Category: Hamlet

edMe Reading app for Hamlet. It has high-quality formative questions to ensure that your student gets the most out of this great book.

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Question #5

Time for some critical thinking.

What are the Americans suggesting about Judges in America?

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.





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Question #4

What does "appealed" mean in this context?

"We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence."





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Question #6

There are some well–chosen words in this declaration.

What does "swarm" show about this grievance?

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.





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Question #9

What else would you like to learn about these grievances?

Are there any words or things that you are unsure about?

You can always list unknown words here.

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Question #5

The same sentence is below.

What does "inevitably" mean in this context?

"We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence."





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Question #7

This idea is critical. It will show up again in the Bill of Rights over a decade letter.

What are the Americans upset about?

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #8

Select the two correct statements about the relationship between military and civil power according to this grievance.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

Civil power does not control the military.

The military is more powerful than civilian powers.

The miliary is strong but controlled by civilian powers.

The King controls both the military and the civilian authorities.

The King only trusts the military.

The King only trusts civilian authorities.