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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do, after learning that Hamlet has committed murder?
(a) Protect Getrude from Hamlet.
(b) Protect Ophelia from Hamlet.
(c) Find Hamlet so the guards can arrest him.
(d) Get the body from Hamlet.

2. After listening to Ophelia's description of Hamlet, Polonius believes he has found the explanation for Hamlet's behavior. What does he decide to do next?
(a) Get Hamlet to see a doctor.
(b) Tell the king.
(c) Tell the queen.
(d) Talk to Hamlet himself.

3. How does Hamlet manage to avoid his fate in England?
(a) He got onto another ship.
(b) He made friends with the English queen.
(c) He killed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(d) He bribed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

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

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, how does Ophelia describe Hamlet's behavior?
(a) He stared at her, then started to yell at her.
(b) He yelled at her but would not look at her.
(c) He stared at her but did not speak.
(d) He would not look at her and would not speak to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hamlet's mother's name?

2. After watching the players give a speech about Hecuba and Priam, what does Hamlet say impresses him the most?

3. When he is giving Laertes advice, what does Polonius say about friends?

4. What does Ophelia tell Laertes about his advice on her love life?

5. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?

(see the answer key)

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