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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Theseus's future bride's name?

2. What does the actor who thinks he should have Flute's part do to prove he would be better at it?

3. Where do the actors of the mini-play hope to perform?

4. Why does Lysander think he deserves Hermia as his bride?

5. What are the fairies who stay with Titania when she goes to sleep supposed to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helena choose to do when she first hears of Hermia's plan to escape with her true love?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

10. How does Hermia wake up in the woods, and what does she find when she wakes up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this play?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this play all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the play and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

While Oberon and Titania were a magical fairy couple, they exhibited many different human characteristics. What are some examples of this humanity, and why do you think these examples were included in the play?

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