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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 are the characters in Act 4, Scene 2 looking for?
(a) Flute.
(b) Quince.
(c) Bottom.
(d) Starveling.

2. What does Puck do to Bottom while he is off-stage during his second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Muffles his language.
(b) Strikes him blind.
(c) Gives him the head of an ass.
(d) Causes him to shout everything he says.

3. Who brings the actors some news at the end of Act 4?
(a) Bottom.
(b) Ping.
(c) Starveling.
(d) Snug.

4. What does Theseus say when he hears that the two couples want to be married?
(a) He says he will do the honor right there in the woods.
(b) He orders Hermia to obey her father.
(c) He says they will be married that day.
(d) He says it is not his or Egeus's decision to make.

5. Which one of the following are not one of the first four characters to enter Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Flute.
(b) Quince.
(c) Bottom.
(d) Snout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the actors think has happened to their missing fellow?

2. What news is brought to the actors at the end of Act 4?

3. Who was married at the same time as Theseus?

4. What does Bottom say when he awakens after his night with Titania?

5. Where is Act 4, Scene 2 played out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the other actors respond to what Puck does to Bottom, and why is Bottom so surprised by this reaction?

2. What does Oberon plan to do while Puck is resolving the confusion among the Athenians?

3. Why are Oberon and Puck in such a hurry to clear up the amusing confusion they have caused during the night?

4. Who does Oberon blame for the confusion with the Athenians and why?

5. What does Bottom plan to do after he wakes up alone in the woods?

6. Who are the actors looking for in Act 4, Scene 2 and why?

7. How does Puck clear up the confusion among the four lovers of Athens?

8. What happens to Bottom when he wakes up alone in the woods?

9. What does Titania do when she awakens to Bottom's singing in the woods?

10. Who was married in Act 4, Scene 2?

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