Read the extract below and answer questions 41 to 45

X: I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again;
Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;
So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;
And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me
On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.

Y: Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for that: ...

(Act III, Scene One, Lines 116-121)

Speaker X is

A. Titania

B. Hippolyta

C. snout

D. Oberon

Speaker X has just

A. escaped from the city

B. fallen into a world of dreams

C. woken up from an induced sleep

D. abandoned a loved one

Speaker Y is

A. Quince

B. Lysander

C. Demetrius

D. Bottom

Speaker Y is a member of

A. Theseus' retinue

B. Titania's retinue

C. the group of actors

D. the group of lovers

Speaker X's speech can be described as a

A. satire

B. conceit

C. paradox

D. parody

Read the extract below and answer questions 46 to 50.

If we offend, it is with our good will.
That you should think, we come not to offend,
But with good will. To show our simple skill,
That is the true beginning of our end.
Consider then, we come but in despite.
We do not come, as minding to content you,
Our true intent is.

(Act V, Scene One, Lines 108-114)

The speaker is

A. Flute

B. Quince

C. Bottom

D. Philostrate

The speech is part of the

A. prologue

B. epilogue

C. exposition

D. lyric

The speaker is involved in putting on

A. a scene

B. skit

C. an act

D. a play

The occasion is

A. the celebration of the royal marriage

B. the king's decision to banish Hermia

C. Oberon's threat to punish Titania

D. Titania falling in love with Bottom

The speech is .........................

A. romantic

B. satiric

C. comic

D. tragic