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Hamlet, Part 2: Word Choice and Tone Answers

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After analyzing the context, what is the next step the reader should take to determine the meaning of an unknown word?

A
Predict the definition.
B
Consult a reference.
C
Move on to the next section.
D
Reread the entire passage.
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A
context
B
diction
C
nuance
D
tone
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To determine the precise meaning of a word, what should the reader consider? Choose three answers.

A
context clues
B
ellipsis
C
inversion
D
tone
E
word choice
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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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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 analysis of Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Shakespeare creates an anguished tone by repeating certain words in both Hamlet’s and the Ghost’s dialogue.

A
Ghost: O, horrible! O, horrible! most horrible!
B
Ghost: Adieu, adieu! Hamlet, remember me.
C
Hamlet: O all you host of heaven! O earth!
D
Hamlet: That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain;
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Hamlet: And now, good friends, As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers, Give me one poor request. Horatio: What is ’t, my lord? we will.Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen to-night.

A
inexpensive
B
meager
C
pitiful
D
unfortunate
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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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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Polonius: Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best rank and station Are most select and generous, chief in that.

A
addiction
B
attire
C
behavior
D
custom
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.Ophelia: And, with his other hand thus o’er his brow, He falls to such perusal of my face As he would draw it. Long stay’d he so; At last, a little shaking of mine arm, And thrice his head thus waving up and down, He rais’d a sigh so piteous and profound That it did seem to shatter all his bulk And end his being.

A
perusal
B
shaking
C
piteous
D
shatter

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