50 Midsummer Night’s Dream Quiz Questions and Answers: Only a Shakespeare Expert Can Get a Perfect Score

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Do you love Shakespeare and its plays? Then this ultimate Midsummer night’s dream is for you.

A Midsummer night’s dream is one of the most famous plays in English Literature.

It was written in the late 16th century and is set in the beautiful city of Athens.

But now is time to test your knowledge. You will find below 5 rounds of questions and answers about A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

For each round, you will start by seeing the questions and then you’ll find below both questions and answers.

That way you can play on your own and don’t forget the questions by the time you get to the answers.

Good luck and have fun!

Round 1: Easy A Midsummer Night’s Dream Trivia Questions

1. Which of Shakespeare’s three main genres does A Midsummer Night’s Dream fall into?
2. What is the name of the fairy king in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
3. Before the play starts, Titania has stolen a boy to raise as a fairy. What country does he come from?
4. Who is Hermia in love with at the start of the play?
5. What city do the four lovers come from?
6. How many actors are there in Bottom’s acting troupe?
7. What kind of animal is Bottom turned into by Puck?
8. Who falls in love with Bottom due to Puck’s spell?
9. Complete the line: ‘Love looks not with the eyes, but with the…’
10. Who has the last line of the play?

Round 1: Easy A Midsummer Night’s Dream Trivia Questions and Answers

1. Which of Shakespeare’s three main genres does A Midsummer Night’s Dream fall into? Comedy
2. What is the name of the fairy king in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Oberon
3. Before the play starts, Titania has stolen a boy to raise as a fairy. What country does he come from? India
4. Who is Hermia in love with at the start of the play? Lyscander 
5. What city do the four lovers come from? Athens
6. How many actors are there in Bottom’s acting troupe? Six
7. What kind of animal is Bottom turned into by Puck? Donkey/Ass
8. Who falls in love with Bottom due to Puck’s spell? Titania
9. Complete the line: ‘Love looks not with the eyes, but with the…’ Mind
10. Who has the last line of the play? Puck

Round 2: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Multiple Choice Questions

1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was Shakespeare’s…
   1. 6th play
   2. 12th play
   3. 24th play
   4. Last play
2. Who has the first line of Act 1?
   1. Demetrius
   2. Theseus
   3. Hippolyta 
   4. Hermia
3. Hippolyta is the queen of …
   1. Athens
   2. Sparta
   3. The fairies
   4. The Amazons
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of  several Shakespeare plays to feature a play-within-a-play. Which of the following is not one of the others to use this device?
   1. The Tempest
   2. The Taming of the Shrew
   3. All’s Well That Ends Well
   4. Love’s Labour’s Lost
5. Why does Helena go into the woods?
   1. To escape her father
   2. To have an adventure
   3. To follow Hermia
   4. To follow Demetrius
6. Who has the line ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’?
   1. Hermia
   2. Lysander
   3. Helena
   4. Demetrius 
7. Which of the following is not one of Titania’s fairy servants?
   1. Goodfellow 
   2. Mustardseed
   3. Cobweb 
   4. Moth
8. What play does Bottom’s acting troupe perform for the royal court?
   1. Pyramus and Thisbe 
   2. Antony and Cleopantra
   3. Romeo and Juliet
   4. Eros and Psyche
9. Who tells Puck to use a love spell on Demetrius?
   1. Oberon
   2. Titania
   3. Helena
   4. No-one, Puck decided to do it himself
10. Much of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is written in Iambic Pentameter. How many syllables are there in a classic iambic pentameter line?
    1. 5
    2. 10
    3. 15
    4. 20

Round 2: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was Shakespeare’s… b. 12th play
2. Who has the first line of Act 1? B. Theseus 
3. Hippolyta is the queen of … D. The Amazons
4. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of  several Shakespeare plays to feature a play-within-a-play. Which of the following is not one of the others to use this device? C. All’s Well That Ends Well 
5. Why does Helena go into the woods? D. To follow Demetrius 
6. Who has the line ‘The course of true love never did run smooth’? B. Lysander
7. Which of the following is not one of Titania’s fairy servants? A. Goodfellow
8. What play does Bottom’s acting troupe perform for the royal court? A. Pyramus and Thisbe
9. Who tells Puck to use a love spell on Demetrius? A. Oberon
10. Much of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is written in Iambic Pentameter. How many syllables are there in a classic iambic pentameter line? B. 10

Round 3: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Quiz – True or False

1. The final speech of the play begins with the lines ‘if these shadows have offended,/ Think but this and all is mended.’
2. Puck is not an original Shakespeare character but rather a fixture of Elizabethan folklore.
3. Egeus is described in the character list as ‘master of the revels to Theseus.’
4. Barbie: Fairytopia is loosely based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
5. The part of The Lion in the play-within-a-play is performed by Peter Quince.
6. Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s iconic 1911 staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream featured live dogs and donkeys.
7. Hermia’s father threatens that if she doesn’t marry Demetrius she will either be killed or sent to a nunnery.
8. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was Shakespeare’s only play to debut outside of London, opening for the first time in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
9. The word ‘love’ appears over 300 times throughout the play.
10. Neptune has three moons named after characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, specifically Puck, Oberon and Titania.

