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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work of Shakespeare does the mini-play mirror?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Caesar.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) As You Like It.

2. Who interrupts the conversation between Hermia and Lysander at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) Hippolyta.
(b) Helena.
(c) Egeus.
(d) Demetrius.

3. Where does Lysander choose to move after Hermia is told to make her decision about whom to marry?
(a) To live at the castle.
(b) To live with his aunt.
(c) To Athens.
(d) To Rome.

4. What is Starveling's occupation?
(a) Chef.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Cooper.
(d) Accountant.

5. What role in the mini-play is Bottom assigned?
(a) Pyramus.
(b) The Lion.
(c) Moonshine.
(d) Thisbe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?

2. What will happen on the same day that Hermia announces her decision about whom to marry?

3. When do the actors in the mini-play plan to meet again for their second rehearsal?

4. Who says they would be better at the role assigned to Snug in the mini-play?

5. Where do the actors in the mini-play decide to have their second rehearsal?

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