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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Theseus wake the four Athenian lovers when he finds them in the woods?
(a) With cold water.
(b) With tree branches.
(c) With hunting horns.
(d) By kicking them.

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

3. What part in the mini-play is Snug assigned?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) The lion.
(c) The Wall.
(d) Thisbe's father.

4. What inanimate objects must be performed by men in the mini-play?
(a) A dress and a goblet of wine.
(b) A tree and a prison wall.
(c) A wall and moonshine.
(d) A table and a rock.

5. What does the actor who thinks he would be better at Snug's role do to prove his belief?
(a) Stands still holding his breath.
(b) Dances.
(c) Shows his variety of laughs.
(d) Roars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does Theseus give Hermia to make her decision about whom to marry?

3. With whom does Titania always enter the stage?

4. Who does the Fairy King blame for the contention among the four lovers of Athens?

5. What do the couple who enters the scene after Titania has the potion put on her eyes want to do?

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