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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. Who does Oberon send to fetch the magic flower in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Lysander.
(b) Titania.
(c) His fairy attendant.
(d) Puck.

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

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

4. What does Bottom do to prove his bragging is true when he first comes on stage?
(a) Gives a memorized speech.
(b) Pretends to be a lion.
(c) Buys everyone a pint of mead.
(d) Lists off all of his friends.

5. Who is in love with Demetrius?
(a) Hermia.
(b) Hippolyta.
(c) Tatiana.
(d) Helena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role in the mini-play is Flute assigned?

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

3. What is the first thing the Fairy King tells his wife when they meet on stage?

4. What will happen on the same day that Hermia announces her decision about whom to marry?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Helena say causes her to fall more in love with Demetrius while she is in the wood with him?

3. What does Helena choose to do when she first hears of Hermia's plan to escape with her true love?

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

5. How does the mini-play mirror one of Shakespeare's major works?

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

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

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

9. Why is Helena so in love with Demetrius?

10. What has been happening in the mortal world while the Fairy King and Queen have been fighting?

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