Literature in English Past Questions

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Question 1
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Farewell, sweet playfellow refers to 

ADemetrius
BHermia
CHelena
DLysander
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Question 2
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The underlined expression means being 

Acareful
Bfaithful
Cflirtatious
Dreckless
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Question 3
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The couple are going to the wood because 

Ait is their favourite spot
Bthey are running away from the Athenian law
Cthey want to have their peace
Dthe wood is romantic
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Question 4
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...you and I in the first line refers to 

ADemetrius and Helena
BHermia and Helena
CHippolyta and Lysander
DOberon and Titania
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Question 5
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Another character present at the scene is 

AEgeus
BLysander
COberon
DTheseus
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Question 6
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The speech is intended to ____ the addressee.

Aconfuse
Bpacify
Cprovoke
Dreclaim
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Question 7
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The wildest refers to

Agood people
Bthe least cruel man
Cwild beasts
Dthe most deceptive
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Question 8
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The addressee is 

ADemetrius
BHermia
COberon
DPuck
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Question 9
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The speaker is 

AEgeus
BHelena
CLysander
DTitania
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Question 10
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The setting of the extract is

Aanother part of the wood
BHelena's place
Cthe wood
DTheseus' palace
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Question 11
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The underlined lines portray the addressee as a 

Acoward
Bhunter
Cpainter
Dtraitor
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Question 12
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In turn, the speaker accuses the addressee of 

Acruelty
Bdiscrimination
Cdeceit
Dindiscretion
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Question 13
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Earlier the addressee has accused the speaker of 

Adisloyalty
Binfidelity
Cmurder
Dtheft
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Question 14
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The speaker and the addressee are 

ADemetrius and Lysander
BHermia and Lysander
CDemetrius and Hermia
DLysander and Helena
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Question 15
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At the end of the speech, 

AHippolyta storms out of the place
BPhilostrate announces the prologue
Cthe ladies settle down
Dthe curtain is drawn
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Question 16
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The speaker's experience is that 

Athe poor are eloquent
Beven the eloquent can falter in their speech
Cthe poor are inhibited
Deven the poor can be tongue-tied
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Question 17
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The speech is in reaction to 

AHippolyta's rejection of the burden the poor bear
BPhilostrate's rejection of the play-within-the play
Cthe address of the chorus
Dthe arrival of the players
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Question 18
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The speaker is addressing 

AHippolyta
BLysander
CPhilostrate
DQuince
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Question 19
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The speaker is

AHelena
BHermia
CPhilostrate
DTheseus
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Question 20
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In the poem, cupid is 

Aan allusion
Ba metonymy
Cthe persona's mistress
Dthe persona's rival
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