Vocabulary Quiz for Act 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
NOTE: for 1-9 use A-H
1. Lode-stars 1.1.183 A. The Moon or the mythological Moon
goddess (A.K.A. Artemis)
2. Carthage Queen 1.1.173 B. The Sun or the mythological Sun
god (A.K.A. Apollo)
3. False Trojan/Troyan 1.1.174 C.
It makes no difference (the results are the same)
4. Ercles/Hercules
1.2.22 D. Aeneas, hero
of Virgil’s The Aeneid
5. Diana 1.1.89 E. “All
right” or “okay” (slang usage of the name of Jesus’ mother)
6. That’s all one 1.2.40 F. Mythological son of
Zeus, known for great strength
7. Marry/Mary 1.2.9 G.
“Marker” in the sky used for determining direction
8. Phoebe 1.1.209 H. Dido, fell in
love with Aeneas, killed herself when Aeneas left
9. Phibbus/Phoebus
1.2.28 (NOTE: One of the letters above should be
used twice)
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NOTE: for 10-17 use I-P
10. Stepdame
1.1.5 I. Pretending, deceiving, counterfeiting,
& bluffing
11. Gauds/gawds
1.1.33 J. Stolen by
thievery
12. Filch’d/filched
1.1.36 K. Cheap gifts,
jewelry, & trinkets
13. Waggish 1.1.240 L. Wealthy elderly
woman
14. Ere 1.1.80 M. Woman married to one’s father,
who is not one’s mother
15. Eyne
1.1.242 N.
Organ of sight
16. Dowager 1.1.5 O. Playful, witty, joking, tricky, & mischievous
17. Faining/feigning
voice 1.1.31 P. Before
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NOTE: for 18-25 use Q-X
18. Scrip/script 1.2.3 Q.
Mismatched
19. Mew’d/Mewed
1.1.71 R. Confined,
concealed, as if in a cage
20. Spotted 1.1.110 S. Transformed &
changed
21. Misgraffed/misgrafted 1.1.137 T.
Dark as if blackened by coal dust
22. Collied
1.1.145 U. Inclination,
temperament, characteristic, & quality
23. Translated 1.1.191 V.
Morally-stained, figuratively “blemished” & “discolored”
24. Humor/Humour
1.2.22 W. Grant, allow, & permit
25. Beteem
1.1.131 X.
Written version of a play used for rehearsal
Revised 17 July 2011