Round 3: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Quiz Answers – True or False

1. The final speech of the play begins with the lines ‘if these shadows have offended,/ Think but this and all is mended.’ True
2. Puck is not an original Shakespeare character but rather a fixture of Elizabethan folklore. True
3. Egeus is described in the character list as ‘master of the revels to Theseus.’ False, that would be Philostrate
4. Barbie: Fairytopia is loosely based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. False
5. The part of The Lion in the play-within-a-play is performed by Peter Quince. True
6. Herbert Beerbohm Tree’s iconic 1911 staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream featured live dogs and donkeys. False, but it did have live rabbits.
7. Hermia’s father threatens that if she doesn’t marry Demetrius she will either be killed or sent to a nunnery. True
8. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was Shakespeare’s only play to debut outside of London, opening for the first time in Stratford-Upon-Avon. False
9. The word ‘love’ appears over 300 times throughout the play. False, it’s only said a mere 150 times.
10. Neptune has three moons named after characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, specifically Puck, Oberon and Titania. False, these are all moons of Uranus 

Round 4: Medium A Midsummer Night’s Dream Trivia Questions

1. What is Puck’s real name?
2. Who visits Thesius to ask him to persuade Hermia to marry Demetrius?
3. Which of the lovers is described throughout the play as being especially short?
4. What is Bottom’s day job?
5. What is the name of Bottom’s acting troupe?
6. At the start of the play, Oberon and Titania are arguing over a stolen human child. What is the name for a child who has been swapped, changed or stolen by fairies?
7. Who is Hermia speaking to when she says ‘You juggler, you canker blossom, you thief of love!’
8. Which character wrote the play that Bottom’s acting troupe perform?
9. Fill in the missing word: ‘Lord, what fools these ____ be!’
10. Which Oscar Winning film builds to its protagonists staging a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in its final scenes?

Round 4: Medium A Midsummer Night’s Dream Trivia Questions and Answers

1. What is Puck’s real name? Robin Goodfellow
2. Who visits Thesius to ask him to persuade Hermia to marry Demetrius? Egeus
3. Which of the lovers is described throughout the play as being especially short? Hermia
4. What is Bottom’s day job? Weaver
5. What is the name of Bottom’s acting troupe? The Mechanicals
6. At the start of the play, Oberon and Titania are arguing over a stolen human child. What is the name for a child who has been swapped, changed or stolen by fairies? A changeling
7. Who is Hermia speaking to when she says ‘You juggler, you canker blossom, you thief of love!’ Helena
8. Which character wrote the play that Bottom’s acting troupe perform? Peter Quince
9. Fill in the missing word: ‘Lord, what fools these ____ be!’ Mortals
10. Which Oscar Winning film builds to its protagonists staging a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in its final scenes? Dead Poets Society

Round 5: Hard A Midsummer Night’s Dream Trivia Questions

1. With a total of 2055 words, which character speaks the most in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
2. With a total of 3 words, which character speaks the least in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
3. Who played Titania in the famous 1968 production A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Peter Hall?
4. The 1967 ballet of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set to the music of which German composer?
5. Where do Hermia and Lyscander plan to get married?
6. Which Greek God does Helena try to channel is her pursuit of Demetrius?
7. Who plays the part of Moonshine in the play-within-a-play?
8. Which member of the acting troupe is a tinker by day?
9. Who is Bottom talking to when he says ‘good monsieur, get you your weapons in hand an kill me a red-hipped bumble-bee’?
10. Inspired by the one-night plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, director John McTiernan changed one of his films to also take place over one night. What was the film in question?

Round 5: Hard A Midsummer Night’s Dream Trivia Questions and Answers

1. With a total of 2055 words, which character speaks the most in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Bottom
2. With a total of 3 words, which character speaks the least in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Moth
3. Who played Titania in the famous 1968 production A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Peter Hall? Judi Dench
4. The 1967 ballet of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set to the music of which German composer? Felix Mendelssohn
5. Where do Hermia and Lyscander plan to get married? Lysander’s Aunt’s House
6. Which Greek God does Helena try to channel is her pursuit of Demetrius? Apollo
7. Who plays the part of Moonshine in the play-within-a-play? Robin Starveling
8. Which member of the acting troupe is a tinker by day? Tom Snout
9. Who is Bottom talking to when he says ‘good monsieur, get you your weapons in hand an kill me a red-hipped bumble-bee’? Cobweb 
10. Inspired by the one-night plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, director John McTiernan changed one of his films to also take place over one night. What was the film in question? Die Hard

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