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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. In Act 2, Scene 1, who is the first to exit the scene after the fight between the Fairy King and queen?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Titania.
(c) Puck.
(d) The fairy attendants.

2. What does Helena choose to do after talking with Hermia at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Tell Demetrius about Hermia's plan to elope.
(b) Run away with Lysander before Hermia meets him.
(c) Continue to try and woo Theseus.
(d) Lock Hermia in her room so she will not be punished for eloping.

3. What solution do the actors find to resolve Flute's complaint about his assigned part?
(a) He stands on a stool.
(b) They allow him to improvise.
(c) He wears a mask.
(d) They say the lion will be known as a timid lion.

4. How does Titania get to sleep at the end of a long night?
(a) She lays on a bed of flowers and blossoms.
(b) Puck puts a spell on her.
(c) She takes a sleeping draught.
(d) Her attendants sing her to sleep.

5. What does the actor who thinks he should have Flute's part do to prove he would be better at it?
(a) Displays his gift of memorization.
(b) Gives a speech in the voice of a woman.
(c) Roars with all his might.
(d) Does a pantomime of a wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helena unable to continue running when she enters Act 2, Scene 2 after Puck exits?

2. Why is Demetrius running when he enters Act 2, Scene 2 after Puck exits?

3. What role in the mini-play is Bottom assigned?

4. What does Snug's assigned role in the mini-play mostly consist of?

5. Where is the child that Titania has stolen from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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