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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.When she saw Pyrrhus make malicious sport In mincing with his sword her husband’s limbs, The instant burst of clamour that she made— Unless things mortal move them not at all— Would have made milch the burning eyes of heaven, And passion in the gods.Hecuba is a figure in Greek mythology who was married to King Priam. In the excerpt, she is shown grieving for her dead husband.

A
that Hecuba was too emotional when she saw her husband’s dead body
B
that Hecuba was determined to take revenge for the death of Priam
C
that Hecuba properly mourned the death of her beloved husband
D
that Hecuba did not show enough emotion after Priam was killed
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Admit no messengers, receive no tokens. Which done, she took the fruits of my advice; And he, repulsed,—a short tale to make,— Fell into a sadness, then into a fast,

A
Admit no messengers, receive no tokens.
B
Which done, she took the fruits of my advice;
C
And he, repulsed,—a short tale to make,—
D
Fell into a sadness, then into a fast,
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Which statement best explains why Hamlet alludes to Pyrrhus throughout Act II, Scene ii of Hamlet?

A
The allusion highlights the idea of avenging a father’s murder.
B
The allusion proves that Pyrrhus killed Hamlet’s father.
C
The allusion emphasizes the idea of a mother’s betrayal.
D
The allusion suggests that Hamlet imagined his father’s ghost.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Hamlet: My excellent good friends! How dost thou, Guildenstern? Ah, Rosencrantz! Good lads, how do ye both?Rosencrantz: As the indifferent children of the earth.

A
It emphasizes that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet’s good friends.
B
It shows that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are innocent characters.
C
It reveals that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have been friends since childhood.
D
It uses a strong image to show that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are sneaky.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.He tells me, my sweet queen, that he hath found The head and source of all your son’s distemper.

A
an allusion.
B
a simile.
C
an apostrophe.
D
personification.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet. Hamlet: Slanders, sir: for the satirical rogue says here that old men have grey beards, that their faces are wrinkled, their eyes purging thick amber and plum-tree gum, and that they have a plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak hams: all which, sir, though I most powerfully and potently believe, yet I hold it not honesty to have it thus set down; for you yourself, sir, should be old as I am, if, like a crab, you could go backward.

A
old men have grey beards, that their faces are wrinkled
B
their eyes purging thick amber and plum-tree gum
C
all which, sir, though I most powerfully and potently believe
D
be old as I am, if, like a crab, you could go backward
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What is the effect of the figurative language used in this excerpt? Choose two answers.

A
It reveals Hamlet’s anger with himself.
B
It reveals Hamlet’s love for Ophelia.
C
It reveals Hamlet’s plan for retaliation.
D
It reveals Hamlet’s hesitation to act.
E
It reveals Hamlet’s distrust of Gertrude.
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What is the effect of the figurative language used in this excerpt? Choose three answers.

A
It shows Hamlet’s willpower.
B
It shows Hamlet’s indecision.
C
It shows Hamlet’s determination.
D
It shows Hamlet’s confusion.
E
It shows Hamlet’s idleness.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.The rugged Pyrrhus, like the Hyrcanian beast,— ’tis not so, it begins with Pyrrhus:— The rugged Pyrrhus, he, whose sable arm, Black as his purpose, did the night resemble When he lay couched in the ominous horse,

A
Hamlet does not believe that Claudius killed his father.
B
Hamlet is still undecided about avenging his father’s death.
C
Hamlet is shocked by Pyrrhus’s merciless behavior.
D
Hamlet admires Pyrrhus and wants to follow his example.
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.Polonius: Well be with you, gentlemen!Hamlet: Hark you, Guildenstern; and you too; at each ear a hearer: that great baby you see there is not yet out of his swaddling-clouts.

A
The metaphor reveals that Hamlet respects Polonius.
B
The metaphor shows that Hamlet wants Polonius’s help.
C
The metaphor portrays Polonius as foolish and weak.
D
The metaphor establishes Polonius as angry and mean.

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