Quick quiz MSND, ACT1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Where is the play set?

1. In and around Genoa
2. In and around Athens
3. In and around London
4. In and around Verona

What is Theseus planning as the play opens?

1. His wedding to Titania
2. His wedding to Hermia
3. His wedding to Helena
4. His wedding to Hippolyta

Why has Egeus come to see Theseus?

1. His daughter won't marry the man he wants her to marry
2. His daughter refuses to attend Theseus's wedding
3. His daughter refuses to act as Hippolyta's lady in waiting
4. His daughter wants to perform in the entertainments planned for the wedding

What phrase from scene 1 emphasizes the theme of love's difficulty?

1. "Lord, wat fools these mortals be!"
2. "The course of true love never did run smooth."
3. "I have had a most rare vision."
4. "Ay, love! What has happened to me?"

What does Lysander propose to Hermia?

1. That they have a double wedding with Helena and Demetrius
2. That they ask the fairies for help overthrowing Theseus
3. That they run away to the home of Lysander's aunt
4. That they join the band of fairies who live in the woods

Why has a group of labourers gathered at Peter Quince's house?

1. They're discussing the food to be served at Theseus's wedding.
2. They're writing and rehearsing several songs to honor Theseus.
3. They're discussing the repairs that need to be made at Theseus's palace.
4. They're rehearsig a play that the men hope to perform at Theseus's wedding.

Why does Quince have trouble conducting the meeting?

1. Because he has fallen in love with Theseus's fiancé
2. Because he can't remember why the men have gathered at his house
3. Because Bottom keeps interrupting him
4. Because he thinks it's a bad idea for the men to perform at the wedding

What is the name of the play to be performed?

1. The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe
2. A Midsummer Night's Dream
3. The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Lysander and Hermia
4. The Twisted Tale and Lamentable Woes of Athenian Lovers

How does Quince convince Bottom to play Pyramus?

1. By appealing to Bottom's vanity
2. By appealing to Bottom's sense of humor
3. By appealing to Bottom's love of wine
4. By appealing to Bottom's reason

Why are the labourers worried?

1. They're worried that the audience won"t find the play amusing.
2. They're worried that the lion will upset the ladies in attendance.
3. They're worried that no one will pay attention to the performance.
4. They're worried that they haven"t been invited by Theseus to attend his wedding.