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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specific thing does Hamlet determine Claudius must do before Hamlet can murder him?
(a) Apologize to Hamlet for killing his father.
(b) Stand trial for his crime so he can face public justice.
(c) Commit a sin so Hamlet can send his soul to hell.
(d) Confess his crime so the world will know about his guilt.

2. Hamlet says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!" What does that mean?
(a) He cannot believe what the ghost has told him.
(b) He wishes he was not born a prince.
(c) He wishes he did not have to do the things he expects to do.
(d) He cannot believe he has seen a ghost.

3. In Act 4, scene 4, while watching the troops and reflecting on his own behavior, what does Hamlet promise about his future actions?
(a) They will be crafty.
(b) They will be careful.
(c) They will be bloody.
(d) They will be fast.

4. On his way to see his mother in Act 3, Scene 3, Hamlet finds Claudius. What does Hamlet decide not to do in that scene?
(a) Trick him into admitting his guilt.
(b) Avoid him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Argue with him.

5. After the play, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Claudius meet to discuss Hamlet. Polonius joins them. What does he tell Claudius?
(a) Hamlet is acting crazy and threatening Gertrude.
(b) Hamlet is on his way to come see Ophelia.
(c) Hamlet is going to see his mother and Polonius will eavesdrop on their conversation.
(d) Hamlet is on his way to come see Claudius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Claudius says his crime "hath the primal eldest curse upon't." What does he mean?

2. After Hamlet's behavior during the play-within-a-play, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to do with Hamlet?

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

4. Hamlet says of Claudius: "He took my father grossly, full of bread; With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May." What does Hamlet mean by that?

5. What other "crime" has been committed against the last king?

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