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Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Ross and Lady Macduff have just discussed Macduff’s flight from their kingdom, and Ross is ending their conversation.[Ross.] I take my leave of you:Shall not be long but I’ll be here again:Things at the worst will cease, or else climb upwardTo what they were before. [To Macduff’s Son.] My pretty cousin,Blessing upon you!

A
by indicating that Ross will actively help Lady Macduff
B
by describing how Lady Macduff’s life is better than she thinks
C
by discussing why Ross has come to invigorate Lady Macduff
D
by asserting that Lady Macduff’s circumstances will improve
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What is irony?

A
a question intended to make a point, not to get an answer
B
the contrasting of ideas through the parallel arrangement of words
C
when a speaker says the opposite of what they mean
D
the use of a term to refer to something closely connected to it
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Which sentence contains an example of meiosis?

A
The crowd became an ocean of noise, erupting in wild applause that was loud enough to drown out the opening notes of the first song.
B
As she crossed the finish line drenched in sweat, breathing heavily, and completely drained, Jeannie quipped, “I could really go for a nap right about now.”
C
After waking at sunrise, feeding the livestock, running errands for his mother, and working a double shift waiting tables, Adam knew he would sleep like a rock.
D
The children held tightly to the rope that connected them to each other and their teacher as they crossed the street, creating a brilliant, slithering snake.
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Which sentence contains an idiom?

A
Four score and seven years ago, we had to use telephones with wires.
B
Lucas approached the speed of light as he raced away from the hornet’s nest.
C
I know that you are having a bad day, but please don’t rain on my parade.
D
Meredith banged on the drums until the last memory of her horrible day faded away.
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Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Macduff. Confusion now hath made his masterpiece!Most sacrilegious murder hath broke opeThe Lord’s anointed temple, and stole thenceThe life o’ the building!

A
antithesis
B
asyndeton
C
irony
D
metonymy
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Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 5 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth has just received news of his wife’s death. In this excerpt, "signifying” means "representing.”Macbeth. She should have died hereafter;There would have been a time for such a word.To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to dayTo the last syllable of recorded time,And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stageAnd then is heard no more: it is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing.

A
violence destroys human nature.
B
violence has no impact on human nature.
C
violence is human nature.
D
violence advances human nature.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Sergeant. Doubtful it stood;As two spent swimmers, that do cling togetherAnd choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald—Worthy to be a rebel, for to thatThe multiplying villanies of natureDo swarm upon him—from the western islesOf kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,Show’d like a rebel’s whore: but all’s too weak;For brave Macbeth,—well he deserves that name,—Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel,Which smok’d with bloody execution,Like valour’s minion carv’d out his passageTill he fac’d the slave;Which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,Till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps,And fix’d his head upon our battlements.

A
He makes logical connections to explain how Macbeth is able to defeat the enemy.
B
He uses emotionally charged language to detail Macbeth’s heroic feats.
C
He references notorious enemy leaders to show his authority over the situation.
D
He uses reasoning and evidence to support his observations of the battle site.
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Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Malcolm is explaining to Macduff what makes him grieve and what he believes in.Malcolm. What I believe I’ll wail,What know believe, and what I can redress,As I shall find the time to friend, I will.

A
It reveals that Malcolm is only willing to believe his trusted friends.
B
It explains the reason Malcolm no longer believes anyone.
C
It asserts that Malcom is willing to speak out when he hears lies.
D
It emphasizes that Malcom will only believe what he knows to be true.
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Excerpt 1: Read the excerpt from act 2, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth has just killed Duncan. He refuses to take the daggers back to the room, so Lady Macbeth takes them. Macbeth is alone and staring at his bloody hands.Lady Macbeth. Infirm of purpose!Give me the daggers. The sleeping and the deadAre but as pictures; ’tis the eye of childhoodThat fears a painted devil. If he do bleed,I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal;70For it must seem their guilt.[Exit. Knocking within.]Macbeth. Whence is that knocking?How is ’t with me, when every noise appals me?What hands are here! Ha! they pluck out mine eyes.Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this bloodClean from my hand? No, this my hand will ratherThe multitudinous seas incarnadine,Making the green one red.Excerpt 2: Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is hosting a feast when he sees Banquo’s ghost and starts speaking to it. No one else can see the ghost, and Lady Macbeth tries to explain away Macbeth’s behavior to the guests.Macbeth. Avaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold;Thou hast no speculation in those eyesWhich thou dost glare with.Lady Macbeth. Think of this, good peers,But as a thing of custom: ’tis no other;Only it spoils the pleasure of the time.Macbeth. What man dare, I dare:Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear,The arm’d rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger;Take any shape but that, and my firm nervesShall never tremble: or be alive again,And dare me to the desert with thy sword;If trembling I inhabit then, protest meThe baby of a girl. Hence, horrible shadow!Unreal mockery, hence!

A
through the repetition of questions
B
through references to eyes and horrible sights
C
through the internal conflict Macbeth faces in the wake of his treacherous deeds
D
through the external conflict Lady Macbeth experiences in covering for Macbeth
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Duncan. Dismay’d not thisOur captains, Macbeth and Banquo?Sergeant. Yes;As sparrows eagles, or the hare the lion.If I say sooth, I must report they wereAs cannons overcharg’d with double cracks;So theyDoubly redoubled strokes upon the foe:Except they meant to bathe in reeking wounds,Or memorize another Golgotha,I cannot tell—But I am faint, my gashes cry for help.

