Hamlet Quiz Questions | Quiz: Act 1, Scene 1 to Act 4, Scene 1

Quiz: Act 1, Scene 1 to Act 4, Scene 1

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?
a) Hamlet wants them to make the musicians stop playing the recorder.
b) Hamlet says they want to play him like a recorder and get information out of him.
c) Hamlet says he wants to learn to play the recorder.
d) Hamlet asks them to teach him how to play the recorder.

2. After hearing Ophelia's description of Hamlet, what reason does Polonius suggest for Hamlet's strange behavior?
a) Hamlet is taking his father's death too hard.
b) Hamlet is mad with love for Ophelia.
c) Hamlet has studied too hard at school.
d) Hamlet has always been a...
(read more)