MSND Vocab: Act 1 & 2
  • 1. "I can't have you acting afraid of everything," Sally told her brother John, "Be the opposite of that; show some _________." Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Idolatry
B) Vexation
C) Dissension
D) Valor
E) Austerity
  • 2. "When my grandmother died, she left a special item for each of her ___________. Any child or grandchild received a gift." Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Vexation
B) Valor
C) Dissension
D) Progeny
E) Discretion
  • 3. "There is so much ______________ on the playground!" Jane complained to her best friend Peter. "Why can't we just get along?" Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Valor
B) Reveling
C) Idolatry
D) Progeny
E) Dissension
  • 4. The _________ on my mom's face was obvious the minute I walked in the door; she knew I had sneaked out last night, and she was not happy about it. Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Reveling
B) Discretion
C) Idolatry
D) Vexation
E) Progeny
  • 5. Many small children wake up exhausted on Christmas morning because they stayed awake too late the night before, _________ in dreams of gifts the next morning. Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Progeny
B) Austerity
C) Valor
D) Idolatry
E) Reveling
  • 6. One needed only to notice Chris's wide eyes and open mouth when he walked in the room; his __________ of high school football star Jim Johnson was written all over his face. Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Discretion
B) Austerity
C) Valor
D) Idolatry
E) Vexation
  • 7. "I wish you would have used more _____ when you went to the movies last night," Johnny's mom told him as they ate breakfast the next morning. "Next time you tell me I can trust you to make good choices, I'm going to think back to this experience." Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Vexation
B) Discretion
C) Austerity
D) Reveling
E) Progeny
  • 8. While _______ may not always work well in relationships, it can be an asset in athletics, where giving anyone a break can cost you the game. Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Dissension
B) Reveling
C) Austerity
D) Discretion
E) Idolatry
  • 9. In the play Macbeth, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to kill King Duncan and take the throne. Despite her vocal encouragement, she tells Macbeth she can't do the deed herself because he reminds her of her father. This is an example of _________.
A) Repetition
B) Soliloquy
C) Mood
D) Irony
E) Idolatry
  • 10. Which of the following would NOT contribute to the intentional development of a dark mood in a production of Macbeth?
A) Dark lighting
B) Eerie music
C) A really warm theater
D) Fog machines
  • 11. When Shakespeare writes alternating between stressed and unstressed syllables, he is using ________________.
A) Rhythm
B) Iambic Pentameter
C) Mood
D) Idolatry
E) Soliloquy
  • 12. Macbeth gave many _________ on stage, expressing his thoughts and feelings to the audience even when there was no one else on stage.
A) Soliloquy
B) Mood
C) Repetition
D) Irony
E) Oxymoron
  • 13. In the mechanicals' play practice in Midsummer Night's Dream, Bottom promises to "roar gently", so as not to scare the ladies. This is an example of ______________.
A) Iambic Pentameter
B) Repetition
C) Oxymoron
D) Soliloquy
E) Mood
  • 14. The phrase, "making a heaven out of hell" has been said enough times to stick in the mind of any audience member watching or reading Midsummer Night's Dream. This is an example of Shakespeare's classic use of _______.
A) Vexation
B) Irony
C) Mood
D) Soliloquy
E) Repetition
  • 15. Lady Macbeth could not stop _________ in her role in the murder of many people. As a result, she committed suicide. Which word best completes this sentence?
A) Reveling
B) Austerity
C) Mood
D) Vexation
E) Irony
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