Midsummer

Which of the following lines contains and allusion?

• "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,"

• "But herein I mean to enrich my pain,"

• "Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste;"

• "And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind;"

Which of the following statements can be supported with details from the text?

• Hermia is in love with Demetrius.

• Hermia deliberately attracted Demetrius's attention.

• Before he met Hermia, Demetrius pledged his love to Helena.

• Demetrius loves Hermia because she is far more beautiful than Helena.

Which of the following statements best summarizes Helena's description of love?

• Love is beautiful and dignified.

• Love is blind, irrational, and childish.

• Love is patient and kind.

• Love is based on what we can see.

At the end of the passage, what has Helena resolved to do?

• Forget her obsession and send Demetrius running after Hermia.

• Appeal to Demetrius' logic by listing the reason she is a better choice.

• Collect a monetary reward for telling Demetrius where Hermia is.

• Win Demetrius back by helping him find Hermia.

In this passage, Helena speaks her thoughts aloud in a long speech not intended for others to hear. What is this technique called?

• aside

• soliloquy

• monologue

• dramatic irony

What is ironic about Helena's criticizing Demetrius' obsession with Hermia?

• She is just as obsessed with Demetrius as he is with Hermia

• Hermia is unaware of Demetrius' obsession.

• Demetrius is unaware that Helena is obsessed with him.

• Helena believes she is more beautiful than Hermia.

Helena says, "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind." Which of the following interpretations can best be supported with details from the text.

• Love is based on logical evidence (the mind), not beauty (the eye).

• Love does not appeal to logical, visible evidence (the eye); it appeals to the illogical imagination (the mind).

• Love is based on beauty (the eye), not logical evidence (the mind).

• Love is based on visible characteristics (the eye), not on imagination (the mind).

Which of the following lines contains a metaphor?

• "And when this hail some heat from Hermia felt,/ So he dissolved, and show'rs of oaths did melt."

• "He will not know what all but he do know./ And as he errs, doting on Hermia's eyes"

• "Then to the wood will he to-morrow night/ Pursue her..."

• "How happy some o'er other some can be! / Through Athens I am thought as fair as she."

Who is the first Athenian Puck anoints with the potion?

• Demetrius

• Helena

• Lysander

• Hermia

What does Puck do to the lovers to stop Demetrius and Lysander from dueling?

• He disguises his voice to lure them away from one another; he puts them to sleep

• He disguises himself as one of the lovers

• He kills Helena