Act 2

Question 1

headstrong, willful

Answer 1

wanton

Question 2

near

Answer 2

nigh

Question 3

piece of land jutting out into the sea

Answer 3

promontory

Question 4

offspring

Answer 4

progeny

Question 5

to pine with desire or longing

Answer 5

languish

Question 6

valley

Answer 6

dale

Question 7

over-indulgence; excess

Answer 7

surfeit

Question 8

mischievous

Answer 8

knavish

Question 9

soon

Answer 9

anon

Question 10

disagreement

Answer 10

dissension

Question 11

King of the Fairies; husband of Titania

Answer 11

Oberon

Question 12

Oberon’s chief fairy servent

Answer 12

Puck

Question 13

A flower/herb hit by Cupid’s arrow

Answer 13

love-in-idleness

Question 14

The queen of the fairies

Answer 14

Titania

Question 15

What do the woods outside of Athens represent?

Answer 15

Irrational passion; confusion

Question 16

Who said “I’ll put a girdle round about the earth in forty minutes”?

Answer 16

Puck

Question 17

In Act 2, Scene 2, what kind of frightening dream does Hermia wake up to?

Answer 17

A serpent eating her heart away

Question 18

Who does Lysander love when he wakes up under the influence of the flower?

Answer 18

Helena

Question 19

What is Helena’s reaction to Lysander’s change of heart from Hermia toward her?

Answer 19

She thinks he is mocking her

Question 20

What is Puck like in Act 2?

Answer 20

mischievous