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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. Where do the lovers in the mini-play plan to meet each other?
(a) Noni's Wall.
(b) Norna's Tree.
(c) Neenus's Castle.
(d) Ninus's Tomb.

2. What does Theseus tell Philostrate to tell the people at the beginning of the play?
(a) To prepare for the winter.
(b) To celebrate his wedding.
(c) To rejoice for the end of the war.
(d) To pay their taxes.

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

4. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?
(a) London.
(b) Venice.
(c) Athens.
(d) Rome.

5. What does Puck do to Bottom while he is off-stage during his second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Muffles his language.
(b) Gives him the head of an ass.
(c) Causes him to shout everything he says.
(d) Strikes him blind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the genre of the mini-play?

2. What is Bottom's first name?

3. Where does the last scene of the play take place?

4. Why did Puck chase away the other actors after he changed Bottom's head into that of an ass?

5. What solution do the actors find to resolve Flute's complaint about his assigned part?

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