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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.The rugged Pyrrhus, like the Hyrcanian beast,— ’tis not so, it begins with Pyrrhus:— The rugged Pyrrhus, he, whose sable arm, Black as his purpose, did the night resemble When he lay couched in the ominous horse,

A
Hamlet does not believe that Claudius killed his father.
B
Hamlet is still undecided about avenging his father’s death.
C
Hamlet is shocked by Pyrrhus’s merciless behavior.
D
Hamlet admires Pyrrhus and wants to follow his example.
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Which of these lines uses a simile to make a comparison? Choose two answers.

A
Why, what an ass am I! This is most brave
B
That I, the son of a dear father murder’d,
C
Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell,
D
Must, like a whore, unpack my heart with words,
E
And fall a-cursing, like a very drab,
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What is the effect of the figurative language used in this excerpt? Choose three answers.

A
It shows Hamlet’s willpower.
B
It shows Hamlet’s indecision.
C
It shows Hamlet’s determination.
D
It shows Hamlet’s confusion.
E
It shows Hamlet’s idleness.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.When she saw Pyrrhus make malicious sport In mincing with his sword her husband’s limbs, The instant burst of clamour that she made— Unless things mortal move them not at all— Would have made milch the burning eyes of heaven, And passion in the gods.

A
She is confused by the sight of her murdered husband.
B
She is deeply distraught by the sight of her murdered husband.
C
She is unaffected by the sight of her murdered husband.
D
She is joyful at the sight of her murdered husband.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.When she saw Pyrrhus make malicious sport In mincing with his sword her husband’s limbs, The instant burst of clamour that she made— Unless things mortal move them not at all— Would have made milch the burning eyes of heaven, And passion in the gods.Hecuba is a figure in Greek mythology who was married to King Priam. In the excerpt, she is shown grieving for her dead husband.

t
that Hecuba was too emotional when she saw her husband’s dead body
t
that Hecuba was determined to take revenge for the death of Priam
t
that Hecuba properly mourned the death of her beloved husband
t
that Hecuba did not show enough emotion after Priam was killed
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Prison, my lord!Hamlet: Denmark’s a prison.Rosencrantz: Then is the world one.Hamlet: A goodly one; in which there are many confines, wards, and dungeons, Denmark being one o’ the worst.

A
It indicates that Hamlet feels trapped.
B
It reveals that Hamlet is being forced to stay.
C
It proves that Hamlet’s father was killed.
D
It shows that Hamlet imagined the ghost.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Could force his soul so to his own conceit That from her working all his visage wann’d, Tears in his eyes, distraction in ’s aspect, A broken voice, and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit? and all for nothing! For Hecuba!

A
is irritated by the actor’s emotional performance of the speech.
B
is impressed by the actor’s ability to cry for a fictional character.
C
wishes the actor had shown more emotion during the speech.
D
feels that the actor does not know who Hecuba really was.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.He tells me, my sweet queen, that he hath found The head and source of all your son’s distemper.

A
an allusion.
B
a simile.
C
an apostrophe.
D
personification.
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Which statement best explains why Hamlet alludes to Pyrrhus throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?

A
The allusion highlights the idea of avenging a father’s murder.
B
The allusion proves that Pyrrhus killed Hamlet’s father.
C
The allusion emphasizes the idea of a mother’s betrayal.
D
The allusion suggests that Hamlet imagined his father’s ghost.
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What is the effect of the figurative language used in this excerpt? Choose two answers.

A
It reveals Hamlet’s anger with himself.
B
It reveals Hamlet’s love for Ophelia.
C
It reveals Hamlet’s plan for retaliation.
D
It reveals Hamlet’s hesitation to act.
E
It reveals Hamlet’s distrust of Gertrude.

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