A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 4 Quiz (Act IV)

A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 4 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Why does Oberon release Titania from the spell?
   She has given him the changeling boy · Puck begs him to show mercy · Theseus orders it as Duke · Bottom asks to go home
2. How does Theseus resolve the lovers' situation when he finds them in the wood?
   He sends Hermia to a nunnery after all · He banishes Lysander from Athens · He orders them to duel at dawn · He overrules Egeus and lets the couples marry
3. What does Bottom say about his 'dream' on waking?
   He remembers nothing at all of it · He wants to forget it as quickly as he can · It is past the wit of man to explain · He says it was a nightmare of the Duke
4. Why is Demetrius's love for Helena left under the spell?
   Oberon simply forgets to remove it · The enchantment is needed for a happy ending · Puck has lost the antidote in the wood · Helena begs Oberon to let it stay
5. How do the lovers feel about the night's events when they wake?
   Unsure whether they are still dreaming · Certain that magic was at work · Angry at one another for their quarrels · Eager to return to the wood

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