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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What character will be missing in the play if the actors cannot find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Thisbe.
(b) Pyramus.
(c) Moonshine.
(d) The Lion.

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

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

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

9. What does Titania continue to offer Bottom while they are together in the woods?
(a) Water and ointments.
(b) Love.
(c) Food and music.
(d) Rest and comfort.

10. What are the actors all doing at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Rehearsing.
(b) Celebrating.
(c) Getting into costume.
(d) Singing.

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

12. Who coaches Flute with his lines while they rehearse the mini-play for the second time?
(a) Snout.
(b) Quince.
(c) Ping.
(d) Bottom.

13. Where is Theseus when he asks for a specific form of entertainment?
(a) In his house.
(b) At his wedding.
(c) In the woods.
(d) In the town square of Athens.

14. Why did Puck chase away the other actors after he changed Bottom's head into that of an ass?
(a) He wanted Titania to only see Bottom.
(b) He did not want them to tell Bottom about his new head.
(c) He did not want to get caught.
(d) He wanted to place enchantments on them as well.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does Hermia think Lysander left her alone in the woods?

4. How does Theseus wake the four Athenian lovers when he finds them in the woods?

5. How many people were wed at the end of Act 4?

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