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

2. What does Oberon plan to use the magic flower for in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To find out what his wife plans to do and thwart those plans.
(b) To make his wife fall in love with something ridiculous.
(c) To cause his wife to sleep for long enough to steal the child away.
(d) To overpower his wife to do his bidding.

3. Who does Hermia want to marry?
(a) Lysander.
(b) Demetrius.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Benadick.

4. What is the first thing the Fairy King tells his wife when they meet on stage?
(a) She should obey his command.
(b) She should not have slept so late.
(c) She looks lovely.
(d) She did not keep her promise to him.

5. What does Quince say to the man who tries to prove he should have Snug's part in the mini-play?
(a) That his laughing would make the audience laugh with him.
(b) That his roaring would frighten the ladies in the audience.
(c) That his talent would be wasted in silence.
(d) That his dancing would offend the queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Puck?

2. Where does Act 2 begin?

3. What does the fairy queen accuse her husband of when they first meet on stage?

4. What does Hermia say about true love in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. How did Theseus meet his future bride?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Snug's part in the mini-play going to be so easy for him to memorize?

2. How did Titania come across the Indian changeling that she has?

3. How does Titania fall asleep after her long day of journeying and fighting?

4. What happens when Helena wakes up Lysander after she has been abandoned by Demetrius in the wood?

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

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

7. What does Hermia insist of Lysander when they start to fall asleep in the wood?

8. What does Oberon tell Puck to do with the love juice after seeing the conversation between Helena and Demetrius?

9. What does Lysander propose he and Hermia do to avoid the punishment laid out for Hermia should she choose to marry him?

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

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