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Hamlet, Part 4: Comparing and Contrasting Interpretations — Quiz Answers

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? What does this part of the soliloquy reveal about Hamlet?

A
He is contemplating suicide.
B
He believes the ghost was real.
C
He is planning his revenge.
D
He still loves Ophelia.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . . . . who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover’d country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Which words does Hamlet use to describe the afterlife?

A
a weary life
B
undiscover’d country
C
puzzles the will
D
those ills we have
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. Based on this section of the soliloquy, which best describes Hamlet’s view of death?

A
He believes that death is like taking a very long nap.
B
He is uncertain about what will happen in the afterlife.
C
He is confident that things will be better after death.
D
He believes that his soul is lost if he kills himself.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. Based on this section of the soliloquy, which best describes Hamlet’s view of death?

A
He believes that death is like taking a very long nap.
B
He is confident that things will be better after death.
C
He is uncertain about what will happen in the afterlife.
D
He believes that his soul is lost if he kills himself.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Polonius: . . . [To OPHELIA.] Read on this book; That show of such an exercise may colour Your loneliness. Which adaptation of this excerpt best indicates a change in time period?

A
Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone.
B
To show her that you are indeed alone, read this book.
C
If you read this book, it will show Hamlet that you are alone.
D
Read this book; that will emphasize that you don’t need him.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Hamlet: To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and, by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish’d. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause. Which of these adaptations of the excerpt is most likely to portray Hamlet as worried and thoughtful?

A
The actor playing Hamlet cries to himself as he tearfully speaks the lines to himself.
B
The actor playing Hamlet shouts his lines to the audience while wildly gesturing with his hands.
C
The actor playing Hamlet sings the lines, adding an impromptu melody to the soliloquy.
D
The actor playing Hamlet speaks slowly and deliberately, weighing the meaning of every word as he goes along.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there’s the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil , Must give us pause. What does Hamlet mean by "shuffled off this mortal coil"?

A
sleeping
B
dying
C
living
D
dreaming
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action Which word does Hamlet use to describe those who choose to live?

A
cowards
B
resolution
C
enterprises
D
currents
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Polonius: . . . [To OPHELIA.] Read on this book; That show of such an exercise may colour Your loneliness. Which adaptation of this excerpt best indicates a change in time period?

A
If you read this book, it will show Hamlet that you are alone.
B
Read this book; that will emphasize that you don’t need him.
C
To show her that you are indeed alone, read this book.
D
Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of dispriz’d love , the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? What does Hamlet mean when he refers to the "pangs of dispriz’d love"?

A
romance
B
courtship
C
passion
D
heartache
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? What does this part of the soliloquy reveal about Hamlet?

A
He believes the ghost was real.
B
He still loves Ophelia.
C
He is planning his revenge.
D
He is contemplating suicide.
32

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of dispriz’d love , the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? What does Hamlet mean when he refers to the "pangs of dispriz’d love"?

A
romance
B
courtship
C
passion
D
heartache
33

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . . . . who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover’d country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Which words does Hamlet use to describe the afterlife?

A
a weary life
B
undiscover’d country
C
puzzles the will
D
those ills we have
34

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action Which word does Hamlet use to describe those who choose to live?

A
cowards
B
resolution
C
enterprises
D
currents
35

Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet . Polonius: . . . [To OPHELIA.] Read on this book; That show of such an exercise may colour Your loneliness. Which adaptation of this excerpt best indicates a change in time period?

A
To show her that you are indeed alone, read this book.
B
If you read this book, it will show Hamlet that you are alone.
C
Read this book; that will emphasize that you don’t need him.
D
Look at this computer tablet to highlight that you are all alone.

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