A Midsummer Night’s Dream Final Assessment Practice Flashcards

A complete set of fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering vocabulary, character motivations, plot developments, and literary terms from Acts 1-5 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The final assessment of the year is worth __________ points.

$$65$$

The final assessment is scheduled for Friday, June __________ .

$$12th$$

A monologue spoken by a character who thinks they are alone to express their thoughts and motives is called a __________ .

Soliloquy

Act I Vocab: A condition of lacking pleasure or luxury is __________ .

Austerity

Act I Vocab: To trick someone is to __________ them.

Beguile

Act I Vocab: A place where members of a religious community live is a __________ .

Cloister

Act I Vocab: To lessen the seriousness of something is to __________ it.

Extenuate

Act I Vocab: False worship is referred to as __________ .

Idolatry

Act I Vocab: The word for enjoying festivities is __________ .

Reveling

Act II Vocab: To pretend is to __________ .

dissemble

Act II Vocab: To mock someone is to __________ them.

flout

Act II Vocab: The term for offspring or children is __________ .

progeny

Act II Vocab: The adjective meaning shameless is __________ .

wanton

The literary term for elements of characters that repeat or reflect others is __________ .

doubling

Act III Vocab: To leave or pass on to, as in a will, is to __________ .

bequeath

Act III Vocab: To scold someone is to __________ them.

chide

Act III Vocab: To beg is to __________ .

entreat

Act III Vocab: To reject is to __________ .

spurn

Act IV Vocab: A formal conversation is known as __________ .

Discourse

Act IV Vocab: The term for hostility is __________ .

Enmity

Act IV Vocab: A model of perfection is called a __________ .

Paragon

Act V Vocab: Something done to make up for a fault or mistake is __________ .

Amends

Act V Vocab: The adjective for someone who is bold is __________ .

Audacious

Act V Vocab: Something that is planned in advance is __________ .

Premeditated

Act V Vocab: To change the appearance or form of something is to __________ it.

Transfigure

Theseus wants to marry __________ , but he feels the days are dragging on.

Hippolyta

Egeus wants his daughter, Hermia, to marry __________ .

Demetrius

Egeus is angry with Lysander, saying "this man hath __________ the bosom of my child."

bewitch’d

Demetrius has won the soul of __________ , who dotes upon him even though he is "inconstant."

Helena

Nick Bottom wants to play the part of __________ in a "monstrous little voice."

Thisbe

Puck explains that Oberon and Titania are fighting over a boy stolen from an __________ king.

Indian

The fairy identifies Puck as __________ , who is known for pulling pranks.

Robin Goodfellow

The fighting between the fairy King and Queen is causing " __________ fog falling in the land."

contagious

Oberon wants a magical flower that was once hit by the bolt of __________ .

Cupid

Oberon plans to drop the juice of the flower into Titania's eyes so she will fall in love with a __________ thing.

vile

Puck mistakenly puts the love juice in the eyes of __________ instead of Demetrius.

Lysander

The craftsmen worry that the audience will be scared of the __________ , so Snug will show half of his face.

lion

Puck transforms Nick Bottom's head into that of a __________ .

donkey

When she first wakes up, Titania thinks __________ is the most beautiful creature she has ever seen.

Bottom

Helena feels that Lysander and Demetrius are __________ her when they both claim to love her.

mocking

Hermia and Helena fight, and Hermia believes Helena is using her __________ to win the men's hearts.

height

Puck's famous line regarding the lovers' behavior is, "Lord what __________ these mortals be."

fools

Oberon reveals he is capable of feeling __________ after seeing the conflict caused by Puck's mistake.

guilty

Shakespeare uses __________ irony when the audience knows the love triangle is caused by magic, but the characters do not.

dramatic

The act that serves as the climax of the play is Act __________ .

$$3$$

In Act 4, Theseus tells Egeus, "I __________ your will," and allows the couples to marry.

overbear

Bottom believes his experience with Titania was a "rare vision" and calls it __________ .

Bottom’s Dream

The play performed at the wedding reception in Act 5 is titled __________ .

Pyramus and Thisbe

In the final speech of the play, __________ asks the audience for forgiveness.

Puck