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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is in love with Demetrius?
(a) Tatiana.
(b) Hippolyta.
(c) Hermia.
(d) Helena.

2. What does Oberon want to do to punish his wife in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Play a trick on her.
(b) Cause her to not sleep.
(c) Kill her mortal lover.
(d) Sleep with another woman.

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

4. What does Quince say to the man who tries to prove he should have Snug's part in the mini-play?
(a) That his roaring would frighten the ladies in the audience.
(b) That his talent would be wasted in silence.
(c) That his laughing would make the audience laugh with him.
(d) That his dancing would offend the queen.

5. What does Theseus say will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?
(a) She will be killed.
(b) She will be imprisoned.
(c) She will be banished.
(d) She will be put in a nunnery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role in the mini-play is Bottom assigned?

2. What role in the mini-play is Flute assigned?

3. Whom does Puck meet with at the beginning of Act 2?

4. What does Oberon plan to use the magic flower for in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Where does Lysander ask Hermia to meet him if she chooses to marry him at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

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