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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Puck do to Bottom while he is off-stage during his second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Strikes him blind.
(b) Gives him the head of an ass.
(c) Muffles his language.
(d) Causes him to shout everything he says.

2. Who enters the scene at the very end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Ping.
(b) Snug.
(c) Bottom.
(d) Starveling.

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

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

5. 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 Lysander he will be hung for this.
(d) He tells Hermia she is no longer his daughter.

6. Who is in Act 4, Scene 1, but unseen by Titania?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Puck.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Hippolyta.

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

8. 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.

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

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

11. 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.

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

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

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

15. What does Bottom ask Cobweb to do for him while he is with Titania?
(a) Sing a song.
(b) Scratch his head.
(c) Bring him some water.
(d) Fetch him some food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Titania do with Bottom when her fairy attendants leave her alone with him?

2. How is Puck told to lead Lysander and Demetrius away from one another?

3. What inanimate objects must be performed by men in the mini-play?

4. Which if the following is NOT one of the fairy attendants ordered to serve Bottom?

5. What will happen if the actors are unable to find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?

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