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What is the meta quality of the rude mechanicals' role in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
  1. They directly address the audience with serious themes
  2. They potentially represent Shakespeare poking fun at himself
  3. They only perform for the fairy characters
  4. They provide historical context
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How is Titania's character portrayed in relation to the theme of women's oppression?
  1. As a symbol of ultimate power
  2. As an example of women being oppressed by the wiles of powerful men
  3. As a character unaffected by external influences
  4. As a symbol of peaceful reconciliation
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What softens the harsh iron fist of Egeus?
  1. The spirit of romance, frivolity, and joy in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
  2. The intervention of Oberon
  3. The wealth of Lysander
  4. The love potion
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What fascinates Titania, according to the summary?
  1. The power of magic
  2. Mortality
  3. The changeling child's abilities
  4. Oberon's wisdom
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What does Theseus find more practical at the end?
  1. Forcing Hermia to marry Demetrius
  2. Allowing Hermia and Demetrius to go their own ways
  3. Exiling Hermia from Athens
  4. Marrying Hermia himself
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What does Titania suggest about Bottom in her lovesick ramblings?
  1. Turning him into a powerful warrior
  2. Purging him of his “mortal grossness” and turning him into an immortal spirit
  3. Making him the king of the fairies
  4. Transforming him into a changeling child
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Why does it seem that Egeus disapproves of Hermia and Lysander’s marriage?
  1. Due to higher status of Demetrius
  2. Due to Lysander's lack of wealth
  3. Due to Hermia choosing a path outside of the one he has ordained for her
  4. Due to Lysander's lack of intelligence
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Who does Egeus prefer to marry his daughter Hermia?
  1. Lysander
  2. Demetrius
  3. Theseus
  4. Puck
Grade 11 Plays
Who gives the troupe the name “rude mechanicals”?
  1. Theseus
  2. Titania
  3. Puck
  4. Oberon
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What logical reason does Lysander point out Egeus has no argument for?
  1. Lysander being less wealthy than Demetrius
  2. Lysander being less titled than Demetrius
  3. Lysander being less intelligent than Demetrius
  4. All of the above
Grade 11 Plays
Who is Titania's husband?
  1. Puck
  2. Oberon
  3. Theseus
  4. Lysander
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What is Shakespeare's potential motive in portraying the rude mechanicals?
  1. To show disdain for manual laborers
  2. To express affectionate camaraderie
  3. To praise their acting skills
  4. To promote their social status
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What are the professions of the mechanicals by day?
  1. Nobles and soldiers
  2. Various trades such as carpenter, joiner, weaver, bellows-mender, tinker, and tailor
  3. Scholars and teachers
  4. Musicians and artists
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What does Egeus prefer for Hermia rather than allowing her to marry Lysander?
  1. To leave Athens
  2. To become a queen
  3. To be executed or sent to a nunnery for life
  4. To marry Puck
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What class hierarchy does the portrayal of the rude mechanicals reflect?
  1. Ancient Athenian society
  2. Elizabethan England’s class system
  3. Medieval European nobility
  4. Modern democratic society
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Who are the members of the mechanicals?
  1. Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snout, and Starveling
  2. Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia, Helena, Puck, and Theseus
  3. Oberon, Titania, Puck, Bottom, Quince, and Hippolyta
  4. Theseus, Hippolyta, Lysander, Demetrius, Quince, and Snug
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How does Egeus view Hermia?
  1. As his equal
  2. As his property
  3. As a friend
  4. As a stranger
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What do Theseus and his subjects do when watching the troupe's performance?
  1. Criticize them harshly
  2. Mock them lightly but pay outward respect
  3. Ignore them
  4. Leave the performance early
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Who does Egeus bring his daughter and her two suitors to?
  1. Oberon
  2. Titania
  3. Theseus
  4. Hippolyta
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How are the mechanicals portrayed in terms of their acting skills?
  1. Professional and talented
  2. Silly and dim-witted with rudimentary skills
  3. Talented but nervous
  4. Indifferent and unmotivated
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