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1
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A noisy and disorderly classroom could be described as being __________.

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raucous

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A __________ story is a believable one.

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plausible

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The teacher set out the __________s or rules for her class to follow.

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precept

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A father who gently criticizes his son __________s him.

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reprove

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Sunday is a __________ for many individuals–they can take a day of rest.

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respite

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An object that is associated with a saint is a __________.

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relic

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Someone who is showy and arrogant is __________.

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pretentious

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My little sister is extremely __________. Some people say she’s my little slave

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servile

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9
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Someone who is deserving of blame is __________.

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reprehensible

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10
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A pleasantly old-fashioned house is __________.

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quaint

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My boss is very __________. He had surgery yesterday and he’s back at work today.

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resilient

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After watching the Super Bowl, George was __________ about football.

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impassioned

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13
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The sun was shining brightly, making the day __________.

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resplendent

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14
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Jenny is very cautious, or __________.

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prudent

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A reverent and devout preacher is __________

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pious

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t/f The theater during Shakespeare’s time was very similar to theaters today.

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false

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t/f Theater goers knew that a play would be performed because a trumpet would sound.

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false

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t/f A Shakespearean play was usually longer than two hours in length.

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false

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t/f The performance time for a Shakespearean play was always at night.

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false

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pun

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a play on words; sometimes on different senses of the same word

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aside

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words that are spoken by a character under his or her breath, or directly to the audience - these words are meant to be heard by the audience only

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romantic comedy

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a comic drama that focuses on love

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iambic pentameter

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strict lines of poetry in which most lines are written using ten syllables; five syllables are stressed and five are unstressed

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blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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soliloquy

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a speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage

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tragicomedy

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drama which builds toward a tragic ending but resolves happily

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27
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t/f Portia is bored with the appearance of Bassanio as a suitor.

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false

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28
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t/f Bassanio must borrow money because he has squandered his fortune.

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true

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29
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t/f
Antonio is full of apprehension about borrowing money from Shylock.

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false

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30
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t/f Bassanio hopes to regain his lost fortune by courting and winning the wealthy and beautiful Nerissa.

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false

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31
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t/f Antonio lends out money interest-free and hates usurers (money lenders).

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true

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32
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Jessica

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a Jew who turns Christian for love

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33
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Antonio

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a wealthy merchant in a sad disposition

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Shylock

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a man intent upon vengeance

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Nerissa

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waiting woman to a rich heiress

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36
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Portia

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a wealthy and intelligent woman

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37
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Lorenzo

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a dreamy, romantic fellow; loves music

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38
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Gratiano

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a talkative, sometimes rude fellow

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39
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Lancelot Gobbo

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a clownish servant

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40
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Duke of Venice

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presiding officer at the trial

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41
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Bassanio

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a young gentleman who squanders his money

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42
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I am a suitor to Portia.

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Prince of Morrocco

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43
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“Who choseth me shall gain what many men desire.”

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gold casket

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44
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“I am ashamed to be my father’s child.”

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Jessica

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45
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I will meet Shylock for dinner on the night of the masque.

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Bassanio

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46
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I bring a letter to Lorenzo.

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Lancelot Gobbo

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47
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t/f Gratiano announces that he will marry Nerissa.

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true

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48
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t/f The turning point of the money plot comes with the news that all of Antonio’s ships have been lost at sea.

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true

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49
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t/f Bassanio chooses the lead casket because Nerissa gives him strong hints about which is the right one.

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false

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50
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t/f Jessica’s elopement deepens Shylock’s resentment of Christians and stirs his desire for revenge

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true

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51
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t/f When Bassanio goes to Venice, Portia tells Lorenzo that she and Nerissa will go to her uncle’s house.

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false

52
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Nerissa poses as a

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lawyer’s clerk

53
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Antonio demands that Shylock

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give his wealth to Jessica and Lorenzo

54
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Shylock is also forced to

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become a Christian

55
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Shylock is told that in taking the pound of flesh from Antonio, he must not

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shed one drop of Antonio’s blood

56
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At the trial, Portia takes the place of

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Bellario

57
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t/f Antonio discovers that his ships are safe.

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true

58
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t/f Antonio believes he is not to blame for the mock quarrel between the couples.

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false

59
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t/f
The last words of the play are Shylock’s “I am not well.”

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false

60
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t/f
Shylock is a significant character in Act V.

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false

61
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t/f Portia and Nerissa pretend to believe that their husbands gave their rings to other women.

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true

62
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The sentence length varies throughout my piece of writing.

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5

63
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I have to change several things when I read aloud so you aren’t confused

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1

64
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It’s hard to tell where one of my sentences ends and another begins.

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1

65
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I need to add linking words to show how my sentences connect.

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3

66
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”. . . the waye [sic] in which he acted was unorthodox.”

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correct

67
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The B.S.A. [Boy Scouts of America] won an important court case this summer.

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incorrect

68
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Identify the character to which the italicized pronoun of the quote refers—not necessarily the speaker!
“She hath directed how I should take her from her father’s house.”

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Lorenzo

69
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“The lottery . . . He hath devised in three chests of gold, silver, and lead.”

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Portia’s father

70
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“Let the forfeit be . . . an equal pound of your fair flesh.”

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payment due for the debt

71
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He has many debts.

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Bassanio

72
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If Bassanio could recover this, he can be trusted to recover any lost money.

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arrow

73
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“You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, and spit upon my Jewish gaberdine.

