AnswersSLAE 26-27 ENGLISH 12.1Hamlet, Part 8: Themes

Hamlet, Part 8: Themes — Unit test Answers

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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 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 passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Polonius: Beware Of entrance to a quarrel, but, being in, Bear ’t that th’ opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express’d in fancy; rich, not gaudy ...

A
argumentative.
B
cautious.
C
conceited.
D
nervous.
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Read the excerpt from an analysis of the end of Act V of Hamlet.A duel takes place between Laertes and Hamlet. But due to treachery, Laertes and Hamlet are poisoned, as are Claudius and Gertrude, and they all die.

A
Revenge never works out, and people should just avoid it.
B
Fighting is not the way to solve problems, no matter what.
C
Those who fight are unwise and would do better to talk.
D
Those who pursue revenge are often destroyed by it.
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Which question is most likely asked by a reader analyzing a text through a formalist lens?

A
How do the parts of the text relate to the whole?
B
How are female characters identified and treated?
C
Why was this historical fact included in the text?
D
Why was this important to readers at that period?
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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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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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Read the excerpt from a paper about Hamlet.The relationship between Horatio and Hamlet is crucial to understanding the play. Whereas most people would have abandoned Hamlet, Horatio instead repeatedly aids Hamlet in a variety of ways. Even when Hamlet dies, Horatio makes sure that Hamlet’s wishes are carried out and his side of the story is told.

A
All is fair in love and war.
B
Be kind to those in need.
C
The truth will set you free.
D
True friends don’t leave you.
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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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A
structure of the text
B
author’s personal history
C
position of women in society
D
time period it was written in
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene iii.Laertes: For he himself is subject to his birth; He may not, as unvalu’d persons do, Carve for himself, for on his choice dependsThe safety and the health of the whole state; And therefore must his choice be circumscrib’d Unto the voice and yielding of that body Whereof he is the head.

A
emphasizes Hamlet’s independence.
B
adds gruesome images to Laertes speech.
C
continues his comparison of government to a human body.
D
creates a scary tone that contrasts with Ophelia’s innocence.

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