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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What inanimate objects must be performed by men in the mini-play?
(a) A table and a rock.
(b) A dress and a goblet of wine.
(c) A wall and moonshine.
(d) A tree and a prison wall.

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. What will happen if the actors are unable to find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) They will have to improvise.
(b) They will find someone else.
(c) The play will be ruined.
(d) The play will be better than it would have been.

7. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Titania's attendants?
(a) Birdsong.
(b) Cobweb.
(c) Peasblossom.
(d) Mustardseed.

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

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

10. What does Bottom say about his face while he is lounging with Titania?
(a) It is rather furry.
(b) It has strong features.
(c) It is not handsome enough to be with Titania.
(d) It seems larger than usual.

11. What is Titania doing at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Crying.
(b) Singing.
(c) Praying.
(d) Sleeping.

12. Who tells the Fairy King about Titania's new love for Bottom?
(a) Bottom.
(b) Oberon.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Puck.

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

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

15. What was Titania dreaming about before she wakes up in the woods with Bottom?
(a) That Puck had been snooping around her bower.
(b) That the Indian child had been taken from her.
(c) That Oberon was mocking her.
(d) That she was in love with an ass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Titania feel about Bottom once she awakes and finds him in her bower?

3. After Bottom has been enchanted by Puck, who chases the other actors?

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

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

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