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

2. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?
(a) Rome.
(b) Athens.
(c) Venice.
(d) London.

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

4. What does Theseus say will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?
(a) She will be killed.
(b) She will be put in a nunnery.
(c) She will be imprisoned.
(d) She will be banished.

5. What does Oberon want to do to punish his wife in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Cause her to not sleep.
(b) Play a trick on her.
(c) Kill her mortal lover.
(d) Sleep with another woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the actors for the mini-play?

2. How does Puck say he entertains the King of the Fairies?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, who is the first to exit the scene after the fight between the Fairy King and queen?

4. What is Puck?

5. How does Titania get to sleep at the end of a long night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Puck mistake Lysander for Demetrius when he sees him asleep in the wood?

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

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

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

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

9. Where do the actors decide to hold their next rehearsal, and why do they choose that spot?

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

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