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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work of Shakespeare does the mini-play mirror?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) As You Like It.
(d) Caesar.

2. What can now be done with the flower Oberon saw get hit with something unique?
(a) It can put people to sleep.
(b) It can be used as a love potion.
(c) It can be used to give great power to someone.
(d) It can show its holder the near future.

3. What wakes Hermia while she is sleeping in the wood?
(a) Puck.
(b) The song of a bird.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) The noise of Helena's conversation with Lysander.

4. What had the fairy been doing before the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Melting frost.
(b) Painting flowers.
(c) Sprinkling dew drops.
(d) Planting sun beams.

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

6. What has Titania stolen that has upset her husband?
(a) The heart of another man.
(b) An Indian child.
(c) His crown.
(d) Some of his powers.

7. What does Bottom do to prove his bragging is true when he first comes on stage?
(a) Buys everyone a pint of mead.
(b) Lists off all of his friends.
(c) Pretends to be a lion.
(d) Gives a memorized speech.

8. What does Hermia say about true love in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) It is a cruel joke on the heart.
(b) It is impossible to attain.
(c) It is always inconvenient.
(d) It never runs smoothly.

9. According to the law, what will happen if Hermia refuses to marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?
(a) She will be imprisoned.
(b) She will be put in a nunnery.
(c) She will be banished.
(d) She will be killed.

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

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

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

13. Where is the mini-play rehearsed?
(a) Flute's house.
(b) Quince's house.
(c) Ping's house.
(d) Bottoms's house.

14. What happens when Helena wakes up Lysander in the woods after lamenting her situation?
(a) He pledges to help her woo Demetrius.
(b) He seems to be very sick.
(c) He falls in love with her.
(d) He yells at her to leave him alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the couple who enters the scene after Titania has the potion put on her eyes want to do?

2. What does Oberon plan to use the magic flower for in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Where does Lysander choose to move after Hermia is told to make her decision about whom to marry?

4. Whom does Puck meet with at the beginning of Act 2?

5. Who says they would be better at the role assigned to Snug in the mini-play?

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