Deep in the Athenian forest the air grows heavy with the scent of wild thyme and the noise of a royal fairy dispute about a changeling boy. Oberon and Titania’s high stakes battle sets the scene for a night of plant-based mischief and misdirected love in this A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 2 Quiz. Do you remember the exact ingredients of the love-in-idleness flower?
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MSND Act 2 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 2 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream take place?
- Who are the first two fairies to appear in Act 2?
- What is another name Puck is called by in the play?
- What is Puck’s primary role among the fairies?
- Who is the king of the fairies?
- Who is the queen of the fairies?
- Why are Oberon and Titania quarreling in Act 2?
- Where did Titania obtain the changeling boy?
- What effect has the fairies’ quarrel had on the natural world?
- What does Oberon want Puck to bring him?
- What power does the juice of the “love-in-idleness” flower hold?
- Why does Oberon want to use the flower on Titania?
- Whom does Oberon first see arguing in the forest?
- What does Oberon decide to do for Helena?
- What mistake does Puck make with the love potion?
- Who is the first person Lysander sees after being anointed with the potion?
- What happens when Lysander wakes up and sees Helena?
- What is Hermia’s reaction when she wakes to find Lysander gone?
- What is Puck’s attitude toward his mistake?
- What does Oberon plan to do once he realizes Puck’s error?
- Whom does Titania fall in love with after being enchanted?
- What animal does Puck give Bottom’s head the shape of?
- How does Titania react to Bottom’s transformed appearance?
- What is Oberon’s ultimate goal with Titania’s enchantment?
- What natural phenomenon reflects the chaos of the fairy quarrel?
- How does Demetrius treat Helena in Act 2?
- What theme does the love potion highlight?
- What emotion dominates Helena’s pursuit of Demetrius?
- What mood dominates the end of Act 2?
- What element of comedy is emphasized through Puck’s actions?