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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the fairies sing for Titania in the second scene that Titania appears in?
(a) A poem.
(b) A lullaby.
(c) A gentle melody.
(d) A story.

2. What does Puck do to Lysander when he sees him sleeping in the woods?
(a) Kidnaps Hermia.
(b) Takes his money.
(c) Shaves his beard.
(d) Puts love potion on his eyes.

3. With whom does Titania always enter the stage?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her attendants.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her children.

4. What does Oberon want to do to punish his wife in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Play a trick on her.
(b) Kill her mortal lover.
(c) Cause her to not sleep.
(d) Sleep with another woman.

5. How did Theseus meet his future bride?
(a) At a ball.
(b) On the street.
(c) At a council.
(d) In the war.

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

7. In Act 2, Scene 1, who is the first to exit the scene after the fight between the Fairy King and queen?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Titania.
(c) Puck.
(d) The fairy attendants.

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

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

10. What is Bottom's first name?
(a) Nate.
(b) Non.
(c) Nick.
(d) Norm.

11. Who does Hermia want to marry?
(a) Benadick.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Demetrius.

12. What role in the mini-play is Bottom assigned?
(a) Thisbe.
(b) The Lion.
(c) Pyramus.
(d) Moonshine.

13. What did the Fairy King see striking a flower one night?
(a) The wings of a fairy,
(b) Athena's gown.
(c) Cupid's arrow.
(d) Lightning.

14. What is Puck?
(a) A sprite.
(b) A king.
(c) A fairy.
(d) A man.

15. What does the Fairy King tell his wife she must do in order to stop the strife between them?
(a) Return the child she has stolen.
(b) Fire her new fairy attendants.
(c) Return to live with him.
(d) Stop courting other men.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What had the fairy been doing before the beginning of Act 2?

4. What does Titania's husband want her to awake to after the potion is put on her eyes?

5. Where is Theseus's fiance from?

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