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SS3 Literature Questions and Answers 2025- Second Term

SECTION ONE

Questions from A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

1. Why has a group of laborers gathered at Peter Quince’s house?

They’re discussing the food to be served at Theseus’s wedding.

They’re writing and rehearsing several songs to honor Theseus.

They’re discussing the repairs that need to be made at Theseus”s palace before his wedding.

They’re rehearsing a play that the men hope to perform at Theseus”s wedding

2. Why does Quince have trouble conducting the meeting?

Because he has fallen in love with Theseus’s fiancee

Because he can’t remember why the men have gathered at his house

Because Bottom keeps interrupting him

Because he thinks it’s a bad idea for the men to perform at the wedding

3. What is the name of the play to be performed?

The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Lysander and Hermia

The Twisted Tale and Lamentable Woes of Athenian Lover

4. How does Quince convince Bottom to play Pyramus?

By appealing to Bottom’s vanity

By appealing to Bottom’s sense of humor

By appealing to Bottom’s love of wine

By appealing to Bottom’s reason

5. Which of the following best describes Nick Bottom’s character, based on his behavior during the laborers’ meeting?

He is shy and reluctant to participate

He is a natural leader who likes to take charge

He incorrectly considers himself an authority on theater

He does not care about the success of the play

6. What does Oberon’s objection to Titania’s “pride” suggest about how he views their relationship?

Oberon thinks that Titania should be obedient to him

Oberon thinks he and Titania should be equals

Oberon is envious of Titania’s growing power

None of the above

7. What does Oberon vow to do after Titania leaves?

To let her keep the changeling boy

To punish her for not obeying him

To find a peaceful solution to their disagreement

To leave the fairy realm forever

8. What is Oberon’s plan for using the “idle-in-love” juice on Titania?

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To make her fall in love with him again so that she obeys him

To make her fall in love with him again so that she forgets about the changeling

To humiliate her by making her fall in love with the first thing she sees

To make her fall in love with Puck

9. What does Oberon decide to do for Helena and Demetrius?

To confront Demetrius directly about his treatment of Helena and make him see reason

To use the love potion on Helena to make her fall in love with Demetrius

To put Helena in danger so that Demetrius must save her

To use the love potion on Demetrius to make him fall in love with Helena

10. Why does Helena think Lysander is mocking her when he professes his love for her?

She knows about the love potion that Puck dropped into Lysander’s eyes

She believes Lysander loves Hermia, not her

Lysander has a history of mocking her, so she doesn’t trust him

She is insecure, and doesn’t think anyone could ever love her

SECTION TWO

LITERARY APPRECIATION

11. ‘He is my most beloved enemy’ illustrates__________ (a) Synecdoche (b) Oxymoron (c) Metonymy (d) Litotes

12. The cast appears at the end of a play for the ___________ (a) Musical (b) Curtain Call (c) Intermission (d) Introduction

13. Diction is a writer’s choice of___________ (a) Style (b) Syntax (c) Rhythm (d) Words

14. A poem that describes the simple life of rural people is called _____ (a) eulogy (b) ode (c) lyrics (d) pastoral.

15. _______ In literature is the sequential arrangement of events in creative work. (a) Cast (b) Summary (c) Flaw (d)Plot.

Read the extract below and answer the question.

That age is best which is the first

When youth and blood are warmer

But being spent, the worse, and worst

Times still succeed the former.

16. The rhyme scheme is known as (a) abba (b) abab (c) aabb (d) Bbaac

17. A poem of 14 lines is known as a ________(a) quatrain (b) octave (c) sestet (d) sonnet

18. A poem of four lines is known as a (a) sonnet (b) couplet (c) sestet (d) quatrain

19. A play on words is (a) innuendo (b) humour (c) pun (d) jest

20. Which of the following is an African poet? (a) Dennis Brutus (b) William Wordsworth (c) Rober Frost (d) D. W.B.Yeats

SECTION THREE

21. Why are Oberon and Titania arguing? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________22. What is the love potion Oberon uses on Titania made from? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. Why does Lysander and Hermia stop and sleep in the middle of the forest? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________24. Why does Puck mistake Lysander for Demetrius? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________25. Why does Oberon place a spell on Titania? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________26. __________ is the queen of the fairies, and __________ is the king.

27. Theseus is the ____________ of Athens.

28. _________ loves Hermia, but Hermia loves __________.

29. How long does Theseus give Hermia to decide?

30. Lysander and Hermia decide to meet in ________________ to run away together.

 

THEORY

Answer only three questions in this section

Questions based on Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare

1. Explain the difference between Oberon’s use of the love potion on Titania and his intended use of it on Demeterius.
2. Explain the relations between the four lovers.
3. Discuss any two major characters in the play
4. Discuss ‘love’ as a theme in the play
5. Discuss the background of the play

SS3 Literature ANSWERS

SECTION ONE

1. They’re rehearsing a play that the men hope to perform at Theseus’s wedding
2. Because Bottom keeps interrupting him
3. The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe
4. By appealing to Bottom’s vanity
5. He incorrectly considers himself an authority on theater
6. Oberon thinks that Titania should be obedient to him
7. To punish her for not obeying him
8. To humiliate her by making her fall in love with the first thing she sees
9. To use the love potion on Demetrius to make him fall in love with Helena
10. She believes Lysander loves Hermia, not her

SECTION TWO

11. (b) Oxymoron
12. (b) Curtain Call
13. (d) Words
14. (d) pastoral
15. (d) Plot
16. (b) abab
17. (d) sonnet
18. (d) quatrain
19. (c) pun
20. (a) Dennis Brutus

SECTION THREE

21. They are arguing over possession of a changeling boy that Titania refuses to give to Oberon.
22. The love potion is made from a flower called “love-in-idleness” that was struck by Cupid’s arrow.
23. They are tired from wandering through the forest and decide to rest until morning.
24. Puck mistakes Lysander for Demetrius because he finds Lysander sleeping near a young woman (Hermia) and wearing Athenian clothing, matching Oberon’s description.
25. Oberon places a spell on Titania to humiliate her and force her to give him the changeling boy.
26. Titania is the queen of the fairies, and Oberon is the king.
27. Theseus is the Duke of Athens.
28. Demetrius loves Hermia, but Hermia loves Lysander.
29. Four days (until his wedding day/the new moon).
30. Lysander and Hermia decide to meet in the forest to run away together.