ASP.NET

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