Midsummer Night's Dream Quiz

To whom is Hermia betrothed to by her father?

• A.

  Egeus

• B.

  Theseus

• C.

  Lysander

• D.

  Bottom

• E.

  Demetrius

...made love to Nedar's daughter...

Who is marrying the Duke of Athens?

• A.

  Limander

• B.

  Hippolyta

• C.

  Titania

• D.

  Hero

• E.

  Persephone

At the start of the play, the Duke is due to marry in ______________ days.

• A.

  One

• B.

  Two

• C.

  Three

• D.

  Four

• E.

  Five

Hermia would rather... than marry Demetrius.

• A.

  Die the death

• B.

  Wither on the virgin thorn, [that] grows, lives and dies in single blessedness

• C.

  Know the worst that may befall [her]

• D.

  Beteem them from the tempest of [her] eyes.

• E.

  Through Athens' gates, devise to steal [to the woods]

Helena says Love is:

• A.

  A customary cross, for the course of true love never did run smooth.

• B.

  A virgin, lamenting some enforced chastity

• C.

  A surfeit of the sweetest things

• D.

  A child, because in choice he is so oft beguiled.

• E.

  Hot ice and wondrous strange snow, finding concord of discord

Which word best describes the type of society in Athens?

• A.

  Magical

• B.

  Lawful

• C.

  Patriarchal

• D.

  Matriarchal