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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 coaches Flute with his lines while they rehearse the mini-play for the second time?
(a) Quince.
(b) Ping.
(c) Bottom.
(d) Snout.

2. What does Bottom feel needs to be explained to all the audiences who see their mini-play?
(a) That they are not professional actors.
(b) That the deaths are not real.
(c) That the lion is really a man.
(d) That it is about love.

3. What will happen if the actors are unable to find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) The play will be better than it would have been.
(b) They will have to improvise.
(c) The play will be ruined.
(d) They will find someone else.

4. What does Bottom say when he awakens after his night with Titania?
(a) It was a dream.
(b) He is sad to have it end so soon.
(c) He is angry at Titania for leaving him.
(d) He should be honored.

5. Who was married at the same time as Theseus?
(a) Puck and Peasblossom.
(b) Helena and Demetrius.
(c) Titania and Oberon.
(d) Bottom and Cobweb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to flee the scene when Hermia and Helena are fighting in the woods?

2. How does Theseus wake the four Athenian lovers when he finds them in the woods?

3. Where do Titania and Oberon plan to go after they are reconciled?

4. Who brings the actors some news at the end of Act 4?

5. Where does Act 3 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Puck do when he sees the actors rehearsing in the woods?

2. How does Demetrius respond to the news that by law, he can now marry Hermia?

3. What does Oberon find that will help him reverse the effects of he love juice?

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

5. What does Bottom think needs to be explained to the audience at the beginning of their mini-play?

6. Where do the actors hope to perform their mini-play?

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

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

9. What do the Fairy King and Queen want to do at Theseus's wedding and why?

10. What does Bottom say the Lion must do before he begins his part in the mini-play?

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