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40 Cards in this Set
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Who is supposed to get married in this play? |
Theseus and Hippolyta |
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This man wants his daughter to wed Demetrius: Bottom, Lysander, Egeus, Robin Goodfellow |
Egeus |
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This couple was madly in love at the beginning of the play: |
Hermia and Lysander |
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Which of these is NOT an option given to Hermia by Theseus? Banishment, Death, Hard labor, Marry Demetrius |
hard labor |
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What was the plan Lysander proposes so that he is able to be with Hermia? |
he will sneak away and meet Hermia at his aunt's house and the two will elope |
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Why had Helena told Demetrius of Hermia & Lysander's secret plans? |
she was hoping Demetrius would be kinder to her for revealing this secret information |
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When Helena says, "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste. Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste. And therefore is Love said to be a child Because in choice he is so oft beguiled," What is she thinking? |
she believes love is blind and so is Demetrius. Cupid strikes lovers randomly and children fall in love irrationally |
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Which of the following is not a member of the mechanicals? Flute, Bottom, Puck, Starveling |
Puck |
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Which of the following is NOT a plot detail in the original "Pyramus and Thisbe from Ovid? Pyramus and Thisbe whisper to each other through a wall; Thisbe is greeted by a lion, at which point she runs away and leaves her veil; Pyramus has a duel to the death with the man who attempts to steal Thisbe away from him; Pyramus kills himself by falling on his sword, splashing the mulberry trees red |
Pyramus has a duel to the death with the man who attempts to steal Thisbe away from him |
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What is Francis Flute's excuse for not wanting to play Thisbe in the play? |
he says that he is growing a beard and must not play a woman |
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When Quince expresses concern that the lion is too ferocious, how does Bottom reply? |
he admits that the lion is too ferocious so they will eliminate its role from the play |
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Why is King Oberon upset at Queen Titania in Act ii? |
she does not give up the Indian boy for him to use as a servant |
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Which of the following is NOT a trick that Robin Goodfellow (Puck) has devised? He has tricked a fat horse into thinking an attractive female horse loves him, he has been an apple that bobs up into an old woman's lips to make her spill on her scaly neck, he has morphed into the shape of a toad and frightened beautiful women when they awoke, he has pretended to be a stool and slipped out from under old women when they tried to sit |
he has morphed into the shape of a toad and frightened beautiful women when they awoke |
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As a result of the bickering between Titania and Oberon, what has happened? |
the earth world has gone into a famine as floods have ravaged the once fertile lands |
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Explain this quotation: "But she, being mortal, of that boy did die. And for her sake do I rear up her boy. And for her sake I will not part with him" |
Titania is explaining why she must raise the Indian boy |
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What is "love-in-idleness?" |
the flower from which the eyedrops are made from |
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Originally, Oberon wanted the flower juice to fall on whose eyes? |
Titania and Demetrius |
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Who put the flower juice onto Titania? |
Oberon |
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Why was Puck confused when he was to apply the flower juice? |
he was told to sprinkle the eyedrops onto men with athenian garments |
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When Lysander says, "Two bosoms inter chained with an oath. So then two bosoms and a single troth. Then by your side no bed room me deny. For, lying so, Hermia, I do not lie." what is he trying to do? |
Lysander is trying to sleep with Hermia, physically |
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When Helena says, "Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born? When at your hands did I deserve this scorn? Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man. That I did never, no, nor never can. Deserve a sweet look from Demetrius' eye. But you must flout my insufficiency?" who is she talking to? |
Lysander |
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Where will the mechanical get the prop of the wall? |
they will use a person to stand there and create a crack in the wall by forming a V-shape with his hands |
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How does Bottom get a donkey's head? |
he falls victim to one of Puck's pranks |
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Upon waking up, who does Titania fall in love with in Act iii? |
Bottom |
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How does Oberon respond when he discovers that his wife is in love with an ass? |
he is delighted |
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In Act iii, why had Hermia been suspicious of Demetrius in regards to Lysander's whereabouts? |
she woke up and Lysander was missing, but Demetrius was right there |
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In Act iii, who sprinkles the flower juice in Demetrius' eyes? |
Puck |
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Why is Helena so upset despite the fact that both Lysander and Demetrius love her? |
she believes they are mocking her, since they both do not actually love her |
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When Helena says, "Injurious Hermia! Most ungrateful maid! Have you conspired, have you with these contrived. To bait me with this foul derision?" what does she mean? |
she is jealous that Lysander loves her. she could only wish for Demetrius to feel the same |
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How do Lysander and Demetrius decide who will win Helena? |
they will duel in a physical fight in the forest |
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Who is taller between Helena and Hermia? |
Helena |
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What does Robin do to prevent the conflict between Lysander and Demetrius? |
he gets them both lost in the forest by implanting voices in their heads |
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Why had Oberon reversed the curse applied to Titania? |
he had convinced her in her dreams to give him the Indian child |
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In Act IV, name the couples that are in love |
Helena and Demetrius, Hermia and Lysander |
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How does Theseus respond to Egeus' request in Act IV? |
he tells Egeus that they will develop a plan to make Demetrius fall in love with Hermia |
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How does Philostrate describe the performance of Pyramus and Thisbe? |
it is a tragic comedy in that it is so terribly performed that it's rather funny |
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How does Hippolyta receive the play? |
she believes it to be the silliest thing she's ever seen |
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Which of the following is NOT a part in the play performed by Bottom's troupe? lion, fairy, wall, Thisbe |
fairy |
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What happened in the epilogue to Bottom's play? |
there is no epilogue. Theseus tells everyone to dance |
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What is a possible explanation to what Puck tells the audience at the end of the play? |
Puck explains that love is foolish and should only be expected by those who are irrational and mindless |
