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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. Why does Demetrius want Lysander to leave Hermia alone?
(a) Hermia does not want Lysander.
(b) Lysander's wooing will get Hermia banished.
(c) Demetrius wants Hermia for himself.
(d) Lysander has a bad reputation.

2. Who is assigning all the actors to their part in the mini-play?
(a) Snout.
(b) Snug.
(c) Ping.
(d) Quince.

3. Where does Lysander ask Hermia to meet him if she chooses to marry him at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) In the town square.
(b) At the church.
(c) In the castle.
(d) In the woods.

4. What wakes Hermia while she is sleeping in the wood?
(a) The song of a bird.
(b) Puck.
(c) The noise of Helena's conversation with Lysander.
(d) A nightmare.

5. Who does Oberon ask to help him in his plot to punish his wife?
(a) Titania.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Puck.
(d) His fairy attendants.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snug's assigned role in the mini-play mostly consist of?

2. What does Hermia say she would rather do than marry the man chosen for her by Egeus?

3. What does Bottom brag about when he first comes on Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Where does Act 2 begin?

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

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