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10 Question Literature Quiz: A Midsummer Night's Dream | Shakespeare

For those who've read Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', here's a good quiz.... Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by JCSon. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JCSon

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,893

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3590

Last 3 plays: Guest 199 (4/10), Guest 105 (2/10), Guest 75 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who acted as Thisbe in 'The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe'? Hint

Robin Starveling

Tom Snout

Francis Flute

Snug

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was also known as Puck? Hint

Robin Starveling

Robin Goodfellow

Robin Peaseblossom

Robin Holland

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Master of the Revels to Theseus? Hint

Philostrate

Oberon

Egeus

Demetrius

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the name of the Queen of the Fairies?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which character chased after Demetrius? Hint

Hermia

Helena

Hippolyta

Medea

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name given by some historians, instead of Hippolyta, to the Amazonian Queen conquered by Theseus? Hint

Ariadne

Perigenia

Aegles

Antiopa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who said, 'At the Duke's Oak we meet'? Hint

Nick Bottom

Peter Quince

Lysander

Hermia

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Question 8 of 10

8. The four young lovers ran away from Athens on the eve of what day? Hint

April Fools Day

Midsummer Night

May Day

November 17

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Question 9 of 10

9. Complete the last line of the play. 'And Robin shall ___________________.'

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who said, 'The course of true love never did run smooth'? Hint

Hermia

Helena

Demetrius

Lysander

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Nov 14 2024 : Guest 199: 4/10
Nov 14 2024 : Guest 105: 2/10
Nov 01 2024 : Guest 75: 6/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who acted as Thisbe in 'The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe'?

Answer: Francis Flute

Francis Flute, the bellows mender, played Thisbe (bear in mind that spelling may differ in alternate translations). Snug played the lion and Starveling played Moonshine.

2. Who was also known as Puck?

Answer: Robin Goodfellow

Robin Goodfellow was the Hobgoblin who served the King of the Fairies.

3. Who was Master of the Revels to Theseus?

Answer: Philostrate

4. What was the name of the Queen of the Fairies?

Answer: Titania

5. Which character chased after Demetrius?

Answer: Helena

Helena doted on and chased Demetrius through the wood. Demetrius had once loved Helena, but was inconstant and pursued Hermia instead. Hermia, in turn, loved Lysander, but her father, Egeus, did not approve of their love.

6. What was the name given by some historians, instead of Hippolyta, to the Amazonian Queen conquered by Theseus?

Answer: Antiopa

Perigenia and Aegles were two of Theseus' several mistresses. Ariadne was the daughter of Minos of Crete who helped Theseus thread the labyrinth to kill the Minotaur and was abandoned by him on an island when he returned to Athens.

7. Who said, 'At the Duke's Oak we meet'?

Answer: Peter Quince

The Duke's Oak was the wood where the play was to be rehearsed.

8. The four young lovers ran away from Athens on the eve of what day?

Answer: May Day

Shakespeare refers to Midsummer's Night as the eve of May Day. Ordinarily, Midsummer's Night is held to be June 23, while May Day is held on May 1. Some critics point out that May Day may not necessarily refer to May 1, as people went maying at different times.

"I know not why Shakespeare calls this play a Midsummer-Night's Dream, when he so carefully informs us that it happened on the night preceding May day" (Johnson 1908:71).
From Samuel Johnson's note to VI i 103 (the line number is adjusted to correctpond with the Arden edition).

9. Complete the last line of the play. 'And Robin shall ___________________.'

Answer: restore amends

Spoken by Puck.

10. Who said, 'The course of true love never did run smooth'?

Answer: Lysander

Source: Author JCSon

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