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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

William Shakespeare

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- Puck
- Nick Bottom
- Helena
- Theseus
- Hermia
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Act 5, scenes 1-epilogue Quiz

Quizzes Act 5, scenes 1-epilogue Quiz

1 of 5
How does Theseus feel about the story told by the Athenian youths?

Believing, because his love for Hippolyta has made him generous
Disbelieving, because darkness and love have a way of exciting the imagination
Believing, because as a young man he spent time in the woods with the fairies
Displeased, because he wanted the Athenian youths to marry other people

2 of 5
What does Egeus tell Theseus about the craftsmen's play?

That it is terrible and not worth seeing
That it is wonderful and extraordinary
That it is boring and laughable
That it is maudlin and sentimental

3 of 5
What is notable about the craftsmen's performance?

It is awkward, and full of strange sights and apparitions.
It is hilarious, and full of delights and dancing.
It is clumsy, and full of strange speeches and misapprehensions.
It is sad and disheartening, full of strange speeches and misapprehensions.

4 of 5
What does Bottom say as he pretends to kill himself?

"I want to live, to live, to live."
"[D]ie, die, die, die, die."
"[S]ave me, save me, save me."
"Thisbe, I die for you, you, you, you."

5 of 5
What does Puck ask the audience to do to demonstrate its enjoyment of the play?

To laugh
To sing
To applaud
To stomp their feet

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