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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Titania's husband want her to awake to after the potion is put on her eyes?
(a) Her servant.
(b) A vile thing.
(c) Himself.
(d) A mirror.

2. What happened to the mother of the child Titania has stolen?
(a) She is in prison.
(b) She died.
(c) She begged Titania to take him.
(d) She forgot all about him.

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

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

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

6. What does Oberon plan to use the magic flower for in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To make his wife fall in love with something ridiculous.
(b) To cause his wife to sleep for long enough to steal the child away.
(c) To overpower his wife to do his bidding.
(d) To find out what his wife plans to do and thwart those plans.

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

8. Where does Act 2 begin?
(a) On a street in Athens.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In Puck's house.
(d) At Titania's Castle.

9. Where do the actors of the mini-play hope to perform?
(a) On the street corner.
(b) Theseus's wedding.
(c) At the carnival.
(d) At mass.

10. What is the first thing the Fairy King tells his wife when they meet on stage?
(a) She looks lovely.
(b) She did not keep her promise to him.
(c) She should obey his command.
(d) She should not have slept so late.

11. Why is Helena unable to continue running when she enters Act 2, Scene 2 after Puck exits?
(a) She is heart broken.
(b) She hurt her foot.
(c) She sees Lysander.
(d) She is too tired.

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

13. How long does Theseus have until he is married to his fiance at the beginning of the play?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 4 hours.

14. Why does Puck say the Fairy King and Queen should not meet at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) The queen is not dressed yet.
(b) They are quarrelling.
(c) Puck is playing a trick on them.
(d) The king is with another woman.

15. 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 killed.
(c) She will be imprisoned.
(d) She will be put in a nunnery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Titania get to sleep at the end of a long night?

2. What is another name for Puck?

3. Who is assigning all the actors to their part in the mini-play?

4. What does Oberon want to do to punish his wife in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Who is in love with Demetrius?

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