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RCMultiple Choice

Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Cumulative exam

Question 20 • HACHMAN FL-1001400-English 4 A 26/27

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Rosencrantz:My lord, you once did love me.Hamlet:So I do still, by these pickers and stealers.Rosencrantz:Good my lord, what is your cause of distemper? you do surely bar the door upon your own liberty, if you deny your griefs to your friend.Hamlet:Sir, I lack advancement.Rosencrantz:How can that be when you have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark? Hamlet: Ay, sir, but ‘While the grass grows,’—the proverb is something musty.

Answer
A
his loyalty to his ally endures hardship.
B
his erratic behavior confuses his friend.
C
his desire for revenge defines him.
D
his quest for political power is unwavering.
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