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Match the columns :
| A | B |
| (1) Theseus | (1) Robin Goodfellow |
| (2) Titania | (2) Queen of the Amazons |
| (3) Puck | (3) Duke of Athens |
| (4) Hippolyta | (4) Faeries |
| (5) Cobweb, Moth | (5) Queen of the Faeries |
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Solution
| A | B |
| (1) Theseus | (3) Duke of Athens |
| (2) Titania | (5) Queen of the Faeries |
| (3) Puck | (1) Robin Goodfellow |
| (4) Hippolyta | (2) Queen of the Amazons |
| (5) Cobweb, Moth | (4) Faeries |
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