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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the actors in the mini-play decide to have their second rehearsal?
(a) On the castle stage.
(b) On the street.
(c) In the woods.
(d) At Quince's house.

2. What does Hermia say she would rather do than marry the man chosen for her by Egeus?
(a) Go to a convent.
(b) Leave her homeland.
(c) Go to prison.
(d) Kill herself.

3. What solution do the actors find to resolve Flute's complaint about his assigned part?
(a) He stands on a stool.
(b) They say the lion will be known as a timid lion.
(c) They allow him to improvise.
(d) He wears a mask.

4. What role in the mini-play is Flute assigned?
(a) Thisbe.
(b) Pyramus.
(c) The Wall.
(d) The Lion.

5. What does the actor who thinks he should have Flute's part do to prove he would be better at it?
(a) Displays his gift of memorization.
(b) Does a pantomime of a wall.
(c) Roars with all his might.
(d) Gives a speech in the voice of a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What work of Shakespeare does the mini-play mirror?

2. Why does Flute say he is unable to play the part he is assigned in the mini-play?

3. Who does Egeus want Hermia to marry?

4. In what city does A Midsummer Night's Dream take place?

5. How are Hermia and Egeus related?

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