Question ID:PT61 S4 Q5 Passage:Many scholars are puzzled about who created the seventeenth-century abridgment of Shakespeare's Hamlet contained in the First Quarto. Two facts about the work shed light on this question. First, the person who undertook the abridgment clearly did not possess a copy of Hamlet. Second, the abridgment contains a very accurate rendering of the speeches of one of the characters, but a slipshod handling of all the other parts. Stem:Which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:The abridgment was prepared by Shakespeare. Choice B:The abridgment was created to make Hamlet easier to produce on stage. Choice C:The abridgment was produced by an actor who had played a role in Hamlet. Choice D:The abridgement was prepared by a spectator of a performance of Hamlet. Choice E:The abridgment was produced by an actor who was trying to improve the play.