AnswersSLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone

Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone Answers

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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: Why, right; you are i’ the right;

A
if.
B
in.
C
is.
D
it.
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contextdictionnuancetone

A
context
B
diction
C
nuance
D
tone
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To analyze tone, what is one topic the reader should study?

A
context clues
B
the audience
C
connotations
D
the setting
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: Remember thee! Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe.

A
head.
B
map.
C
planet.
D
sphere.
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What is nuance?

A
the words or ideas that surround a word
B
the attitude of a text toward a subject
C
a quality or idea associated with a word
D
a small or subtle difference in meaning
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act II, Scene i.Polonius: How now, Ophelia! what’s the matter? Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted. Polonius: With what, in the name of God? Ophelia: My lord, as I was sewing in my closet, Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbrac’d; No hat upon his head; his stockings foul’d ...

A
matter
B
affrighted
C
unbrac’d
D
foul’d
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: Fear it, Ophelia, fear it, my dear sister; And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire.

A
negative connotation of peril.
B
negative connotation of war.
C
positive connotation of excitement.
D
positive connotation of devotion.
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Hamlet: My fate cries out, And makes each petty artery in this body As hardy as the Nemean lion’s nerve. [GHOST beckons.] Still am I call’d. Unhand me, gentlemen, [Breaking from them.]By heaven! I’ll make a ghost of him that lets me: I say, away! Go on, I’ll follow thee. [Exeunt GHOST and HAMLET.]

A
each petty artery
B
Still am I call’d
C
Unhand me, gentlemen
D
make a ghost
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: Be wary then; best safety lies in fear: Youth to itself rebels, though none else near.

A
safety
B
fear
C
youth
D
rebels
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.[Laertes:] Then weigh what loss your honour may sustain,If with too credent ear you list his songs,Or lose your heart ...

A
heavy.
B
doubtful.
C
dishonest.
D
believing.

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