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Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 – 133)
This speech can be best be interpreted to mean
- A. that the murder was an act of revenge
- B. a denial of responsibility for the murder
- C. that it is not easy to know who the murderer is
- D. that the murderer is present on the scene
Read the extract and answer the question
Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 – 133)
The character who has just been murdered is
- A. Hamlet
- B. Gertrude
- C. Polonius
- D. Claudius
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Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 – 133)
The underlined statement illustrates
- A. irony
- B. metaphor
- C. paradox
- D. simile
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Why, now you speak
Like a good child and a true gentleman.
That I am most sensible in grief for it,
It shall as level to your judgement pierce
As day does to your eye.
(Act Four Scene V, lines 128 – 133)
The speaker is
- A. the king
- B. the queen
- C. the ghost
- D. polonius
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And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)
The character being addressed is
- A. Hamlet
- B. Laertes
- C. Ophelia
- D. Horatio
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And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)
The response given to this speech indicates that the attempt was
- A. unsuccesful
- B. successful
- C. progressing
- D. dangerous
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And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)
The characters being addressed are
- A. Marcellus and Horatio
- B. Bernado and Francisco
- C. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- D. Marcellus and Francisco
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And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)
The person being discussed is
- A. Voltimand
- B. Hamlet
- C. Ophelia
- D. Rosencrantz
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And can you, by no drift of circumstance,
Get from him why he puts on this confusion,
Grating so harshly all his days of quiet,
With turbulent and dangerous lunacy?
(Act Three, Scene I, lines 1-4)
The speaker is
- A. Gertrude
- B. Ophelia
- C. Claudius
- D. Polonius
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Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)
The underlined statement illustrates
- A. metaphor
- B. simile
- C. hyperbole
- D. irony
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Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)
Speaker Z thinks Y is
- A. very honest
- B. as dishonest as most people
- C. more dishonest than anyone
- D. more dishonest than ten thousand people
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Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)
The two characters who just left this scene are
- A. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
- B. Hamlet and the ghost
- C. The king and the question
- D. Polonius and Ophelia
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Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)
Speaker Z’s responses suggest that he is
- A. planning revenge
- B. pretending to be mad
- C. telling a lie
- D. preparing to commit suicide
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Y : Do you know me, my lord?
Z : Excellent well; you are a fishmonger
Y : Not I, my lord.
Z : Then I would you were so honest a man.
Y : Honest, my lord!
Z : Ay, sir; to be honest, as this world goes. Is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
(Act Two, Scene II, lines 173-179)
Speakers Y and Z are
- A. Polonius and Hamlet
- B. Claudius and Laertes
- C. Laertes and Horatio
- D. Marcellus and Reynaldo
If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me:
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me:
If thou art privy to the country’s fate,
Which happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou hast uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of the earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of ur:
(Act 1; Scene 1, Lines 128-139)
During this speech
- A. the palace soldiers arrived
- B. Hamlet attacked the speaker
- C. the queen fainted
- D. a cock crowed
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country’s fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 – 139)
The speaker’s mood is
- A. anger
- B. regret
- C. anxiety
- D. disappointment
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
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If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country’s fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 – 139)
The speech was made after
- A. the killing of Polonius
- B. Hamlet's arrival at the palace
- C. the arrival of the players
- D. the appearance of the ghost
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country’s fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 – 139)
The character addressed is
- A. the queen
- B. the ghost
- C. Bernado
- D. Reynaldo
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Hamlet
Read the extract below and answer the question
If thou hast any sound, or use of voice,
Speak to me;
If there be any good thing to be done,
That may to thee do ease and grace to me,
Speak to me:
If thou art privy to the country’s fate,
Which, happily foreknowing may avoid,
O, speak!
Or if thou has uphoarded in thy life,
Extorted treasure in the womb of earth,
For which, they say, you spirits oft walk in death,
Speak of it;
(Act One, Scene I, lines 128 – 139)
The Speaker is
- A. Hamlet
- B. Marcellus
- C. Horatio
- D. Claudius
Read the poem and answer the question
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep
By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O’ ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.
What’s to sleep?
‘Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that’s past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.
The power of ”sleep” is described as
- A. majestic
- B. magical
- C. poetic
- D. worshipful
Read the poem and answer the question
Sleep, O sleep
With thy Rod of Incantation
Charm my Imagination,
Then, only then, I cease to weep
By thy power,
The virgin, by Time O’ ertaken,
For Years forlorn, forsaken,
Enjoys the happy Hour.
What’s to sleep?
‘Tis a visionary Blessing;
A dream that’s past expressing;
Our utmost Wish possessing;
So may I always keep.
”Sleep” in the poem is an example of
- A. alliteration
- B. assonance
- C. onomatopoeia
- D. pun