A Midsummer Night's Dream Characters Quiz
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare · 6 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 5 min
Test your knowledge of A Midsummer Night's Dream with 6 characters questions with answers and explanations — motives, relationships and how characters change. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole play.
Motives, relationships and how characters change. Drawn from the whole play — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Character · Difficulty: Standard, Challenge
A Midsummer Night's Dream Characters questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- Why does Helena tell Demetrius about the lovers' escape?
She wants Hermia punished by law · She hopes to win his thanks and company · She secretly loves Lysander · Theseus orders her to report it
- What does Bottom's wish to play Pyramus, Thisbe and the Lion show?
His fear of performing before the Duke · His dislike of Peter Quince · His wish to leave the company · His boundless, comic self-confidence
- How does Bottom behave when Titania declares her love for him?
He accepts it calmly as no more than his due · He runs away from her in complete terror · He begs her to take away his ass's head · He confesses he is in love with Thisbe
- 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
- Who is Puck?
Oberon's mischievous servant, Robin Goodfellow · Titania's loyal attendant and messenger · An Athenian weaver turned amateur actor · A spirit who serves in Titania's court
- Who is Hippolyta?
Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus · Titania's sister and the Fairy Queen · Hermia's mother and Egeus's wife · A mortal loved by Oberon long ago
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Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
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Is this A Midsummer Night's Dream Characters quiz free?
Yes. All 6 questions are free with answers and explanations. Play online with instant feedback, or print it as a test with an answer key — no sign-up needed.
What does the A Midsummer Night's Dream Characters quiz cover?
6 characters questions drawn from every part of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Motives, relationships and how characters change. It tests character at standard, challenge level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole play, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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