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Read the passage from Act V of 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.

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anatomy.
B
death.
C
humor.
D
infatuation.
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Read the paragraph from Gordon’s personal narrative.1 When I first entered the room, I was really struck by what I saw. 2 It was my first day of cooking lessons, and I was on my way to fulfilling my dreams of one day becoming a chef in my own world-renowned restaurant. 3 I had spent countless hours of my childhood watching my parents, both professional chefs, prepare delicious meals. 4 From them, I had already obtained a solid foundation of cooking basics. 5 However, it was in this room that I would build upon those basics and begin my ascent as a chef in my own right.

A
Gordon should revise sentence 1 to provide specific details about what “struck” him as he first entered the room.
B
Gordon should revise sentence 2 to describe his dreams more clearly and explain what he hopes to accomplish one day.
C
Gordon should revise sentence 3 to replace vague words like “countless” and “delicious” with more precise adjectives.
D
Gordon should revise sentence 4 to add detailed examples about the many cooking basics he learned from his parents.
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If Kaya wanted to analyze the development of the central ideas in The Farewell Speech, which questions should she ask herself? Select three options.

A
What are the central ideas of the text?
B
Which central ideas interact or connect?
C
Which central ideas show a particular bias?
D
Which central ideas are the most interesting?
E
How does the author advance the central ideas?
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Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.On one side lay the Ocean, and on oneLay a great water, and the moon was full.Then spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere:

A
the chapel in the field
B
King Arthur
C
the vastness of the environment
D
Sir Bedivere
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Read the excerpt from Act IV of Hamlet.Claudius: Good Laertes,If you desire to know the certainty Of your dear father's death, is 't writ in your revenge, That, swoopstake, you will draw both friend and foe, Winner and loser?Laertes: None but his enemies.Claudius: Will you know them then?Laertes: To his good friends thus wide I'll ope my arms; And like the kind life-rendering pelican, Repast them with my blood.

A
The concept of revenge is introduced for the first time in the play.
B
The play’s action reaches a climax as Laertes exacts revenge.
C
The suspense builds as Claudius clarifies Laertes's goal.
D
The play's action is resolved as Claudius and Laertes make peace.
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Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.Consequently the perfection of our nature and capability of happiness, must be estimated by the degree of reason, virtue, and knowledge, that distinguish the individual, and direct the laws which bind society: and that from the exercise of reason, knowledge and virtue naturally flow, is equally undeniable, if mankind be viewed collectively.

A
The author sticks to words with neutral connotations and does not make a point.
B
The author repeats words with positive connotations to help emphasize her point.
C
The author relies on words with negative connotations to show why other points are wrong.
D
The author contrasts words with positive and negative connotations to show both sides of a point.
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Read the haiku by Buson.Lighting the lantern—the yellow chrysanthemumslose their color.

A
art
B
change
C
nature
D
time
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Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin?

A
He believes that life is too long and boring.
B
He believes that life is fun and interesting.
C
He believes that life is full of pain and suffering.
D
He believes that life is full of joy and excitement.
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Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene i.Marcellus: What! has this thing appear’d again to-night?Bernardo: I have seen nothing.Marcellus: Horatio says ’tis but our fantasy, And will not let belief take hold of him Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us: Therefore I have entreated him along With us to watch the minutes of this night;

A
It creates an air of suspense in the plot.
B
It shows how angry the characters are.
C
It describes details of the castle setting.
D
It entertains through the use of clever wording.
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Read the passage from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.It is unlikely that you will be hanged for taking a wild animal such as a rabbit; but, even so, you will get a fine amounting to three times the value of the animal as well as three months in prison, and you will have to enter into a bond to guarantee your good behavior in the future; a second offense will be treated more harshly.

A
The readers are more objective because they feel distanced from the text.
B
The readers feel shamed into being more careful because they feel lectured.
C
The readers pay attention to the dangers because they are directly engaged.
D
The readers ignore the instructions because they are being talked down to.
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Which features of the Anglo-Saxon culture are present in Beowulf? Select 3 options.

A
competition
B
hospitality
C
lords
D
marriage
E
warriors
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Which excerpts from Act III of Hamlet show that plot events have resulted in Claudius feeling guilty? Select 3 options.

A
Claudius: I like him not, nor stands it safe with us To let his madness range.
B
Claudius: I your commission will forthwith dispatch, And he to England shall along with you.
C
Claudius: A brother’s murder! Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will:
D
Claudius: Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavens To wash it white as snow?
E
Claudius: But, O! what form of prayer Can serve my turn? 'Forgive me my foul murder?'
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Read the excerpt from an analysis of Act III of Hamlet.The fight between Hamlet and Gertrude reinforces gender stereotypes, as Hamlet judges Gertrude and she accepts his criticism without attempting to justify her actions.

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Gertrude: What wilt thou do? thou wilt not murder me? Help, help, ho!
B
Gertrude: What have I done that thou dar’st wag thy tongue In noise so rude against me?
C
Gertrude: O gentle son! Upon the heat and flame of thy distemperSprinkle cool patience. Whereon do you look?
D
Gertrude: Be thou assur’d, if words be made of breath, And breath of life, I have no life to breathe What thou hast said to me.
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Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.What saw thou there? said the king. Sir, he said, I saw nothing but waves and winds.Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Then spake King Arthur to Sir Bedivere:"Hast thou perform’d my mission which I gave?What is it thou hast seen? or what hast heard?”And answer made the bold Sir Bedivere:"I heard the ripple washing in the reeds,And the wild water lapping on the crag.”

A
Tennyson adds additional sorrow to the scene by describing the water.
B
Tennyson describes King Arthur asking a question to Sir Bedivere.
C
Tennyson adds drama to the scene with additional imagery and dialogue.
D
Tennyson describes Sir Bedivere responding to King Arthur’s question.
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Read the passage.Contemporary historian Ian Mortimer showcases his historical expertise in the nonfiction book The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England. Other people have created monotonous historical essays, but Mortimer has written an amusing and engrossing book.

A
“contemporary historian”
B
“historical expertise”
C
“other people have created”
D
“monotonous historical essays”
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Read the historical fact.In medieval England, there was great tension between the Saxons and the Normans.

A
why many of the knights show indifference.
B
why Lady Rowena is the queen of the day.
C
why there is tension between the two sides in the tournament.
D
why the people of the tournament defer to Prince John.
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Which words contain an affix? Select 4 options.

A
strength
B
unhappy
C
inchworm
D
reread
E
restless
F
comfortable
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Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version is the best example of an intervention by a supernatural force?

A
Enkidu and Gilgamesh travel four hundred miles before they eat.
B
Gilgamesh sits with his chin on his knees and falls asleep.
C
A voice from heaven tells Gilgamesh to attack Humbaba.
D
The two men stand silently at the edge of the Cedar Forest.
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Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.That the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.

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Yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.”
B
Yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.”
C
No, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.”
D
No, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Guildenstern: Which dreams, indeed, are ambition, for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.Hamlet: A dream itself is but a shadow.Rosencrantz: Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow’s shadow.

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dreams and ambition by using metaphors.
B
shadows and dreams by using similes.
C
ambition and substance by using apostrophes.
D
substance and dreams by using personification.

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