Question

3 read this excerpt from lines 11-12. \what, dost thou make us minstrels? an thou make minstrels of us, look to hear nothing but discords.\ shakespeare creates a pun by playing on the meaning of discord, which means \disagreement,\ and — a cord, which means \thick string\ b chord, a musical term c chord, a mathematical term used in geometry d cord, which means \a measure of wood used for fuel\

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze the context of the excerpt. The characters are being referred to as minstrels (musicians), so the pun should relate to music. A "discord" in music is a dissonant chord, while "discord" also means disagreement. Option B refers to "chord" as a musical term, which connects to the minstrel (musical) context. Option A's "cord" (thick string) is not musical in this context. Option C's geometric chord is irrelevant. Option D's cord (wood measure) is unrelated. So the pun plays on "discord" (disagreement) and "chord" (musical term).

Answer:

B. chord, a musical term