1. Hamlet is delighted that the players, a group of traveling actors, are at Elsinore. He welcomes them and asks them for two favors. What are those two favors?
(a) To perform both "The Murder of Gonzago" and "Priam and Hecuba" for the court.
(b) Not to perform "The Murder of Gonzago" and to perform Hamlet's favorite play instead.
(c) To perform "The Murder of Gonzago" and to add in a speech with new lines.
(d) To perform "The Murder of Gonzago" and to let Hamlet play a role in it.

2. After talking to Hamlet in her room, what does Gertrude say about Hamlet?
(a) He is determined to get revenge.
(b) He is crazy.
(c) He is mad with love for Ophelia.
(d) He is not crazy.

3. After watching the players give a speech about Hecuba and Priam, what does Hamlet say impresses him the most?
(a) How confident they are in their performances.
(b) How much emotion they are able to summon up for a performance.
(c) How intelligent they are.
(d) How quickly they can learn new lines in a script.

4. When Claudius reacts to the play, what does Hamlet say in response?
(a) "It would cost you a groaning to take off my edge. "
(b) "Get me a fellowship in a cry of players."
(c) "For if the king like not the comedy, Why then, belike, he likes it not, perdy. "
(d) "What, frighted with false fire!"

5. At the end of Act 2, Scene 2, what does Hamlet reveal about his reasons for wanting the players to perform?
(a) He thinks the players are very talented.
(b) He thinks the play will distract him.
(c) He wants to use the play to test Claudius's conscience.
(d) He thinks the play will remind Gertrude of her first husband.