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Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Gertrude: O! speak to me no more; These words like daggers enter in mine ears; No more, sweet Hamlet!Hamlet: A murderer, and a villain; A slave that is not twentieth part the tithe Of your precedent lord; a vice of kings; A cut-purse of the empire and the rule, That from a shelf the precious diadem stole, And put it in his pocket! Gertrude: No more!

A
Shakespeare uses a motif of ears and hearing to emphasize the importance of communication.
B
Jewels were an important symbol of power in Shakespeare’s time and would be significant to his audience.
C
Although she is queen, Gertrude is caught between her powerful husband and bitter son.
D
The text of these lines includes many royal titles that reinforce a theme of power.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain! O! vengeance!

A
a metaphor.
B
a simile.
C
an apostrophe.
D
personification.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.. . . 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.

A
He is distraught and unsure.
B
He is decisive and confident.
C
He is ready to move forward.
D
He is about to kill Claudius.
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Read this script.Jenna: I’m trying out for the basketball team.Leah: You are? I haven’t seen you practicing.Jenna: I know. But I’ve always had a killer jump shot, and I’m a naturally good ball handler.Leah: That’s true. I struggle with ball handling, but I’ve been doing dribbling drills on my driveway every day. And my brother and I have been playing one-on-one.

A
Jenna could impress the coach with her jump shot at the tryout.
B
Jenna could challenge Leah to a game of one-on-one.
C
Leah could perform better than Jenna at the tryout.
D
Leah could make new friends at the basketball tryout.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Happy in that we are not over happy; On Fortune’s cap we are not the very button.Hamlet: Nor the soles of her shoe?Rosencrantz: Neither, my lord.

A
delight
B
prosperity
C
fashion
D
footwear
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet. Ophelia: My lord, I have remembrances of yours, That I have longed long to re-deliver; I pray you, now receive them.Read the adaptation of the excerpt. Ophelia: I have some things here that I want to return to you. Please, take them back.

A
The writer changed the character’s demeanor.
B
The writer altered Ophelia’s gender.
C
The writer made the language more modern.
D
The writer relocated the setting of the play.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Not that I think you did not love your father, But that I know love is begun by time, And that I see, in passages of proof, Time qualifies the spark and fire of it . . . That we would do, We should do when we would, for this 'would' changes, And hath abatements and delays as many As there are tongues, are hands, are accidents; And then this 'should' is like a spendthrift sigh, That hurts by easing. But, to the quick o' the ulcer; Hamlet comes back; what would you undertake To show yourself your father's son in deed More than in words?

A
encourages Laertes to seek revenge against Hamlet.
B
offers forgiveness for Laertes’s impulsive action.
C
suggests a peaceful resolution to Laertes’s conflict.
D
accepts the blame for Polonius’s death.
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Take a look at this image from Jonathan Price’s adaptation of Hamlet.Take a look at this image from Sir Laurence Olivier’s adaptation of Hamlet.

Question illustration
A
Price’s Hamlet has no facial expression, showing that he is unaffected by the ghost’s appearance, while Olivier’s Hamlet looks to be in pain, showing his deep sorrow.
B
Price’s Hamlet appears to be in agony, emphasizing his madness, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears to be calm, showing his contemplation.
C
Price’s Hamlet appears to be thoughtful, showing him at peace, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears to be ready to lash out, emphasizing his anger.
D
Price’s Hamlet seems overjoyed and happy to see his dead father, while Olivier’s Hamlet appears tormented and irrational.
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To analyze tone, the reader should study word choice, which is also called

A
context.
B
diction.
C
inversion.
D
nuance.
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Which statements describe the rising action of a tragedy’s plot? Select 2 options.

A
A series of events develop the plot’s central conflict.
B
Loose ends of the plot are “tied up” to provide closure.
C
Suspense builds gradually as the plot progresses.
D
Background information is provided and the play’s setting is revealed.
E
Tension reaches its height in the plot, and a solution to a conflict becomes clear.
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.Hamlet:Now might I do it pat, now he is praying; And now I’ll do ’t: and so he goes to heaven; And so am I reveng’d. That would be scann’d: A villain kills my father; and for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven. Why, this is hire and salary, not revenge. He took my father grossly, full of bread, With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May; And how his audit stands who knows save heaven? But in our circumstance and course of thought ’Tis heavy with him. And am I then reveng’d, To take him in the purging of his soul, When he is fit and season’d for his passage? No.

A
Hamlet wants to avenge his father’s death, but he doubts Claudius’s guilt.
B
Hamlet wants to commit murder, but he worries about his own fate.
C
Hamlet wants to kill Claudius, but he wants to be sure Claudius will suffer.
D
Hamlet wants to end Claudius’s life, but he realizes he is incapable of violence.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Hamlet: Am I not i’ the right, old Jephthah?Polonius: If you call me Jephthah, my lord, I have a daughter that I love passing well.

A
Polonius is sacrificing his daughter to trick Hamlet.
B
Polonius is a better father than Hamlet’s father was.
C
Polonius is very protective of his innocent daughter.
D
Polonius is very loyal to the royal family of Denmark.
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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.

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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Which line of text shows characteristics of a script?

A
Washington: The time for bravery is now. [Exhaling deeply] We must cross.
B
General George Washington led his troops across the Delaware River.
C
George Washington said, “We must cross the Delaware River tonight.”
D
Despite the winter weather, George Washington insisted crossing the river.
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Which ideas describe a round character? Select three answers.

A
The character experiences a variety of human emotions.
B
The character represents a single idea or concept.
C
The character possesses a complex personality.
D
The character acts as a predictable personality type.
E
The character grows or develops over the course of a play.

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