How to pass multiple Html.DropDownList selected values from View( .aspx ) to MVC controller's action?

[glitteringsound]

I need to pass multiple data ( probably 2 Html.DropDownList's selected values ) to MVC controller action method from MVC View ( .aspx). I think it would be from somehow Html.Hidden form , but how?

I am unable to get the selected value from Html.DropDownList and pass it as Html.Hidden("paramName", MvcStringSelectedValue) to controller's action.

My Code is :

    <%: Html.DropDownList("Semester")%>
    <%= Html.Hidden("strSemesterToOrganize", returnedValueFromAbove)%>

    based on<br />

    <%: Html.DropDownList("Semester")%>
    <%= Html.Hidden("strSemesterToBaseOn",returnedValueFromAbove)%>

    <%: Html.ValidationSummary(true) %>
    <input type="submit" value="Clone" />

<% } %>

<br/><br/>
Do I need to write the input tag of "submitt" 2 times or just only once?

Regards Usman