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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What solution do the actors find to resolve Flute's complaint about his assigned part?
(a) They allow him to improvise.
(b) They say the lion will be known as a timid lion.
(c) He stands on a stool.
(d) He wears a mask.

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

4. Who was once Oberon's mistress?
(a) Hippolyta.
(b) Titania.
(c) Helena.
(d) Hermia.

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

6. Whom does Puck meet with at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) A Fairy.
(b) A queen.
(c) A king.
(d) A Sprite.

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

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

9. Why does Demetrius want Lysander to leave Hermia alone?
(a) Lysander's wooing will get Hermia banished.
(b) Lysander has a bad reputation.
(c) Hermia does not want Lysander.
(d) Demetrius wants Hermia for himself.

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

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

12. Where does Lysander choose to move after Hermia is told to make her decision about whom to marry?
(a) To live with his aunt.
(b) To Athens.
(c) To live at the castle.
(d) To Rome.

13. What does Snug's assigned role in the mini-play mostly consist of?
(a) Standing still.
(b) Roaring.
(c) Dancing about the stage.
(d) Laughing.

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

15. Who is in love with Demetrius?
(a) Helena.
(b) Hippolyta.
(c) Hermia.
(d) Tatiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fairies remain with Titania when she goes to sleep?

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

3. What is Flute's first name?

4. Who interrupts the conversation between Hermia and Lysander at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

5. What is another name for Puck?

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