Plot
Q: Who does Egeus want Hermia to marry? (100 Points)
A: Demetrius
Q: Who said, “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” (100 points)
A: Puck
Q: Who does the forest belong to? (100 Points)
A: The fairies
Q: What is the name of Shakespeare's famous theatre?
(100 Points)
A: The Globe Theatre
Q: What will happen to Hermia if she refuses to marry her father's choice? (200 Points)
A: She will have to become a Nun.
Q: Who wants to play all of the characters in the mechanical's play? (200 Points)
A: Nick Bottom
Q: What does Puck to do Bottom? (200 points)
A: Turns his head into a donkey head.
Q: What are two types of writing Shakespeare uses in the play? (200 Points)
A: Prose, Verse or Iambic Pentameter
Q: Who are the mechanicals, and what are they doing in the forest? (300 points)
A: They are a group of workmen/amateur actors who are writing and rehearsing a play to perform at the Duke's wedding.
Q: Who is afraid that the audience will think the lion in the mechanical's play is real? (300 Points)
A: Snout
Q: Who is the only non-human victim of magic in the play?
A: Titania
Q: What is Puck's real name? (300 Points)
A: Robin Goodfellow
Q: What does Puck do with the magic flower, and what happens as a result? (400 points)
A: He accidentally uses it on Lysander, which makes him fall in love with Helena.
Q: What are the names of the main characters in the mechanical's play (similar to Romeo & Juliet) (400 points)
A: Pyramus & Thisbe
Q: When do most magical transformations seem to happen to the characters? (400 Points)
A: While they sleep.
Q: What is the name of the poorest audience members who stood during Shakespeare's plays? (400 Points)
A: Groundlings
Q: Where are Lysander and Hermia planning to go when they enter the forest? Why? (500 Points)
A: Lysander's aunt's house so they can marry.
Q: Who says "What thou seest when thou dost wake,/ Do it for thy true-love take?" (500 Points)
A: Oberon
Why does oberon want to use the magic flower to begin with
To get back at Titania after an argument.
Q: How many syllables are in one line of Iambic Pentameter? (500 Points)
A: 10
Q: What does Puck say the audience should do if they have not enjoyed the play? (1000 Points)
A: It was just a silly play; pretend it was all a dream.
Q: What is the name of The Mechanicals director? (1000 Points)
A: Peter Quince
In what order, and on whom, was magic used in the play?
1. Titania
2. Lysander (mistake)
3. Demetrius (goes wrong)
4. Remedy spells on Titania and Lysander
Q: Each team member must give me a memorized line of text from our script. (1000 Points)
A: Good luck!