Midsummer Night's Dream - חִידוֹן

1. The primary conflict in this play revolves around

A) The king conquering a new land
B) The fairies taking over the land of the mortals
C) Lovers working out their relationships
D) The actors determining how to put on their play

2. The play was primarily written in iambic pentameter, which means

A) Each line had ten syllables, which start with unstressed and alternate with stressed
B) Each line has a steady rhythm which is mostly consistent depending on the character
C) Each line has five syllables, that alternate between stressed and unstressed
D) Each line alternates between stressed and unstressed, no matter how many syllables

3. An "iamb" (referred to as part of iambic pentameter) is:

A) Five syllables: alternating stressed and unstressed
B) Three syllables: first stressed, then two unstressed
C) Two syllables: first stressed, then unstressed
D) Ten syllables: which make up a line of the play

4. "O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd! She was a vixen when she went to school; And though she be but little, she is fierce." This quote was spoken by Helena to describe:

A) Titania
B) Hippolyta
C) Bottom
D) Hermia
E) Mustardseed

5. "My Oberon! what visions have I seen!
Methought I was enamoured of an ass." This quote was spoken by:

A) Hermia
B) Titania
C) Puck
D) Hippolyta
E) Helena

6. "Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream." This quote was spoken by:

A) Bottom
B) Egeus
C) Puck
D) Oberon
E) Theseus

7. A _________ is a long speech that reveals the innermost thoughts and feelings of the character who speaks it to others on stage.

A) Genre
B) Oxymoron
C) Alliteration
D) Conflict
E) Soliloquy

8. This writing technique repeats initial sound--usually consonants--of words that are close together. Example: South Side Soc's

A) Double Entendre
B) Genre
C) Imagery
D) Alliteration
E) Soliloquy

9. This literary element is a statement that has two different meanings, typically one that is more literal and one that is figurative.

A) Conflict
B) Soliloquy
C) Alliteration
D) Double Entendre
E) Resolution

10. This literary element is the comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as", referred to as:

A) Metaphor
B) Symbol
C) Simile
D) Contrast
E) Hyperbole

11. This term is used to refer to a combination of contradictory words. Example: Jumbo Shrimp

A) Double Entendre
B) Soliloquy
C) Simile
D) Hyperbole
E) Oxymoron

12. Which of the following events did NOT take place in the rising action?

A) Titania gives up the boy to Oberon
B) Demetrius and Lysander both fall in love with Helena
C) Puck distributes the love potion
D) Theseus plans to marry Hippolyta

13. Which of the following happened in the exposition?

A) Egeus protests his daughter's marriage with Theseus
B) Hermia and Helena get into a big fight
C) Bottom turns into a donkey
D) The actors put on a play

14. While most of the lines are written in iambic pentameter, there are some that deviate from that structure. Who typically speaks in a NON-standard form?

A) The fairies
B) The men
C) The actors
D) The ladies

15. Shakespearean productions took place without props and sets, a reality made clear in Act V when:

A) A character plays a wall separating lovers
B) A characters is a rock for someone to sit on
C) A character echos sounds effects from the background
D) A character pretends to be a tree to provide shade

16. This play reflects much about society during this time people. Which of the following groups was NOT shown to be "lower class" in some capacity?

A) The children, who must abide by the decisions of their parents
B) The actors, who are at the mercy of their audience
C) The fairies, who are disregarded as meaningless and ineffective
D) The ladies, who have no power of decision
E) The undefended, who end up marrying he who conquered them

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