A Midsummer Night's Dream

From whose point of view is the story told?

• Theseus

• Hermia

• Helena

• An outside narrator

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What is the main point of the following excerpt from Theseus?

“You'll either be executed or you’ll never see another man again. So think carefully about what you want, beautiful Hermia. … Then decide whether you could stand to be a nun...caged up in a cloister forever, living your entire life without a husband or children ...although [a nun] might be rewarded in heaven, a married woman is happier on Earth.”

• To establish a time frame for the story

• To portray Theseus as a powerful ruler

• To show the dire situation of Hermia

• To show that Theseus does not truly want to doom Hermia to death

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Select the three statements that are true of the humans BEFORE they are discovered by the fairies.

• Helena loves Demetrius.

• Lysander loves Helena.

• Hermia has four days to wed or be dead.

• Demetrius had once said he loved Helena.

As it is used in the following sentence, what does the word peril most nearly mean?

“When Hermia was dismissed from the presence of the duke, she went to her lover

Lysander, and told him the peril she was in, and that she must either give him up and marry Demetrius, or lose her life in four days.”

• Menace

• Danger

• Hazard

• Risk

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What does the author most nearly mean when he says, “Lysander was in great affliction at hearing these evil tidings”?

• Lysander felt he was the cause of Hermia’s pain.

• Lysander could not decide what to do.

• Lysander was pained to hear Hermia’s bad news.

• Lysander felt something bad was about to happen.

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According to the passage, what is one difference between Helena and Hermia?

• Hermia can keep a secret, but Helena cannot.

• Hermia is a young lady, but Helena is still a child.

• Helena truly loves a young man, but Hermia does not.

• Helena is a rebellious daughter, but Hermia is not.

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What is the main point of the following being said about Robin (Puck):

“Unless I’m mistaken, you’re that mischievous and naughty spirit named Robin Goodfellow. Aren’t you the one who goes around scaring the maidens in the village, stealing the cream from the top of the milk, screwing up the flour mills, and frustrating housewives by keeping their milk from turning into butter?”

• To describe how Fairies and people never get along

• To show how Puck likes to pull pranks on people

• To illustrate Puck’s helpfulness

• To contrast Puck and Oberon

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What does the author most nearly mean when Oberon tells Titania, “You won’t leave this grove until I’ve paid you back for this insult” (43)?

• Oberon promises to hurt Titania.

• Oberon insists he will get back at Titania. 

• Oberon is threatening to kill Titania.

• Oberon has been hurt by Titania.

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What does the author most nearly mean when he says, “Between this

little king and queen of sprites there happened, at this time, a sad disagreement; they never met by moonlight in the shady walks of this pleasant wood, but they were quarrelling…”?

• Oberon and Titiania fight all the time.

• Oberon and Titiania never fight.

•  Oberon and Titiania only fight at night in the woods.

• Oberon and Titiania only fought on this one occasion.

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As it is used in the sentence “Puck (or as he was sometimes called, Robin Goodfellow) was a shrewd and knavish sprite that used to play comical pranks in the neighbouring villages,“ what does the word knave most nearly mean?

•  Foolish 

•  Slanderous

• Hurtful

• Mischievous

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