Copy of Shakespeare's Hamlet - Test Prep

What is the text structure?

• Radio Advertisement
• Speech for a College President
• Introduction to a Drama
• Political Interview

How is The Principles of Literary Criticism related to Shakespeare’s Hamlet?

• Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a theory in practice.
• Shakespeare’s Hamlet goes against the ideas presented in The Principles of Literary Criticism.
• They have the same text structure.
• They have the same central idea.

During which literary period does The Principles of Literary Criticism fall?

• Colonial and Early National
• Romantic/Realism and Naturalism
• Modernist/Contemporary
• Medieval

Why is Hamlet the most theorized text in the English language, according to the author?

• because of its extreme popularity
• because of its depth and richness
• because of unique characterization
• because of its unusual setting

What is the meaning of the word, “ambiguity” as used in the text?

• to have more than one interpretation
• to be controversial
• to be predictable
• to be restrained

What is the meaning of the word, “plethora” as used in the text?

• an intentional error
• a misunderstanding or argument
• a criticism of a particular circumstance
• a large or excessive amount of something

Why did Harold Bloom call Hamlet a “poem unlimited”?

• because Shakespeare originally wrote it in poetry format
• because there are so many different versions of it
• because so many interpretations can be given to it, just like poetry
• because it is impossible to interpret it, so the reader should just sit back and enjoy it

Several hundred scholarly books and thousands of scholarly articles have been published about Hamlet over the last hundred years alone, with new articles and scholarly books appearing every year on the topic of Shakespeare’s most famous and controversial play. Which BEST describes the rhetorical appeal being used here?

• Ethos
• Kairos
• Logos
• Pathos

Part A - So read it now, since I have obviously piqued your interest! Which is a synonym for the word, “piqued”?

• crushed
• interpreted
• stimulated
• discovered

Part B – Which BEST describes the rhetorical appeal used in Part A?

• Ethos
• Kairos
• Logos
• Pathos