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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are the actors doing at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Rehearsing.

6. Why is Bottom so surprised at the reaction he gets from the other actors after Puck has enchanted him?
(a) He did not know they were so cowardly.
(b) He wanted them to help him.
(c) He thought they were his friends.
(d) He does not notice the difference.

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

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

9. Why does Hermia think Lysander left her alone in the woods?
(a) He thought she had left him.
(b) Demetrius killed him.
(c) He was frightened away.
(d) He went to get her some food.

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

11. What reason does Lysander give Hermia for leaving her alone in the woods?
(a) He was angry with her.
(b) He thought she had left.
(c) He loves Helena.
(d) He went to get her some food.

12. 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.

13. What does Demetrius do when he wakes up to see Helena in the woods?
(a) Decides to fight Lysander for her hand.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Faints.
(d) Falls in love with her.

14. What does Theseus say when he hears that the two couples want to be married?
(a) He says it is not his or Egeus's decision to make.
(b) He orders Hermia to obey her father.
(c) He says he will do the honor right there in the woods.
(d) He says they will be married that day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Titania and Oberon plan to go after they are reconciled?

2. What is Titania doing at the beginning of Act 3?

3. What do the other actors do when they see what Puck has done to Bottom during the second rehearsal for the mini-play?

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

5. How do the actors react to the entrance of their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?

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