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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Titania get to sleep at the end of a long night?
(a) Puck puts a spell on her.
(b) Her attendants sing her to sleep.
(c) She takes a sleeping draught.
(d) She lays on a bed of flowers and blossoms.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How long does Theseus give Hermia to make her decision about whom to marry?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 4 days.

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

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

10. What does Quince say to the man who tries to prove he should have Snug's part in the mini-play?
(a) That his laughing would make the audience laugh with him.
(b) That his dancing would offend the queen.
(c) That his talent would be wasted in silence.
(d) That his roaring would frighten the ladies in the audience.

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

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

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

14. What about Lysander causes Puck to mistake his identity?
(a) His clothing.
(b) His bearded face.
(c) His position in the forest.
(d) His closeness to Hermia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fairy queen accuse her husband of when they first meet on stage?

2. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?

3. What does Puck do to Lysander when he sees him sleeping in the woods?

4. Who does Oberon ask to help him in his plot to punish his wife?

5. How does Puck say he entertains the King of the Fairies?

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