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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the actors think has happened to their missing fellow?
(a) He was thrown in prison.
(b) He was transported in the woods.
(c) He ran away.
(d) He got lost in a strange city.

2. Who does Oberon send Puck to find as he places the love juice on Demetrius's eyes?
(a) Helena.
(b) Titania.
(c) Lysander.
(d) Hermia.

3. What news is brought to the actors at the end of Act 4?
(a) Snout is injured.
(b) Bottom has been found.
(c) Lysander was thrown in prison.
(d) The duke is married.

4. What did Oberon ask Titania to do with the Indian child while she was in love with Bottom?
(a) To give the Indian child to his mother.
(b) To kill the Indian child.
(c) To give him the Indian child.
(d) To let the Indian child go.

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

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) Causes him to shout everything he says.
(c) Gives him the head of an ass.
(d) Muffles his language.

7. What does the news brought to the actors at the end of Act 4 mean for their mini-play?
(a) It is time for it to start.
(b) It has been cancelled.
(c) It will really be a success.
(d) It will be postponed.

8. Why does Helena call Hermia unkind when she enters Act 3, Scene 2 and sees Lysander and Demetrius praising Helena?
(a) She is tired of being second rate to Hermia.
(b) She thinks Hermia is in on the joke as well.
(c) She is angry about her stealing Demetrius's love from her.
(d) She feels that Hermia got her lost in the woods on purpose.

9. What does Bottom insist that their mini-play needs at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) A narrator.
(b) A song.
(c) A prologue.
(d) An epilogue.

10. What does Egeus say when he hears that Hermia tried to elope?
(a) He commands her to return home never to leave.
(b) He tells Demetrius she is now his.
(c) He tells Hermia she is no longer his daughter.
(d) He tells Lysander he will be hung for this.

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

12. What do Hermia and Helena insult about each other as they fight in the woods?
(a) Their age.
(b) Their looks.
(c) Their selfishness.
(d) Their lack of wealth.

13. What does Demetrius do after Hermia leaves to go find Lysander?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Chases after her.
(c) Thinks out a new plan to woo her.
(d) Cries.

14. What does Bottom say when he awakens after his night with Titania?
(a) He should be honored.
(b) He is sad to have it end so soon.
(c) It was a dream.
(d) He is angry at Titania for leaving him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the actors doing at the beginning of Act 3?

3. Why do Hippolyta and Theseus enter the woods after Titania and Oberon leave?

4. When does Oberon want Puck to undo the enchantment on Bottom?

5. How does Puck discover that he placed the love potion on the wrong Athenian man?

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