian male. Who does Oberon intend him to anoint; who does he actually anoint?

A) Lysander; Demetrius

B) Oberon; Egeus

C) Demetrius; Lysander

D) Egeus; Theseus

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