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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What part in the mini-play is Snug assigned?
(a) Thisbe's father.
(b) The lion.
(c) The Wall.
(d) Moonshine.

4. Where does Lysander ask Hermia to meet him if she chooses to marry him at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
(a) In the castle.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In the town square.
(d) At the church.

5. What does Helena choose to do after talking with Hermia at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Continue to try and woo Theseus.
(b) Lock Hermia in her room so she will not be punished for eloping.
(c) Run away with Lysander before Hermia meets him.
(d) Tell Demetrius about Hermia's plan to elope.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do the actors in the mini-play plan to meet again for their second rehearsal?

2. What is the genre of the mini-play?

3. What does Hermia say she would rather do than marry the man chosen for her by Egeus?

4. Who is in love with Demetrius?

5. What is Bottom's first name?

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