Question

What does the expanded stage direction most likely reveal about Young Siward?

He respects Macbeth’s skillful swordsmanship.
He does not have the ability to defeat Macbeth.
He is not someone who gives up easily.
He has had intense training in sword fighting.
Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 7 of The Tragedy of Macbeth. Lady Macbeth is attempting to persuade Macbeth to carry out their plan to the king.

Lady Macbeth. Was the hope drunk,
Wherein you dressed yourself? hath it slept since,
And wakes it now, to look so green and pale
At what it did so freely? From this time
Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard
To be the same in thine own act and valor
As thou art in desire?

Which word best describes the mood created by the personification in this excerpt?

embarrassed
scornful
frazzled
perplexed
Why does Lincoln conclude with an appeal to both pathos and ethos? Select three answers.

to emphasize citizens’ responsibilities
to stir listeners’ emotions
to cite important legal documents
to offer hope for the future
to recommend a military surrender
Which sentence from the speech includes an appeal to logos?

There are over two hundred student drivers occupying the lot, with only two accessible trash cans.
The garbage overflows daily, leaving students and visitors stranded in ankle-deep rubbish.
Fast food wrappers and discarded worksheets scatter like tumbleweeds across the asphalt.
Every citizen of the school deserves a clear path to education.
Which statement best paraphrases the first three lines of the First Witch?

A sailor’s wife was munching on chestnuts while her husband was sailing on a ship called The Tiger.
A sailor’s wife greedily snacked on the chestnuts in her lap while waiting for her husband to return from the sea.
A sailor’s wife was eating chestnuts, but when I asked if I could have one, she yelled at me to go away.
A sailor’s wife scurried away like a rat without a tail when I demanded some chestnuts from her.
The students were __________ that an accomplished scientist always _____ over the results of an experiment.

Answer 1

1) He is not someone who gives up easily.

2) scornful

3) to emphasize citizens’ responsibilities; to stir listeners’ emotions; to offer hope for the future

4) There are over two hundred student drivers occupying the lot, with only two accessible trash cans.

5) A sailor’s wife was eating chestnuts, but when I asked if I could have one, she yelled at me to go away.

6) The students were surprised that an accomplished scientist always pored over the results of an experiment.