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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bottom do when he is left alone after the second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Sings.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Tries to follow his fellow actors.
(d) Cries.

2. When does Oberon want Puck to undo the enchantment on Bottom?
(a) Never.
(b) After Titania has had her love spell reversed.
(c) Before Titania wakes up.
(d) Just as the sun rises.

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

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

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

6. What does Bottom ask of Titania while they are together in the woods?
(a) Food and music.
(b) Water and ointments.
(c) Love.
(d) Rest and comfort.

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

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

9. Which one of the following are not one of the first four characters to enter Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Snout.
(b) Flute.
(c) Bottom.
(d) Quince.

10. What does Demetrius do after Hermia leaves to go find Lysander?
(a) Cries.
(b) Chases after her.
(c) Thinks out a new plan to woo her.
(d) Sleeps.

11. What do the other actors do when they see what Puck has done to Bottom during the second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Run away.
(b) Fight him.
(c) Yell at him.
(d) Laugh.

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

13. Who does the Fairy King blame for the contention among the four lovers of Athens?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Oberon.
(c) Puck.
(d) Titania.

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

15. What does Bottom feel needs to be explained to all the audiences who see their mini-play?
(a) That they are not professional actors.
(b) That the lion is really a man.
(c) That it is about love.
(d) That the deaths are not real.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bottom so surprised at the reaction he gets from the other actors after Puck has enchanted him?

2. Where does Act 3 begin?

3. What does Bottom do when he meets Titania's attendants?

4. Who does Oberon send Puck to find as he places the love juice on Demetrius's eyes?

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

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