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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Starveling's occupation?
(a) Chef.
(b) Cooper.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Accountant.

2. What did the Fairy King see striking a flower one night?
(a) Athena's gown.
(b) Cupid's arrow.
(c) Lightning.
(d) The wings of a fairy,

3. What had the fairy been doing before the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Painting flowers.
(b) Sprinkling dew drops.
(c) Melting frost.
(d) Planting sun beams.

4. What does Snug's assigned role in the mini-play mostly consist of?
(a) Standing still.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Roaring.
(d) Dancing about the stage.

5. What does Hermia say she would rather do than marry the man chosen for her by Egeus?
(a) Leave her homeland.
(b) Kill herself.
(c) Go to a convent.
(d) Go to prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Puck?

2. Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?

3. Who was once a lover of Titania?

4. What part in the mini-play is Snug assigned?

5. What does Bottom brag about when he first comes on Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Lysander decide to live when Hermia is told to make her decision between marrying Demetrius or going to a convent?

2. Why is Helena so frustrated about having to woo Demetrius?

3. How does Quince resolve Flute's worries about his assigned role in the mini-play?

4. What does Bottom do as Quince assigns all the roles in the mini-play?

5. How is Puck told to harness the power of the magical flower?

6. In her famous line in the first scene, what does Helena say love uses when choosing matches?

7. How does Quince convince Bottom to not take the role of the Lion?

8. What is so ironic about Bottom's name?

9. Why is Flute unhappy with his assigned role when he first hears it?

10. What does Helena think Lysander is really doing after she wakes him up in the woods?

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