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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 had the fairy been doing before the beginning of Act 2?
2. Who does Egeus want Hermia to marry?
3. What does Titania's husband want her to awake to after the potion is put on her eyes?
4. Where does Lysander ask Hermia to meet him if she chooses to marry him at the beginning of A Midsummer Night's Dream?
5. What does Hermia say about true love in Act 1, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. What caused the magical flower to get its powers?
2. How does Hermia wake up in the woods, and what does she find when she wakes up?
3. What does Lysander propose he and Hermia do to avoid the punishment laid out for Hermia should she choose to marry him?
4. How does the mini-play mirror one of Shakespeare's major works?
5. Why is Flute unhappy with his assigned role when he first hears it?
6. Why is Snug's part in the mini-play going to be so easy for him to memorize?
7. Where do the actors decide to hold their next rehearsal, and why do they choose that spot?
8. How does Quince convince Bottom to not take the role of the Lion?
9. What does Bottom do as Quince assigns all the roles in the mini-play?
10. How do Hippolyta and Theseus feel about their upcoming marriage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which character did you relate with the most in this play? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the play?
Essay Topic 2
Lysander and Demetrius are almost mirror images of each other, and yet they have some notable differences. Using excerpts from the text, please compare and contrast these two characters and explain the significance they had in the plot.
Essay Topic 3
Fear is a common theme in this play that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the play?
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