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Shakespeare & Midsummer
a review of Shakespeare and AMND
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English
9th Grade
01/18/2010

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Who is chosen to play the lion in the play "Pyramus & Thisbe"?
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Snug the joiner
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Who is chosen to play the lover Pyramus in the play "Pyramus & Thisbe"?
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Bottom, the weaver
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Who is chosen to play Thisbe in the play "Pyramus & Thisbe"?
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Francis Flute, the bellows-mender
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Who is chosen to play Pyramus' father in the play "Pyramus & Thisbe"?
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Tom Snout, the tinker
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Which of the young lovers is first affected by the pansy flower juice?
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Lysander
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Who is chosen to play Thisbe's mother in the play "Pyramus & Thisbe"?
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Robin Starveling, the tailor
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Which man does Hermia's father want her to marry?
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Demetrius
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Who is Hermia's father?
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Egeus
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To whom is Theseus to be married?
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Hippolyta
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Where do Lysander and Hermia plan to get married?
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Lysander's aunt's house
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What characteristic of Hermia's does she think Helena is making fun of?
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Hermia's height
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When the story starts, whose wedding is in a few days?
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Theseus and Hippolyta
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What is it that Oberon wants which Titania won't give him?
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Her Indian boy child
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What is the name of the boy in the play the actors will be performing?

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Pyramus
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What is the name of the girl in the play the actors will be performing?
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Thisbe
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What animal is one of the characters in the play the actors are performing?
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A lion
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Which actor has his head transformed into that of an ass?
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Bottom (aka Pyramus)
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Who transforms Bottom's head from a human head to an ass' head?
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Puck
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What was the "ancient Athenian privilege" that Egeus wants Theseus to uphold when it comes to Hermia and her marriage?
Definition
The Athenian privilege was that the father "owned" the children and decided their future and fate
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How many couples get married at the end of the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream"?
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Three
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How does Puck prevent Lysander and Demetrius from fighting one another?
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He mimics each man's voice and gets them lost in the forest
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Why does Lysander leave Hermia alone in the forest?
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He's fallen in love with Helena and is running after her, leaving Hermia alone
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Whom does Demetrius love at the end of the play?
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Helena
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Whom does Lysander love at the end of the play?
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Hermia
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Whom does Hermia love at the end of the play?
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Lysander
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Whom does Helena love at the end of the play?
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Demetrius
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What is another name for Puck?
Definition

Robin Goodfellow,

or

Hobgoblin

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Who is the queen of the fairies?
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Titania
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Who is the king of the fairies?
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Oberon
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How is Titania related to the little Indian boy that she's raising?
Definition
The Indian boy is the son of one of Titania's servants, who died in childbirth
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What wakes Titania from her sleep?
Definition
Bottom's singing wakes her up
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Who puts the pansy flower juice on Titania?
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Oberon
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Who put the pansy flower juice on Demetrius?
Definition
Oberon
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Who put the pansy flower juice on Lysander?
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Puck
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Why does Oberon release Titania from the pansy flower spell?
Definition
He releases her from the spell because (1) he got the Indian boy and (2) he also has started to feel badly about what he's done to her.
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With whom does Titania fall in love with in Act III?
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Bottom
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What color is the flower that has the magic ability?
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Purple
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What is the pansy flower's magical ability?
Definition
When put on someone's eyelids, it makes that person fall in love with the first living thing he or she sees
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Which of the craftsmen is in charge of the actors and getting the play ready?
Definition
Peter Quince
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How does Demetrius know that Hermia has run into the woods?
Definition
Helena tells him about their plan
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How many acts are in Shakespeare's plays?
Definition
Five
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What was Shakespeare's first name?
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William Shakespeare
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What were the names of Shakespeare's kids?
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Judith, Hamnet, and Susanna
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Whom did Shakespeare marry?
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Anne Hathaway
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In what year was Shakespeare born?
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1564
Term
What color flag would fly if a history was to be performed that day?
Definition
a red flag
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What color flag would fly if a comedy was to be performed that day?

Definition
a white flag
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What color flag would fly if a tragedy was to be performed that day?
Definition
a black flag
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The STAGE of the theater was also known as this
Definition
The EARTH
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Below the stage of a theater was known as this
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HELL
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The SHADOWS of the theater was also known as this
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The HEAVENS
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This part of the theater was covered by a roof and usually occupied by the middle class
Definition
The MIDDLE GALLERY
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The YARD of the theater was also called this
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The PIT or the GROUND
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Those who paid a penny admission and stood around the stage were called what?
Definition
Groundlings
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How many people could the Globe Theater accomodate?
Definition
Between 2,000 - 3,000 people
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