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Shylock

74
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Due to the primary ruler during the time of Shakespeare, the time period is known as the

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Elizabethan Age

75
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Why is Shylock reluctant to have dinner with Bassanio?

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Shylock is uneasy about leaving home because he has had a dreams about moneybags; and he thinks this is a bad omen.
Bassanio is a Christian and Shylock is not fond of them.
He hears that there is going to be a masque (party) that same evening and this concerns him.
all of the above

76
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How did the theater goers during Shakespeare’s time know that a play was going to be performed?

A

A flag was flown from the top of the theater.

77
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a merchant

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Antonio

78
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Bassanio’s reason for needing money

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to woo a woman

79
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the fool of the play

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Gratiano

80
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Bassanio is relying on it to get the money he needs.

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Antonio’s credit

81
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Antonio gives this reason for his sorrow.

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he does not know

82
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How does the scene between Portia and the Prince of Morocco further Portia’s characterization?

A

Portia is shown to be gracious and diplomatic despite her unhappiness with her situation.

83
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In Act III, which of the following does Shylock appear to be most upset about losing?

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the ring his late wife, Leah, had given him

84
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What kind of irony is the action of Shylock leaving his keys with his daughter? Hint: the reader knows that Jessica has planned to attend the evening’s activities.

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dramatic irony

85
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Bassinio’s boyhood interest

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archery

86
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“I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, but I will not pray with you.”

A

Shylock

87
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“I hold the world, but as the world. A stage where every man must play a part, and mine a sad one.”

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Antonio

88
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“O me, the word `choose’! I many neither choose whom I would, nor refuse whom I dislike.”

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Portia

89
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“They have acquainted me with their determination . . . to return to their home and to trouble me with their determination.”

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Portia’s suitors

90
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The lead casket contains

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Portia’s portrait

91
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Portia is characterized chiefly by her

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intelligence

92
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Portia offers to pay

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three times the amount that Antonio borrowed

93
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Our family lives by these precepts: be kind, clean up your messes, and stick up for each other.

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correct

94
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His servile girlfriend carries his books to class for him.

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correct

95
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Jeff says he is the best athlete in the entire world. What a pretentious young man.

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correct

96
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That grating sound you’re making is the most raucous noise I’ve ever heard.

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correct

97
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She is very nice, respite what everyone else says about her.

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incorrect

98
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My aunt owns a very modern, quaint condominium in downtown New York.

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incorrect

99
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Mr. Larson says he has a relic worth $100,000. He claims he owns a chain worn by Joan of Arc.

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correct

100
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Pam isn’t very prudent. She left the iron on all day with a toddler around.

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correct

101
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The move to a new city has been very difficult for me and it has taken me months to make new friends because I am resilient.

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incorrect

102
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Your act of vandalism is very reprehensible.

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correct

103
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“You were to blame, I must be plain with you, To part so slightly with my first gift; A thing stuck on with oaths upon your finger and so riveted with faith upon your flesh.”

A

Portia

104
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“I am the unhappy subject of these quarrels.”

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Antonio

105
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“I’ll have my bond; I will not hear thee speak . . . “

A

Shylock

106
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“Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections and passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases . . . “

A

Shylock

107
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“Therefore, thou gaudy gold, Hard food for Midas, I will none of thee.”

A

Bassanio

108
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“I have toward heaven breathed a secret vow to live in prayer and contemplation, only tended by my good friend.”

A

Portia

109
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If I received a “3” in sentence fluency, which statement would be true about my writing?

A

Many of my sentences begin in the same way.

110
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If I received a “1” in sentence fluency, which statement would be true about my writing?

A

The language in my paper is jumbled.

111
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If I received a “5” in sentence fluency, which statement would be true?

A

The dialogue I use in my paper sounds natural.

112
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t/f Brackets signify that material is added to a quotation that wasn’t in the original quote. It is usually done for clarity.

A

true

113
Q

Does the following sentence correctly display parallel structure?
To save gasoline is acting responsibly about the environment.

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Not Parallel

114
Q

Which of the following statements about sentence fluency is true?

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Sentence length should be varied and fit with your content.

115
Q

t/f If you ever need to use parentheses within parentheses, then use brackets for the outer pair of parentheses.

A

false

116
Q

Does the following sentence correctly display parallel structure?
The students are learning how to read and writing.

A

Not Parallel

117
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t/f
Brackets around the letters “sic” show that you don’t have any idea what a quote is talking about.

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false

118
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t/f A romantic comedy will often involve disguises, stumbling blocks to true love, and unfortunate endings.

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false

119
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t/f An aside is words spoken by a character under his/her breath or directly to the audience. The words are not meant to be heard by anyone else but the audience.

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true

120
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t/f Shakespeare used puns in his plays to heighten the mood of tragic moments.

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false

121
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t/f A tragicomedy is a type of drama that contains funny moments, but ends tragically.

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false

122
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t/f A soliloquy is a speech given by one of the principal characters to another principal character about his/her deepest thoughts and emotions.

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false

123
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t/f Portia cannot find a loophole in the law.

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false

124
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t/f The husbands in Act IV do not recognize their wives

A

true

125
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t/f
Portia takes the place of Dr. Bellario in the courtroom.

A

true

126
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t/f
The Duke of Venice expects Shylock to show Antonio mercy.

A

true

127
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t/f Portia, in disguise, is able to convince Bassanio to give up his ring

A

false

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