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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. Before the play is performed, Hamlet has a long conversation with the First Player. What is he telling the Player?
(a) Hamlet is telling him about the king's death.
(b) Hamlet is complaining about how Ophelia is acting.
(c) Hamlet is coaching him on how to perform.
(d) Hamlet is asking him about the life of an actor.

2. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, what does Hamlet agree to do?
(a) Go to England.
(b) Talk to Gertrude.
(c) See a doctor.
(d) Go see the king.

3. After the play is performed, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet to do?
(a) Go see Ophelia.
(b) Ask the players to leave Elsinore.
(c) Go see Claudius.
(d) Go see his mother.

4. Claudius finally gives Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sealed orders for how to handle Hamlet. What do those orders say?
(a) Hamlet should be locked away forever.
(b) Hamlet should be put on trial for murder.
(c) Hamlet should be exiled from Denmark.
(d) Hamlet should be put to death.

5. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?
(a) England.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Poland.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he leaves the ship, how will Hamlet make his way back to Elsinore?

2. What time of day is it in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Ophelia say about the look on Hamlet's face?

4. As Hamlet and the others wait to see the ghost in Act 1, Scene 4, what do they hear in the distance?

5. Once left alone on stage in Act 3, Scene 3, what does Cladius express guilt about?

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