Which texts do scholars use as the basis of the text for shakespeares hamlet? select all that apply
a:
the version shakespeare edited
b: the 1603 standalone edition
c: the 1604 or 1605 stand alone edition
d: the first foil of 1623

The answer is: C and D.

There are three version of Hamlet from the early 17th century. The first one is from 1603 and it is called “first quarto” (Q1). The second is from 1604/05 and it´s called the “second quarto” (Q2). The third one is from 1623 and it is called the First Folio (F1). (Quarto and Folio refer to book formats common in Shakespeare´s time.) Any other folio or quarto besides those three are considered derivative of them. In practice, Q1 has been viewed with skepticism and Q2 and F1 are the editions most relied upon, usually as a combination of both —which has created a great deal of commentaries.

the answer is the 1604 or 1605 version and the First Foil of 1623

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.