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Read the excerpt from Hamlet.Claudius: Why to a public count I might not go, Is the great love the general gender bear him; Who, dipping all his faults in their affection, Would, like the spring that turneth wood to stone, Convert his gyves to graces; so that my arrows,Too slightly timber’d for so loud a wind, Would have reverted to my bow again, And not where I had aim’d them.

A
He is not a popular king.
B
He is not a good hunter.
C
He is really on Hamlet’s side.
D
He fears for Hamlet’s safety.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet. Voltimand: . . . On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys, Receives rebuke from Norway, and, in fine, Makes vow before his uncle never more To give the assay of arms against your majesty. Whereon old Norway, overcome with joy,Gives him three thousand crowns in annual fee, And his commission to employ those soldiers, So levied as before, against the Polack; With an entreaty, herein further shown, [Giving a paper.]

A
updating the setting to a modern city
B
changing the costumes to modern fashion
C
replacing the outdated terms with slang
D
using actors with different ethnicities
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Read the excerpt from an analysis of Hamlet’s "To be or not to be” speech in Act III of Hamlet.Shakespeare begins the speech with the line "To be, or not to be: that is the question” and then proceeds to ask multiple questions throughout the speech.

A
contrast Hamlet’s speaking style with that of King Claudius.
B
emphasize Hamlet’s indecision that recurs throughout the play.
C
introduce a new motif that focuses on the inevitability of death.
D
illustrate Hamlet’s confusion about his relationship with King Claudius.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet.Hamlet: Follow him, friends: we’ll hear a play to-morrow. [Exit POLONIUS, with all the Players but the First.] Dost thou hear me, old friend; can you play the Murder of Gonzago?First Player: Ay, my lord.Hamlet: We’ll ha ’t to-morrow night. You could, for a need, study a speech of some dozen or sixteen lines, which I would set down and insert in ’t, could you not?First Player: Ay, my lord.

A
represent a single idea.
B
have few emotions.
C
change over time.
D
have a simple personality.
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act II, Scene ii.Gertrude: Thanks, Guildenstern and gentle Rosencrantz; And I beseech you instantly to visit My too much changed son. Go, some of you, And bring these gentlemen where Hamlet is.

A
In this speech, Gertrude shows that she is more interested in flirting with Guildenstern and Rosencrantz than in helping Hamlet.
B
The way that Gertrude orders people around in this speech shows that she is primarily interested in flexing her power.
C
Gertrude’s dialogue shows her sense of urgency and desperation, proving that she is truly worried about Hamlet.
D
With this dialogue, Gertrude shows that she is reluctant to trust Guildenstern and Rosencrantz but feels she has no other choice.
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Read an excerpt from an analysis of Act III of Hamlet.Rosencrantz and Guildenstern follow orders without question throughout the play. In this scene, Claudius tells them his life is in danger from Hamlet, and they must take Hamlet away. They agree immediately.

A
Acting with respect is its own reward.
B
Things are not always what they seem.
C
Love of country should always come first.
D
Success comes from working together.
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Which passage from Hamlet, Act II, Scene i is an example of setting?

A
A Room in POLONIUS’ House.
B
Enter POLONIUS and REYNALDO.
C
Exit REYNALDO.
D
Ghost: [Beneath.] Swear. [They swear.]
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Ophelia: Alas! my lord, I have been so affrighted.Polonius: With what, in the name of God?Ophelia: My lord, as I was sewing in my closet, Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbrac'd; No hat upon his head; his stockings foul'd, Ungarter'd, and down-gyved to his ancle; Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other; And with a look so piteous in purport As if he had been loosed out of hell To speak of horrors, he comes before me.

A
He explains Hamlet’s behavior through Ophelia’s dialogue, thereby tying up loose ends in the plot.
B
He introduces the conflict between Ophelia and Hamlet, thereby adding suspense and advancing the plot.
C
He characterizes the relationship between Ophelia and Polonius, thereby adding to the exposition in the plot.
D
He describes the background between Ophelia and Hamlet, thereby escalating the tension to its highest point in the plot.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: I ha ’t: When in your motion you are hot and dry,— As make your bouts more violent to that end,— And that he calls for drink, I’ll have prepar’d him A chalice for the nonce, whereon but sipping,If he by chance escape your venom’d stuck, Our purpose may hold there.

A
keep his audience engaged.
B
comment on the monarchy.
C
remind the audience to value life.
D
show the need for intellectual growth.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet. Hamlet: Let me see.—[Takes the skull.]—Alas! poor Yorick. I knew him, Horatio; a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy; he hath borne me on his back a thousand times; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is! my gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft. Where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Not one now, to mock your own grinning?

A
As the play draws to a close, Hamlet still has not conquered his fear of death.
B
Hamlet’s visit to the graveyard leads to him become obsessed with his death.
C
At the end of the play, Hamlet literally faces death and regains a sense of hope.
D
Hamlet has abandoned his plans by this point and has reconciled himself to death.
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Hamlet: Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour’s at the stake.

A
Shakespeare utilizes the repetition of “great” to help illustrate Hamlet’s lack of a main point.
B
By repeating the same word, Shakespeare shows that Hamlet is not sure of his point.
C
Shakespeare capitalizes on the multiple meanings of “great” to help emphasize Hamlet’s point.
D
By using a word with multiple meanings, Shakespeare shows that Hamlet is not good at making his point.
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allusionapostrophemetaphorsimile

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

A
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all
B
And thus the native hue of resolution
C
And enterprises of great pith and moment
D
With this regard their currents turn awry
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Read the excerpt from Act I of Hamlet.Bernardo: ’Tis now struck twelve; get thee to bed, Francisco.

A
This is twelve.
B
It’s twelve o’clock.
C
Twelve things have fallen.
D
A man was hit twelve times.
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To view the excerpt through a historical lens, which questions should the reader ask? Select 2 options.

A
How does the structure of the text help the audience to understand the situation with Fortinbras?
B
What beliefs were common during this period that make the appearance of a ghost believable to the audience?
C
How does the dialogue reinforce or challenge the gender stereotypes that were present at the time?
D
What literary devices make the relationship between Horatio and Fortinbras clear to the audience?
E
What major political events occurred that the audience can compare to the politics in the scene?
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building suspensecharacter developmentplot eventsrising action

A
building suspense
B
character development
C
plot events
D
rising action
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet.Laertes: Be wary then; best safety lies in fear: Youth to itself rebels, though none else near.Ophelia: I shall th’ effect of this good lesson keep,As watchman to my heart. But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puff’d and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads,And recks not his own rede.

A
allegorical figures.
B
Biblical concepts.
C
Elizabethan drama.
D
flat characters.
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Read the passage from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene v.Laertes: How came he dead? I’ll not be juggled with. To hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation. To this point I stand, That both the worlds I give to negligence, Let come what comes; only I’ll be reveng’d Most throughly for my father.

A
eager to take his father’s place
B
anxious to avenge his father’s death
C
loyal to his father’s memory
D
worried about his father’s soul
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A student analyzing the appearance of the ghost in Act I of Hamlet includes this sentence in the analysis.Death conquers everyone.

A
character.
B
plot.
C
theme.
D
topic.
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characterlanguageplotsetting

A
character
B
language
C
plot
D
setting

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