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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Titania do with Bottom when her fairy attendants leave her alone with him?
(a) Sing.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Talk.
(d) Sleep.

2. What do the actors ask their missing fellow to tell them?
(a) Where he has been.
(b) Why he was so late.
(c) If he is alright.
(d) If he can perform.

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

4. Where does Act 3 begin?
(a) Athens.
(b) Theseus's palace.
(c) Quince's house.
(d) The woods.

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

6. Who brings the actors some news at the end of Act 4?
(a) Starveling.
(b) Bottom.
(c) Ping.
(d) Snug.

7. Why is Oberon so hateful towards the Indian child?
(a) He fears it will gain too many powers.
(b) He does not approve of changelings.
(c) It is taking all of his wife's attention.
(d) It is wiser than he is.

8. Who does the Fairy King blame for the contention among the four lovers of Athens?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Puck.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Titania.

9. Why does Helena think Lysander and Demetrius are playing a trick on her when she is alone with them in the woods?
(a) They have teased her like this before.
(b) They seem to be laughing.
(c) They are not in their right minds.
(d) They are fawning over her like they were for Hermia.

10. What does Oberon plan to do while Puck fixes the contention between the lovers from Athens?
(a) Release Titania from her spell.
(b) Take the Indian baby.
(c) Find an herb to reverse the effects of the love juice.
(d) Watch Titania with Bottom.

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

12. Where do Titania and Oberon plan to go after they are reconciled?
(a) To sleep.
(b) To their own joined castle.
(c) Athens.
(d) Theseus's wedding.

13. When does Oberon want Puck to undo the enchantment on Bottom?
(a) Just as the sun rises.
(b) After Titania has had her love spell reversed.
(c) Before Titania wakes up.
(d) Never.

14. How does Titania feel about Bottom once she awakes and finds him in her bower?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is furious.
(c) She finds him funny.
(d) She still loves him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Puck chase away the other actors after he changed Bottom's head into that of an ass?

2. Who is the first to flee the scene when Hermia and Helena are fighting in the woods?

3. Who does Puck blame for the contention among the four lovers of Athens?

4. What does Bottom do when he is left alone after the second rehearsal for the mini-play?

5. Who enters Act 3, Scene 2 as Puck and the Fairy King are discussing Titania's new love?

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