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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Puck say he entertains the King of the Fairies?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Pulling pranks.
(d) Singing songs.

2. What demeaning name does Demetrius call the actors while they are doing their mini-play?
(a) Knaves.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Asses.
(d) Fools.

3. Why does Helena think Lysander and Demetrius are playing a trick on her when she is alone with them in the woods?
(a) They are not in their right minds.
(b) They seem to be laughing.
(c) They are fawning over her like they were for Hermia.
(d) They have teased her like this before.

4. Who was once Oberon's mistress?
(a) Hippolyta.
(b) Titania.
(c) Hermia.
(d) Helena.

5. What does Bottom insist that their mini-play needs at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) A prologue.
(b) A narrator.
(c) An epilogue.
(d) A song.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to flee the scene when Hermia and Helena are fighting in the woods?

2. How long does Theseus have until he is married to his fiance at the beginning of the play?

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

4. What part in the mini-play is Snug assigned?

5. How is Puck told to lead Lysander and Demetrius away from one another?

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