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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 does Oberon plan to do while Puck fixes the contention between the lovers from Athens?
2. What was Titania dreaming about before she wakes up in the woods with Bottom?
3. Who was married at the same time as Theseus?
4. What does Bottom ask Cobweb to do for him while he is with Titania?
5. What do the actors ask their missing fellow to tell them?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Oberon blame for the confusion with the Athenians and why?
2. What does Bottom think needs to be explained to the audience at the beginning of their mini-play?
3. Who was married in Act 4, Scene 2?
4. What does Theseus do when he finds the two Athenian couples sleeping in the woods?
5. How do the other actors respond to what Puck does to Bottom, and why is Bottom so surprised by this reaction?
6. What does Oberon find that will help him reverse the effects of he love juice?
7. How does Demetrius respond to the news that by law, he can now marry Hermia?
8. What do the Fairy King and Queen want to do at Theseus's wedding and why?
9. Who does Puck blame for the confusion with the Athenians and why?
10. What does Puck do to Bottom when he leaves the stage during the rehearsal in the woods?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What were some of the forms of foreshadowing used in this play, and how did those moments affect the course of the plot?
Essay Topic 2
Choosing sides was a theme that was presented in this play. Give examples of characters choosing sides, and tell how it affected the characters involved.
Essay Topic 3
Friendship is a strong theme throughout the play. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the play, and what causes these changes?
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