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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Hippolyta and Theseus enter the woods after Titania and Oberon leave?
(a) They are searching for fairies.
(b) They are on a hunt.
(c) They are trying to elope together.
(d) They are looking for Hermia.

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

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

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

5. Which one of the following are not one of the first four characters to enter Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Snout.
(b) Bottom.
(c) Quince.
(d) Flute.

6. After Bottom has been enchanted by Puck, who chases the other actors?
(a) Puck.
(b) Oberon.
(c) Quince.
(d) Bottom.

7. Who was married at the same time as Theseus?
(a) Titania and Oberon.
(b) Helena and Demetrius.
(c) Bottom and Cobweb.
(d) Puck and Peasblossom.

8. 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.

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

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

11. Who does Puck blame for the contention among the four lovers of Athens?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Theseus.
(c) Titania.
(d) Robin Goodfellow.

12. What does Bottom do when he meets Titania's attendants?
(a) Exclaims at their beauty.
(b) Mocks their names.
(c) Faints.
(d) Laughs with them.

13. What did Oberon tell Puck he had done instead of turning false love true?
(a) Turned false love even falser.
(b) Ended all chances of love.
(c) Spread sorrow and confusion.
(d) Turned true love false.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the actors think has happened to their missing fellow?

2. What reason does Lysander give Hermia for leaving her alone in the woods?

3. Where is Act 4, Scene 2 played out?

4. Who coaches Flute with his lines while they rehearse the mini-play for the second time?

5. Who does Bottom have to be romantic with in the mini-play?

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