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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Puck think Lysander is when he is sleeping in the woods?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Demetrius.
(d) Benadick.

2. What are the fairies who stay with Titania when she goes to sleep supposed to do?
(a) Lay next to her.
(b) Stand guard.
(c) Keep her husband from finding her.
(d) Continue singing for her.

3. How are Hermia and Egeus related?
(a) Egeus is Hermia's cousin.
(b) Egeus is Hermia's father.
(c) Egeus is Hermia's god-father.
(d) Egeus is Hermia's uncle.

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

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

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

7. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the actors for the mini-play?
(a) Snout.
(b) Quince.
(c) Snug.
(d) Ping.

8. Who says they would be better at the part Flute has been assigned in the mini-play?
(a) Quince.
(b) Bottom.
(c) Ping.
(d) Snout.

9. Who is assigning all the actors to their part in the mini-play?
(a) Snout.
(b) Quince.
(c) Snug.
(d) Ping.

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

11. What does Bottom brag about when he first comes on Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) His ability to memorize long pieces of literature.
(b) His acting abilities.
(c) His popularity among the people.
(d) His wealth.

12. Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?
(a) Demetrius's house.
(b) A city street.
(c) Theseus's palace.
(d) The woods.

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

14. Where is the child that Titania has stolen from?
(a) France.
(b) The Amazon.
(c) India.
(d) England.

15. What do the couple who enters the scene after Titania has the potion put on her eyes want to do?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Cry.
(c) Run.
(d) Rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the actor who thinks he should have Flute's part do to prove he would be better at it?

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

3. What does Hermia say about true love in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. According to the law, what will happen if Hermia refuses to marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?

5. Who enters the scene after Puck exits Act 2, Scene 2?

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