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Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials — Unit test Answers

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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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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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allusionapostrophemetaphorsimile

A
allusion
B
apostrophe
C
metaphor
D
simile
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet.Hamlet: My fears forgetting manners—to unsealTheir grand commission; where I found, Horatio, O royal knavery! an exact command, Larded with many several sorts of reasons Importing Denmark’s health, and England’s too, With, ho! such bugs and goblins in my life, That, on the supervise, no leisure bated, No, not to stay the grinding of the axe, My head should be struck off.

A
“demanding.”
B
“complaining.”
C
“edited.”
D
“filled.”
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet.Hamlet: No, faith, not a jot; but to follow him thither with modesty enough, and likelihood to lead it; as thus: Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth into dust; the dust is earth; of earth we make loam, and why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might they not stop a beer-barrel?Imperious Caesar, dead and turn’d to clay,Might stop a hole to keep the wind away

A
contrast the deaths of Alexander and Caesar.
B
show how kings should behave around death.
C
compare Hamlet to two rulers who died.
D
emphasize that everyone eventually dies.
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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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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet. Claudius: He made confession of you,And gave you such a masterly report For art and exercise in your defence, And for your rapier most especially, That he cried out, ’twould be a sight indeed If one could match you; the scrimers of their nation,He swore, had neither motion, guard, nor eye, If you oppos’d them. Sir, this report of his Did Hamlet so envenom with his envy That he could nothing do but wish and beg Your sudden coming o’er, to play with him.

A
When Claudius uses flattery to convince Laertes to kill Hamlet, Shakespeare emphasizes the theme “Pride leads to downfall.”
B
By having Claudius compliment Laertes, Shakespeare introduces the theme “Love is possible in the face of despair.”
C
By comparing Laertes’s expertise to Hamlet’s jealousy, Shakespeare emphasizes the theme “Jealousy leads to failure.”
D
When Claudius reveals Hamlet’s feelings for Laertes, Shakespeare illustrates the theme “Truth is hard to see.”
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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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[BLANK]

A
adapts
B
describes
C
evaluates
D
interprets
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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 the excerpt from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard.ROS I’m afraid—GUIL So am I.ROS I’m afraid it isn’t your day.GUIL I’m afraid it is. Small pause.ROS Eighty-nine.GUIL It must be indicative of something, besides the redistribution of wealth. (He muses.) List of possible explanations. One: I’m willing it. Inside where nothing shows, I am the essence of a man spinning double-headed coins, and betting against himself in private atonement for an unremembered past. . . .[GUIL] Two: time has stopped dead, and the single experience of one coin being spun once has been repeated ninety times.

A
Guildenstern trusts that everything will work itself out, while Rosencrantz has doubts.
B
Guildenstern has participated in fewer games of coin toss, while Rosencrantz has more experience with them.
C
Guildenstern has experienced a similar situation before, while Rosencrantz has not.
D
Guildenstern wants an explanation for what is happening, while Rosencrantz accepts the luck of the situation.
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[BLANK]

A
building suspense
B
character development
C
plot events
D
rising action
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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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Read the excerpt from Hamlet. Hamlet: O! that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew; Or that the Everlasting had not fix’dHis canon ’gainst self-slaughter! O God! O God! How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of this world. Fie on ’t! O fie! ’tis an unweeded garden, That grows to seed; things rank and gross in naturePossess it merely. That it should come to this!

A
Thaw and resolve itself into a dew;
B
His canon ’gainst self-slaughter!
C
How weary, stale,
D
Fie on ’t! O fie!
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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 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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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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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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building suspensecharacter developmentplot eventsrising action

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building suspense
B
character development
C
plot events
D
rising action

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