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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the actors last see their missing fellow?
(a) In the woods.
(b) On a street in Athens.
(c) At his house.
(d) At Quince's house.

2. What does Bottom feel needs to be explained to all the audiences who see their mini-play?
(a) That they are not professional actors.
(b) That it is about love.
(c) That the deaths are not real.
(d) That the lion is really a man.

3. What does Titania continue to offer Bottom while they are together in the woods?
(a) Love.
(b) Water and ointments.
(c) Rest and comfort.
(d) Food and music.

4. How do the actors react to the entrance of their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) They are nonplussed.
(b) They are thrilled.
(c) They are concerned.
(d) They are dissappointed.

5. What form of entertainment has Theseus asked for?
(a) A play.
(b) A comic routine.
(c) A song.
(d) A dance.

6. What does Puck do to Bottom while he is off-stage during his second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Strikes him blind.
(b) Muffles his language.
(c) Gives him the head of an ass.
(d) Causes him to shout everything he says.

7. Who are the characters in Act 4, Scene 2 looking for?
(a) Bottom.
(b) Flute.
(c) Starveling.
(d) Quince.

8. How is Puck told to lead Lysander and Demetrius away from one another?
(a) Appear as Helena.
(b) Take one by the hand and lead him away.
(c) Cause one to fall asleep.
(d) Mimic the voice of Helena.

9. What do the other actors do when they see what Puck has done to Bottom during the second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Run away.
(b) Yell at him.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Fight him.

10. How many people were wed at the end of Act 4?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. How does Theseus wake the four Athenian lovers when he finds them in the woods?
(a) With cold water.
(b) With hunting horns.
(c) With tree branches.
(d) By kicking them.

12. What does Bottom ask Cobweb to do for him while he is with Titania?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Bring him some water.
(c) Scratch his head.
(d) Fetch him some food.

13. What does Bottom ask of Titania while they are together in the woods?
(a) Water and ointments.
(b) Food and music.
(c) Love.
(d) Rest and comfort.

14. Who is the first to flee the scene when Hermia and Helena are fighting in the woods?
(a) Helena.
(b) Lysander.
(c) Hermia.
(d) Demetrius.

15. Who sees the actors rehearsing their play at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Titania.
(c) Puck.
(d) Theseus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Oberon plan to do while Puck fixes the contention between the lovers from Athens?

2. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Titania's attendants?

3. What inanimate objects must be performed by men in the mini-play?

4. Who is in Act 4, Scene 1, but unseen by Titania?

5. What does Theseus say when he hears that the two couples want to be married?

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