Q 01/05

In which city is A Midsummer Night's Dream set?

A) Verona

B) Athens

C) Messina

D) Ephesus

Answer · why

B) Athens

The plots revolve around the wedding of Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, though most of the action takes place in the fairy-haunted woods outside the city.

Q 02/05

Hippolyta, whom Theseus is about to marry, is queen of which people?

A) The Trojans

B) The Spartans

C) The Amazons

D) The Cretans

Answer · why

C) The Amazons

The couple are four days from their wedding when the play opens, and Theseus complains about the wait.

Q 03/05

What does the Athenian law invoked by Egeus threaten if Hermia refuses to marry the man he has chosen?

A) Imprisonment

B) Exile

C) Loss of her dowry

D) Death

Answer · why

D) Death

Theseus offers a third option: lifelong chastity as a nun of Diana, which the lovers reject before fleeing to the woods.

Q 04/05

How many days before Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding does the play open?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Seven

D) Ten

Answer · why

B) Four

Theseus is unhappy about the wait, while Hippolyta says it will pass like a dream.

Q 05/05

Where do Hermia and Lysander plan to flee to escape Athenian law?

A) The city of Sparta

B) A temple of Diana

C) His aunt's house

D) Hippolyta's homeland

Answer · why

C) His aunt's house

Hermia tells the plan to Helena, who betrays it to Demetrius in the hope of winning back his love.