Hamlet

Claudius feels some guilt about what he had done. At one point, he thinks to himself, “Oh, my crime is so rotten it stinks all the way to heaven. It has the mark of Cain on it, a brother’s murder.” This is an example of:

• foreshadowing
• allusion
• tragedy
• satire

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While discussing the gravedigger’s actions, Hamlet says to Horatio, “…its lower jaw knocked off and thwacked on the noggin with a shovel.” Thwacked is an example of:

• alliteration 
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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An example of a flat character would be:

• Hamlet
• Gertrude
• Ophelia
• Marcellus

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Ophelia says to Laertes, “…my dear brother, don’t be like a bad priest who fails to practice what he preaches, showing me the steep and narrow way to heaven while you frolic on the primrose path of sin.” She is telling Laertes to:

• Follow his own advice
• Become a priest
• Go to heaven
• Commit sins

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Ophelia says, “…my dear brother, don’t be like a bad priest who fails to practice what he preaches, showing me the steep and narrow way to heaven while you frolic on the primrose path of sin.” This shows that one of Ophelia’s character traits, although she doesn’t always demonstrate it, is:

• bold
• misogynistic
• humble
• happy

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Ophelia is instructed by Polonius to spy on Hamlet. This illustrates that Ophelia has this character trait:

• dishonesty
• obedience
• sincerity
• kindness

Hamlet is angry and upset that his father has died and his mother has married Claudius. These emotions are examples of:

• internal conflict
• external conflict

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are:

• identical twins
• members of Claudius's court
• slimy sellouts
• actor's in Hamlet's play

What does Polonius being "at supper" mean?

• he is a chef
• he is fat
• he's being eaten by worms
• he is eating dinner

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What kind of clothes is the ghost of King Hamlet wearing?

• wedding clothes
• burial clothes
• a suit of armor
• jorts