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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 is Hamlet's mother's name?
(a) Fortinbras.
(b) Hecuba.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Ophelia.

2. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) The ambassadors to Norway.
(b) Gertrude's nephews.
(c) Hamlet's old friends.
(d) Servants of the court.

3. When Laertes returns after his father's death, what does he want?
(a) To visit with his sister.
(b) Revenge on the people responsible for his father's death.
(c) To take over the throne of Denmark.
(d) To talk to Hamlet.

4. In Act 3, Scene 1, after they have had some time to talk to Hamlet, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern say about his behavior?
(a) He has not changed at all. He's normal.
(b) He has lost his mind.
(c) He is just unhappy about his father's death.
(d) He acts strangely, but does not seem crazy.

5. Who asks Hamlet to sit nearby during the play? Who does Hamlet prefer to sit with?
(a) Gertrude wants Hamlet to sit by her, but he prefers Horatio.
(b) Getrude wants Hamlet to sit by her, but he prefers Ophelia.
(c) Claudius wants Hamlet to sit nearby, but he prefers Ophelia.
(d) Ophelia wants Hamlet to sit by her, but he prefers Horatio.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing Ophelia's description of Hamlet, what reason does Polonius suggest for Hamlet's strange behavior?

2. How does Hamlet act after he has killed someone?

3. What does Ophelia say about violets?

4. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?

5. Claudius finally gives Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sealed orders for how to handle Hamlet. What do those orders say?

(see the answer key)

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