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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lysander think he deserves Hermia as his bride?
(a) He is from noble blood.
(b) He has wooed her well.
(c) He is wealthy.
(d) He is smart.

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

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

4. What awakens Titania at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) The chirping of a bird.
(b) Bottom's singing.
(c) The morning light.
(d) Puck's laughter.

5. Why did Puck chase away the other actors after he changed Bottom's head into that of an ass?
(a) He wanted Titania to only see Bottom.
(b) He did not want them to tell Bottom about his new head.
(c) He did not want to get caught.
(d) He wanted to place enchantments on them as well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bottom do when he is left alone after the second rehearsal for the mini-play?

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

3. What does Puck do to Lysander when he sees him sleeping in the woods?

4. What does the fairy queen accuse her husband of when they first meet on stage?

5. What do the fairies sing for Titania in the second scene that Titania appears in?

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