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

2. How did Theseus meet his future bride?
(a) In the war.
(b) At a ball.
(c) On the street.
(d) At a council.

3. How are Hermia and Egeus related?
(a) Egeus is Hermia's uncle.
(b) Egeus is Hermia's father.
(c) Egeus is Hermia's god-father.
(d) Egeus is Hermia's cousin.

4. Where do the actors in the mini-play decide to have their second rehearsal?
(a) In the woods.
(b) On the castle stage.
(c) At Quince's house.
(d) On the street.

5. Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?
(a) The woods.
(b) A city street.
(c) Demetrius's house.
(d) Theseus's palace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bottom do to prove his bragging is true when he first comes on stage?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the actors for the mini-play?

4. What does Theseus tell Philostrate to tell the people at the beginning of the play?

5. What work of Shakespeare does the mini-play mirror?

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