A Midsummer Night's Dream Themes 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 themes questions with answers and explanations — the big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole play.
The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. Drawn from the whole play — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Theme · Difficulty: Standard, Challenge
A Midsummer Night's Dream Themes questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- Lysander says the course of true love never did run smooth. How does the play bear this out?
Every couple meets obstacles before the end · The lovers marry happily at the start · Only the fairies have trouble in love · Love is shown as calm and steady
- What does the love-juice suggest about love in the play?
It is chosen by reason after long thought · It never changes once it is given · It can be sudden, irrational and changeable · It belongs only to the young and rich
- 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
- In the Epilogue, what does Puck suggest the audience think of the play?
That it was a true story of Athens · That fairies will visit them tonight · That the actors were real lovers · That it was only a dream they have had
- How is order finally restored at the end of the play?
Theseus banishes the fairies from all Athens · Egeus finally gets his way over Hermia · The couples are matched and the fairies bless them · The lovers return to live in the wood for ever
- What has Oberon and Titania's quarrel done to the natural world?
Made the wood grow larger each night · Thrown the seasons and weather into chaos · Turned the lovers against one another · Stopped the moon from rising
More A Midsummer Night's Dream practice: all A Midsummer Night's Dream quizzes · characters quiz · themes quiz · plot recall quiz · read A Midsummer Night's Dream free
Original questions written for Pagine. Quotations are from the public-domain text.
Frequently asked questions
Is this A Midsummer Night's Dream Themes 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 Themes quiz cover?
6 themes questions drawn from every part of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The big ideas and what the writer is saying about them. It tests theme 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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