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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hamlet learn about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's reasons for visiting Elsinore?
(a) They were sent for by the king.
(b) They were sent for by Polonius.
(c) They came to visit him.
(d) They came to see his father's funeral.

2. Which two characters is Laertes related to?
(a) Gertrude and Hamlet.
(b) Claudius and Hamlet.
(c) Polonius and Ophelia.
(d) Gertrude and Ophelia.

3. Polonius asks Claudius to arrange for Hamlet to go somewhere after the play's performance. Where is Hamlet supposed to go?
(a) To see Ophelia.
(b) To see a doctor.
(c) To see Claudius.
(d) To see his mother.

4. What is the King doing during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Reading and signing documents.
(b) Praying.
(c) Drinking and celebrating.
(d) Shouting and starting a fight.

5. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Hamlet tell Ophelia about his feelings for her?
(a) He says he is still in love with her.
(b) He says both that he loved and he did not love her.
(c) He says he never loved her.
(d) He says he does not know if he ever loved her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Polonius tries to speak with Hamlet, does Polonius really believe Hamlet is crazy?

2. In Act 2, Scene 2, what happens when Polonius first tries to speak to Hamlet?

3. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?

4. What does Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?

5. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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