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Why Read Shakespeare?

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Why read Shakespeare, reading comprehension questions and vocabulary.

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1
If an experience is phantasmagoric, it seems
overly complicated.
unusual.
unreal.
2
The author uses the word integrity in lines 122 - 124 to mean:
intelligence
wholeness
honesty
development
3
According to the author, how are Macbeth and the parable of the prodigal son similar?
They both are written to teach a lesson.
Both works teach readers about themselves.
They have the same setting and theme.
Both main characters are ambitious.
4
Vicarious excitement is...
experienced secondhand
life-threatening.
felt intensely.
5
To truncate a speech is to
publish it.
rehearse it often.
store it on a disk.
6
In lines 30–46, how the author supports his point about the difficulty of reading Shakespeare?
summaries
incidents
quotations
statistics
7
Which is the main idea developed by the author’s comparison of Shakespeare’s worksto music?
“Let me try to explain by comparing Shakespeare to music.”
“But if you stick with him, you can expect a breakthrough.
What had been annoying now strikes you as appealingly edgy.”
8
Which phrase is related to contemporary?
same era
same height
same school
9
What is the tone of the author in this argument?
encouraging
defensive
pensive
formal
10
One effect that the author attributes to reading Shakespeare is...
overall improvement in one’s grades.
greater ability to avoid life’s stresses.
increased awareness of the beauty and meaning in life.
better communication techniques.