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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Bottom have to be romantic with in the mini-play?
(a) Starveling.
(b) Thisbe.
(c) Snug.
(d) Flute.

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 ruined.
(c) The play will be better than it would have been.
(d) They will have to improvise.

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

5. What news is brought to the actors at the end of Act 4?
(a) Bottom has been found.
(b) The duke is married.
(c) Snout is injured.
(d) Lysander was thrown in prison.

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

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

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

9. What happens when Titania first wakes up in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She dresses for the day.
(b) She calls for her husband.
(c) She screams out in fear.
(d) She falls in love with Bottom.

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

11. How does Theseus wake the four Athenian lovers when he finds them in the woods?
(a) With tree branches.
(b) With cold water.
(c) With hunting horns.
(d) By kicking them.

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

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

14. 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.

15. Who sees the actors rehearsing their play at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Puck.
(c) Titania.
(d) Oberon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Titania continue to offer Bottom while they are together in the woods?

2. Who tells the Fairy King about Titania's new love for Bottom?

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. What was Titania dreaming about before she wakes up in the woods with Bottom?

5. Which one of the following are not one of the first four characters to enter Act 4, Scene 2?

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