AP Practice Test

Hamlet sections 9 and 12

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E. I, II, and III
Synecdoche = face is referring to Laertes; part of him is referring to the whole Simile = like a painting Metonymy = heart is referring to feelings; the heart is an item that is related to feelings and is a stand in for that word

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B. goodness does not persist indefinitely
And nothing is at a like goodness still Claudius is telling Laertes that love begun by time weakens as time goes by, and that the good intentions spurred by love can lessen and disappear

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A. Nothing is as good as love he is saying that love is nothing like it was in the beginning. C. not that nothing is like a lovers goodness but that love is always stronger at the onset D. Not that no good things can be weakened; he is saying the opposite E. That is not what he is saying either; not that goodness alone is worthless, but that love will abate as time passes

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E. Paradox
Hurting wouldnt seem to be something that would ease pain, but in this case, it is true. We change our woulds to shoulds, and that our intentions are no more than hot air or the breath of a spendtrhift letting go of things hurts.

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A. Oxymoron yes, these are opposites, but an oxymoron are two opposite words put back to back B. Metaphor Uses like before hand so no C. Allusion he isnt alluding Simile he is explaining the simile this is not the simile itself

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B. The king says that no place indeed should murther sanctuarize right after Laertes says he wants to cut Hamlets throat in a church so no place, not even a church, should give sanctuary to a murderer.

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A. Not that it should be committed there, but that churches should give sanctuary to a murderer C. Not that you cant get revenge there D. Not that he wouldnt be able to kill there E. Not that they are unlikely to be in a church

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A. circumspect = watchful, prudent, cautious, well-considered
I got this one wrong I said that he is malicious However, the king is being cautious and prudent because he is thinking of preparing a poison as a back-up plan

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B. Malicious Full of spite, mischievous in motivation or purpose; having evil intent
The question states The Kings plan to prepare the poisoned chalice PRIMARILY reveals that he is Other parts prove he is malicious we already know that, so this poisoned chalice bit FIRST shows us something NEW

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C. adroit exceptionally skilled or nimble
Not really hes clever with the poison, but his devious skills do not stand out as being exceptional

D. Audacious extremely bold or daring; reckless

I do not consider poison a bold move it is sneaky and underhanded and weak

E. Contemplative Thoughtful and thorough in thought

He does not consider all angles of the issue

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D. Figurative Language Poignant means profoundly moving, so the emotionally moving description of Ophelias death is increase by:
Personification weeping brook Simile mermaid-like and like a creature native and indued Imagery muddied death

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A. Colloquial Speech there is nothing in the accent, etc. that would sound like the particular area of the play B. Connotative Diction Okay I think this choice is stinky-tricky connotations are the emotional feelings and imagery associated with a word, BUT all diction is connotative not specific enough

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C. Metaphorical Allusions no allusions to things outside of the text E. Euphemistic diplomacy she is very straightforward; she does not try to dance around the fact that Ophelia drowned herself; she says, Your sisters drownd

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E. Laertes crying
He says he is trying to forbid himself from crying, but that nature makes him. He says that when the tears are gone, this womanish behavior (the tears), will be done with. He indicates that he wants to give an angry speech about Ophelias death, but that he cant because of the tears: I have a speech afire that fain would blaze, / But this folly (tears) drowns it

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A. Ophelias death the speech he wants to give is about HER death, so the death cant stop him from giving the speech B. Polonius murder he has known about that for a long time the this implies something recently mentioned

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C. The Queens Account which is the news of Ophelias death, so it is like A. D. The plot to kill Hamlet is already decided upon again, not recently mentioned

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E. Native line 89
like a creature native and indued this HAS to be an adjective (possibly a verb if you really had no idea what native meant)

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A. growing to a plurisy you grow into something (noun) B. set a double varnish on the fame you set SOMETHING (noun) C. Collected from all simples that have virtue it is the object of the prepositional phrase noun D. If he by chance escape your venomd stuck venomd is describing something = the sword (noun)

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B. Hyperbole exaggeration
Nothing is exaggerated

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A. Alliteration set me the stoups, better breath C. Parallelism let the kettle to the trumpet speak, the trumpet to the cannoneerthe cannons to the heavens D. Personfication see above E. Imperatives - directives

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A. he has been holding back because Laertes dallies and Hamlet wants him to pass with your best violence

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B. not overly violent = opposite answer, so has to be A or B C. Not trying to distract D. Dally = is being lazy, so not his best moves E. No anger is indicated

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D. Trap He is caught by the trap he set himself
as a woodcock to mine own springe after he has been stabbed with his own poisoned sword

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A. Demise Sure, it is his demise, but this is not what the word specifically means; it is what is the result of the simile B. Sorrow not like a bird caught in his sorrow C. Death Trap not death doesnt fit the simile E. Treachery good guess as well, but doesnt fit the simile

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B. No, No is what the Queen says right AFTER the King says She sounds to see them bleed Claudius is saying that Gertrude is fainting because of all of the blood, and Gertrude is saying, NO Hamlet, it is the drink Claudius is not being truthful

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A. Not that she doesnt want to die again, see the line before C. Temptingbut see the line before Hamlet isnt getting ready to drink; Claudius has lied about her condition D. Not that Hamlet has poisoned her E. That she is probably unaware of because she didnt know the swords were poisoned, and she is dying

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C. the answer key was wrong, so if you got this one wrong, the answer is C please check it. Laertes is saying that he wants to exchange forgiveness with Hamlet and that his death does not tarnish his soul

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A. He knows that Hamlet caused Polonius death B. He knows he is going to die D. Untouched is too generic forgiven is better because it is specific E. Too insensitive

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C. Kill himself he is going to drink the cup; we know this because he says the cup still has poison in it, and Hamlet tells him to let go of the cup.

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A. He wants to follow Hamlet into death B. He wants to die with Hamlet; he chooses in the end to live in order for the truth to NOT be silenced D. Drinking the poison himself will not hasten Hamlets death Killing himself would not be staying loyal to the state

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E. reputation of Hamlet himself
Hamlet says his name will be wounded if things stand thus unknown, and if he loves Hamlet, he will stay alive to tell his story

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A. Not the rights of Hamlets blood relatives he focuses only on the reputation of his name B. Not the kingdoms protection from Fortinbras; he doesnt mention that at all C. Not the honor of his parents only his name D. Not secrecy around R and G only HIS name

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A. Calculating IN THIS PASSAGE not in the rest of the play, but in THIS passage we dont see him planning anything; we see him acting I got this one wrong too folks

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B. Truthful: He says that he poisoned Hamlet and that the Kings to blame C. Magnanimous: He shows that he is forgiving when he tells Hamlet he wants to exchange forgiveness with him D. Ambivalent: He shows uncertainty when he says that yet it is almost against my conscience I shouldnt have picked this option this part is very clear that he has second thoughts E. Remorseful: He shows he is sorry when he asks for forgiveness

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D. Personification is in line 101 He calls Death a fell sergeant

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A. Richer than four kings is not personification B. Laertes is comparing himself to a bird caught in his own trap not personification C. He is describing the poison on the sword as an instrument and foul practice not personification E. He calls the sounds of war a warlike volley not personification