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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Polonius ask Reynaldo to give to his son?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Money and written notes.
(c) Money.
(d) Written notes.

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

3. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?
(a) Keep his secret.
(b) Tell the world about the last king's death.
(c) Help him break the news to his mother.
(d) Help him avenge the murder.

4. What does Hamlet say when he first hears about the ghost?
(a) He wants to talk to it.
(b) He does not believe it exists.
(c) He thinks Horatio is inventing it to distract him.
(d) He wants it to leave him alone.

5. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?
(a) Make sure he does not hurt you.
(b) Do not go to bed with him.
(c) Ask him to marry you.
(d) Do not trust his promises of love.

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing Hamlet with Polonius in Act 1, how has Ophelia interacted with Hamlet?

2. What is the real reason for the last king's death?

3. Hamlet says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!" What does that mean?

4. As they wait for the ghost, Hamlet describes the King's nightly tradition. What does Hamlet think about this tradition?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, why is Ophelia frightened?

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