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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?
(a) They are on watch.
(b) They are fighting in a battle.
(c) They are getting ready to go to sleep.
(d) They are eating a meal together.

2. At the beginning of Act 2, what does Polonius ask Reynaldo to find out?
(a) Find out if his son is behaving appropriately.
(b) Find out if his son has a girlfriend.
(c) Find out if his son is getting enough to eat.
(d) Find out how his son is doing in school.

3. What message do the ambassadors bring Claudius back from Norway?
(a) Fortinbras does not plan to attack any country at all.
(b) Fortinbras will attack Poland, not Denmark.
(c) Fortinbras wants to take over Denmark.
(d) Fortinbras wants to take over Denmark and Poland.

4. Polonius gives Reynaldo very specific instructions about how to find the information he wants. What are those instructions?
(a) Lie about him if that helps bring out the truth.
(b) Ask his son's friends and teachers.
(c) Talk to the local police department.
(d) Ask his son directly.

5. What other "crime" has been committed against the last king?
(a) Claudius stole from the state treasury.
(b) Laertes seduced his wife.
(c) Claudius seduced his wife.
(d) Polonius stole from the state treasury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Polonius gives Laertes plenty of advice before Laertes leaves Elsinore. What does Polonius tell Laertes about talking and listening to people?

2. Early in Act 2, Polonius believes he has found the cause of Hamlet's behavior. What is the first thing he does to test his theory?

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

4. Who does the ghost claim to be?

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, what does Polonius ask Ophelia to do about Hamlet?

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