Hamlet Unit Test
Of the following phrases, the one which is LEAST like the others in subject matter is
"Your dread command" (line 7)
The message Hamlet wants "Yorick" to give "my lady" (line 9) is that
A "fellow of infinite jest" can continue to amuse even after his death
In lines 64-73, "custom" (line 64) is presented as having
A dual nature
In line 63, "assume" could best be understood to mean
Affect
Lines 59-78 contain all of the following EXCEPT
Allusion
The King's words in lines 42-44 are an example of
Allusion
Laertes' words in line 80 could best be paraphrased as
May you be forgiven for our deaths
It is evident that the King believes that
Murderers should not have sanctuary even in a church
Polonium reveals that the King believes the Queen might be lacking in
Objectivity
In line 18, the phrase "That hurts by easing" is an example of
Paradox
Lines 43-58 contain examples of
Parallel structure, metaphor, and personification
The tone of Hamlet's words in lines 120-121 is
Philosophical
from lines 95-102, it is clear that hamlet wants horatio to protect the
Reputation of hamlet himself
In line 55, "springe" most likely means
Trap
It is clear that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern desire to protect the King primarily because they believe that
What affects the King affects everyone
Hamlet's words in lines 24-27 are an example of
Deductive reasoning
Hamlet attributes his mother's belief that he is mad to her
Desire to excuse her own actions
The reference to Ophelia's death as "doubtful" (line 44) most likely means that there was some question about whether she had
Drowned accidentally
In line 25, the phrase "His form and cause conjoin'd" could most accurately be restated as
With his appearance and message combined
The King's first speech (lines 1-14) contains examples of all of the following EXCEPT
Hyperbole
In line 60, the word "effects" could best be restated as
Benefits
In line 30, "that earth" refers to
Caesar
in this passage, laertes is presented as all of the following EXCEPT
Calculating
The King's plan to prepare the poisoned chalice primarily reveals that he is
Circumspect
In lines 10-14, the Ghost's attitude toward the Queen could best be described as
Concerned
The poignancy of the Queen's description of Ophelia's death is heightened by the use of
Figurative language
Line 11 could best be paraphrased as
Goodness does not persist indefinitely
An example of personification occurs in
Line 87
Hamlet resents Laertes because Laertes
Implies that he loved Ophelia more than Hamlet did and employs hyperbolic and histrionic language
In line 47, the word "for" is best understood to mean
Instead of
Lines 32-33 are characterized by
Inverted word order
In line 90, "this folly" refers to
Laertes' crying
The king's first words (line 1-3) contain which of the following literary devices?
Synecdoche, simile, metonymy
In line 59, the Queen's words, "no, no" indicate that
The King is not being truthful
In the Kings soliloquy(lines 42-78), he expresses some hope based upon
The existence of mercy
In line 103 "This physic" refers to
The king's praying
in lines 42-43, hamlet implies that laertes
has been holding back in their fight
In context, it can be inferred that "an antique Roman" would
kill himself on such an occasion