Midsummer Night's Dream

1. The primary conflict in this play revolves around

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

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

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

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

A) Two syllables: first stressed, then unstressed
B) Three syllables: first stressed, then two unstressed
C) Five syllables: alternating stressed and 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) Mustardseed
B) Bottom
C) Titania
D) Hermia
E) Hippolyta

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Which of the following happened in the exposition?

A) Hermia and Helena get into a big fight
B) Egeus protests his daughter's marriage with Theseus
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 actors
B) The ladies
C) The fairies
D) The men

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

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

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