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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. Where is Theseus when he asks for a specific form of entertainment?
(a) At his wedding.
(b) In the woods.
(c) In his house.
(d) In the town square of Athens.

2. What form of entertainment has Theseus asked for?
(a) A song.
(b) A play.
(c) A dance.
(d) A comic routine.

3. What is Titania doing at the beginning of Act 3?
(a) Singing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Praying.

4. Who is in Act 4, Scene 1, but unseen by Titania?
(a) Oberon.
(b) Hippolyta.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Puck.

5. Where do Titania and Oberon plan to go after they are reconciled?
(a) To their own joined castle.
(b) Athens.
(c) To sleep.
(d) Theseus's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Demetrius do when he wakes up to see Helena in the woods?

2. Who brings the actors some news at the end of Act 4?

3. Who enters the scene at the very end of Act 4, Scene 2?

4. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Titania's attendants?

5. When does Oberon want Puck to undo the enchantment on Bottom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the other actors respond to what Puck does to Bottom, and why is Bottom so surprised by this reaction?

3. Why does Oberon want Puck to wait until Titania wakes up to change Bottom's head?

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

5. What does Oberon plan to do while Puck is resolving the confusion among the Athenians?

6. What happens to Bottom when he wakes up alone in the woods?

7. What does Puck do to Bottom when he leaves the stage during the rehearsal in the woods?

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

9. How does Puck clear up the confusion among the four lovers of Athens?

10. What does Bottom promise to tell his fellow companions in Act 4, Scene 2?

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