A
to highlight Macbeth’s and Banquo’s valor
B
to gain the king’s admiration
C
to raise the king’s spirits
D
to emphasize his sense of duty to the crown
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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Banquo and his son, Fleance, have been overtaken by the murderers Macbeth has sent after them.Banquo. O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly, fly!Thou mayst revenge. O slave!

A
by showing that Banquo is happy that Fleance will stay free because he has run away
B
by showing that Banquo thinks that Fleance has run away because he is a coward
C
by emphasizing that Banquo believes that Fleance is a traitor and should be avoided
D
by emphasizing that Banquo wants Fleance to run away and find who planned his murder
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Which sentence contains an example of ethos?

A
Your ability to play the piano will suffer if you do not tickle the ivories every night.
B
As a soccer coach with 20 years of experience, I know your skills will decline if you keep skipping practice.
C
Lexi read that the more vegetables you eat, the healthier you are, so she begged her family eat vegetables daily.
D
Your decision to stay home instead of attending the celebration at your aunt’s house will break her heart.
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Excerpt 1: Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is thinking about killing Banquo. He remembers the witches’ prophecy that Banquo’s sons will be king after Macbeth. In this excerpt, "seed” means "descendants.”[Macbeth.] He chid the sistersWhen first they put the name of king upon me,And bade them speak to him; then, prophet-like,They hail’d him father to a line of kings.Upon my head they plac’d a fruitless crown,And put a barren sceptre in my gripe,Thence to be wrench’d with an unlineal hand,No son of mine succeeding. If ’t be so,For Banquo’s issue have I fil’d my mind;For them the gracious Duncan have I murder’d;Put rancours in the vessel of my peaceOnly for them; and mine eternal jewelGiven to the common enemy of man,To make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings!Excerpt 2: Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Macbeth is speaking with Lady Macbeth. He suggests that something terrible will happen to Banquo and to Banquo’s son, Fleance, tonight.Macbeth. Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night,Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible handCancel and tear to pieces that great bondWhich keeps me pale! Light thickens, and the crowMakes wing to the rooky wood;Good things of day begin to droop and drowse,[While] night’s black agents to their preys do rouse.Thou marvell’st at my words: but hold thee still;Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill:So, prithee, go with me.

A
Macbeth is willing to share power with Banquo to avoid more violence.
B
Macbeth is willing to use violence to keep himself and his descendants in power.
C
Macbeth knows that attaining power makes him susceptible to violence.
D
Macbeth knows that Banquo will resort to violence to take away his power.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Duncan. What bloody man is that? He can report,As seemeth by his plight, of the revoltThe newest state. Malcolm. This is the sergeantWho, like a good and hardy soldier fought’Gainst my captivity. Hail, brave friend!Say to the king the knowledge of the broilAs thou didst leave it. Sergeant. Doubtful it stood;As two spent swimmers, that do cling togetherAnd choke their art. The merciless Macdonwald—Worthy to be a rebel, for to thatThe multiplying villanies of natureDo swarm upon him—from the western islesOf kerns and gallowglasses is supplied;And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,Show’d like a rebel’s whore: but all’s too weak;For brave Macbeth,—well he deserves that name,—Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel,Which smok’d with bloody execution,Like valour’s minion carv’d out his passageTill he fac’d the slave;Which ne’er shook hands, nor bade farewell to him,Till he unseam’d him from the nave to the chaps,And fix’d his head upon our battlements.

A
to inform Duncan of the situation by citing statistical data about the opposing troops
B
to provide the king with an account of the events he witnessed at the battlefront
C
to gain sympathy for the number of wounds he received
D
to provide an accurate retelling of his own brave deeds
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Read the passage from act 2, scene 3 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Malcolm. [Aside to DONALBAIN.] Why do we hold our tongues, That most may claim this argument for ours:Donalbain. [Aside to MALCOLM.] What should be spokenHere where our fate, hid in an auger-hole,May rush and seize us? Let’s away: our tearsAre not yet brew’d.

A
He wants to make a point and does not expect an answer.
B
He wants to contrast their characters with Duncan’s character.
C
He is emphasizing that they are remaining quiet at an important moment.
D
He is illustrating that they are the sons of the king and will inherit the crown.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2 of The Tragedy of Macbeth.Duncan. What bloody man is that? He can report,As seemeth by his plight, of the revoltThe newest state. Malcolm. This is the sergeantWho, like a good and hardy soldier fought’Gainst my captivity. Hail, brave friend!Say to the king the knowledge of the broilAs thou didst leave it.

A
“This is the sergeant”
B
“Who, like a good and hardy soldier fought”
C
“’Gainst my captivity”
D
“Say to the king the knowledge of the broil”
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What is a universal theme?

A
an argument that most people agree with, no matter where they are from
B
an idea that can be understood by most people, regardless of differences
C
an idea that communicates a particular message about a specific topic
D
an argument that changes depending on when and where it is presented
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Read the excerpt from act 4, scene 1 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The witches are awaiting Macbeth’s arrival.Second Witch. By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.Open, locks,Whoever knocks!

A
ominous
B
determined
C
impatient
D
perturbed
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What are props?

A
the clothes that actors wear onstage
B
the objects that actors use during a performance
C
the music and sound effects that establish setting and mood
D
the arrangements and movements of characters onstage
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What information do stage directions in a play usually include?

A
the words the characters say
B
the actions the characters take
C
the names of all the characters
D
the things the characters enjoy doing

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