AP Practice Test

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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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62 Correct Answers

• 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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62 Incorrect Answers

• 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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63 Correct Answers

• 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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63 Incorrect Answers

• 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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64 Correct Answer

• 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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64 Incorrect Answers

• 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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65 Correct Answer

• 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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65 Incorrect Answers

• 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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65 Incorrect Answers

• 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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66 Correct Answer

• 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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66 Incorrect Answers

• 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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66 Incorrect Answers

• 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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67 Correct Answer

• 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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67 Incorrect Answers

• 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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67 Incorrect Answers

• 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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68 Correct Answer

• 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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68 Incorrect Answers

• 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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83 Correct Answer

• B. Hyperbole exaggeration
• Nothing is exaggerated

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83 Incorrect Answer

• 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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84 Correct Answer

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

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84 Incorrect Answers

• 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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85 Correct Answer

• 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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85 Incorrect answers

• 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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86 Correct Answer

• 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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86 Incorrect Answer

• 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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87 Correct Answer

• 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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87 Incorrect Answers

• 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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88 Correct Answer

• 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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88 Incorrect Answer

• 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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89 Correct Answer

• 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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89 Incorrect Answers

• 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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90 Correct Answer

• 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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90 Incorrect Answers

• 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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91 Correct Answer

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

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91 Incorrect Answers

• 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