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Hamlet Smorgasbord
Tuesdays with that one guy
Grammar Check
What's with all the writing?
100

Why is Hamlet unable to kill Claudius when he comes across him praying?

He doesn't want Claudius' soul to go to heaven.

100

True or False: Horatio is concerned that pursuing the ghost will cause Hamlet very real mental distress.

true

100

How did Mitch and Morrie meet?

Morrie was Mitch's professor in college

100

Put the following sentence in correct subject/verb agreement, The verb must be present tense:

Our principal____in the barbershop quartet. (Sing)

sings

100

In MLA style, the list of references should be in order by (think work cited)

alphabetical by first author's last name

200

As he is dying, What does Hamlet wish?

That Hamlet's story is kept alive and told

200
True or False: Ophelia directly blames Hamlet for his mistreatment of her.

False

200

What was one of Morrie's favorite activities?

dancing

200

Put the following sentence in correct subject/verb agreement. Remember the verb must be in the present tense:

Chocolate candies with fruit fillings___the dessert of choice for visitors at the chocolate festival.  (was, were)

were

200

When do you need to include an in text citation in a research paper?

When you paraphrase information or include a direct quotation from a source in your paper.

300

Claudius says to Laertes, “where the offence is, let the great axe fall” (4.5. 229) this is an example of:

Irony

300
True or False: Fortinbras is a foil for Hamlet in the play?

True

300

How did Morrie feel about popular culture values?

He rejects them and feels that our society should also reject them.

300

To build houses and shops in the valleys.

Fragment
300

Select the reference example that has the correct format for citing a book in MLA style:

A. Orcutt, Kimberly. Power and Posterity: American Art at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Penn State UP, 2017.

B. Orcutt, Kimberly. Power and Posterity: American Art at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Penn State UP, 2017.

C. Orcutt, K. Power and Posterity: American Art at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Penn State University, 2017. 

D. Orcutt, Kimberly. Power and Posterity: American Art at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. State College, PA, 2017.

 

A. Orcutt, Kimberly. Power and Posterity: American Art at Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Penn State UP, 2017.

400

Who says the following quote: "To be, or not to be, that is the question?

Hamlet

400

What does Polonus believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?

He is desperately in love with Ophelia

400

What does the pink hibiscus plant symbolize

Both Morrie's love of life and the natural human life cycle

400

What punctuation mark would be best for the following sentence: How Johnson hated the powerful radicals

exclamation point

400

Select the correct usage of in-text citations for a direct quotation in MLA style.

A. One scholar argues, "while we often think of terms such as 'big data' and algorithms' as being benign, neutral or objective, they are anything but" (Noble 1).

B. One scholar argues, while we often think of terms such as 'big data' and 'algorithms' as being benign, neutral, or objective, they are anything but (Noble 1).

C. One scholar argues, "While we often think of terms such as 'big data' and 'algorithms' as being benign, neutral, or objective, they are anything but" (Noble, pp. 1).

D. One scholar argues, "While we often think of terms such as ' data' and 'algorithms' as being benign, neutral, or objective, they are anything but" (Noble, Algorithms of Oppression, pp. 1)

One scholar argues, "while we often think of terms such as 'big data' and algorithms' as being benign, neutral or objective, they are anything but" (Noble 1).

500

Who says the following quote from the play Hamlet: "The Lady doth protest too much."

Gertrude
500

What does Hamlet believe to be the role of drama and acting?

It has a moral purpose; to reflect back to society its own characteristics

500

What does Morrie mean by the quote, "love each other or die." 

If we do not have love, we have nothing. 
500

What needs to be added to the following sentence: The girl I met at summer camp I think her name is Darla is in my homeroom at school.

commas

500

Select the reference example that has the correct format for citing an online resource in MLA style:

A. Bronte, Charlotte. "Jane Eyre." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Jan. 2022. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre

B. "Jane Eyre." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 2022. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre.

C. "Jane Eyre." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Jan. 2022. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre. Accessed 5 Feb 2022.

D. "Jane Eyre." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Jan. 2022. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre.

E. Both C and D are correct.

 Both C and D are correct.

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