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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. Why does Demetrius want Lysander to leave Hermia alone?
(a) Lysander's wooing will get Hermia banished.
(b) Demetrius wants Hermia for himself.
(c) Lysander has a bad reputation.
(d) Hermia does not want Lysander.

2. Who was once Oberon's mistress?
(a) Titania.
(b) Hippolyta.
(c) Helena.
(d) Hermia.

3. Why does Puck say the Fairy King and Queen should not meet at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) Puck is playing a trick on them.
(b) The king is with another woman.
(c) The queen is not dressed yet.
(d) They are quarrelling.

4. What does the Fairy King tell his wife she must do in order to stop the strife between them?
(a) Return the child she has stolen.
(b) Fire her new fairy attendants.
(c) Stop courting other men.
(d) Return to live with him.

5. Where do the actors of the mini-play hope to perform?
(a) Theseus's wedding.
(b) At mass.
(c) At the carnival.
(d) On the street corner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bottom do to prove his bragging is true when he first comes on stage?

2. What does Theseus say will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man Egeus wants her to marry?

3. Where do the actors in the mini-play decide to have their second rehearsal?

4. Who says they would be better at the role assigned to Snug in the mini-play?

5. What does Puck do to Lysander when he sees him sleeping in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What will happen to Hermia if she does not marry the man who Egeus has chosen for her to marry?

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