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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. What are the actors all doing at the end of Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) Rehearsing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Celebrating.
(d) Getting into costume.

2. Who enters Act 3, Scene 2 as Puck and the Fairy King are discussing Titania's new love?
(a) Hermia and Lysander.
(b) Helena and Hermia.
(c) Demetrius and Helena.
(d) Lysander and Helena.

3. What does Puck do to Bottom while he is off-stage during his second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Strikes him blind.
(b) Muffles his language.
(c) Causes him to shout everything he says.
(d) Gives him the head of an ass.

4. What inanimate objects must be performed by men in the mini-play?
(a) A wall and moonshine.
(b) A dress and a goblet of wine.
(c) A table and a rock.
(d) A tree and a prison wall.

5. What do the other actors do when they see what Puck has done to Bottom during the second rehearsal for the mini-play?
(a) Fight him.
(b) Run away.
(c) Yell at him.
(d) Laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Oberon send Puck to find as he places the love juice on Demetrius's eyes?

2. Why is Oberon so hateful towards the Indian child?

3. Where does Act 3 begin?

4. Who are the characters in Act 4, Scene 2 looking for?

5. What does Demetrius do after Hermia leaves to go find Lysander?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What will happen if the actors are unable to find their missing fellow in Act 4, Scene 2?

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

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

6. Who does Oberon blame for the confusion with the Athenians and why?

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

8. Who does Puck blame for the confusion with the Athenians and why?

9. What does Bottom plan to do after he wakes up alone in the woods?

10. What does Theseus do when he finds the two Athenian couples sleeping in the woods?

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