Vocabulary Quiz for Act 2 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1. Daphne 2.1.231 A. Theseus’ old girlfriends &
lovers
2. Anon 2.1.17 B. Useless, without effect or
results
3. Apollo 2.1.231 C. Curse, invoke evil upon
4. Barm
2.1.38 D. Yeast foam on fermenting malt
liquor
5. Beshrew
2.2.60 E. God of the Sun
6. Bootless 2.1.37 F. Wearing boots
7. Buskin’d/buskined
2.1.71 G.
Fertile, pregnant
8. Childing
2.1.112 H. Nymph loved by
Apollo, changed into laurel tree
9. Aegles,
Ariadne, Antiopa, Perigouna 2.1.78-80 I.
Soon, shortly
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10. Adamant/adamantine
2.1.195 A. Hand-operated grain grinder
11. Corin
& Phillida 2.1.66-68 B.
Bewildered & confused
12. Dewlap 2.1.50 C. Reflex spasm of air through nose
& mouth
13. Lob 2.1.16 D. Pastoral lovers & shepherds
14. Mazed/amazed
2.1.113 E. Slow, clumsy, heavy
person
15. Neeze/sneeze
2.1.56 F.
God of Winter
16. Old Heims/Hiems 2.1.109 G. Normal appearance/attire
17. Quern 2.1.36 H. Loose fold of skin
hanging under the chin
18. Wonted liveries 2.1.113 I. Material that is unbreakable
& impenetrable
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19. Oxlips, muskroses, eglantine 2.1.250-252 A. Bats
20. Nine-men’s morris 2.1.98 B. Folk dance in a round style
21. Ounce & Pard 2.2.36-37 C. Female deer
22. Philomel/Philomela 2.2.13 D. Large carnivorous felines
23. Reremice
2.2.4 E. Promise, pledge,
fidelity, loyalty, faithfulness
24. Roundel 2.2.1 F. Pattern cut into grass for
playing a game
25. Troth 2.2.42 G. Flowers in Titania’s
sleeping area
26. Wood 2.1.192 H. Mythological princess changed
into nightingale
27. Hind 2.1.232 I.
Crazy, insane
Revised 16 July 2011