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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 does Bottom do to prove his bragging is true when he first comes on stage?
(a) Buys everyone a pint of mead.
(b) Gives a memorized speech.
(c) Pretends to be a lion.
(d) Lists off all of his friends.

2. What does Hermia say she would rather do than marry the man chosen for her by Egeus?
(a) Go to prison.
(b) Go to a convent.
(c) Kill herself.
(d) Leave her homeland.

3. When do the actors in the mini-play plan to meet again for their second rehearsal?
(a) In a few hours.
(b) In the middle of the night.
(c) The next week.
(d) The next night.

4. According to the law, what will happen if Hermia refuses to marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?
(a) She will be imprisoned.
(b) She will be killed.
(c) She will be banished.
(d) She will be put in a nunnery.

5. Who says they would be better at the role assigned to Snug in the mini-play?
(a) Bottom.
(b) Starveling.
(c) Snout.
(d) Ping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part in the mini-play is Snug assigned?

2. Who does Hermia want to marry?

3. What does Theseus say will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?

4. Where is Theseus's fiance from?

5. What does Helena choose to do after talking with Hermia at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

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