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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. What does Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?
(a) He says the ghost is a liar.
(b) He pretends that he did not see a ghost.
(c) He tells them nothing.
(d) He repeats the truth about the last king's death.

2. Where is Elsinore in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Italy.

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Ophelia say about Hamlet's clothes?
(a) He was still dressed all in black.
(b) His clothes were in disarray.
(c) He was wearing the shirt she embroidered for him.
(d) He was wearing his father's armor.

4. After watching the players give a speech about Hecuba and Priam, what does Hamlet say impresses him the most?
(a) How confident they are in their performances.
(b) How much emotion they are able to summon up for a performance.
(c) How intelligent they are.
(d) How quickly they can learn new lines in a script.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, before Laertes leaves Elsinore, Polonius gives him advice about clothes. What does Polonius say?

2. What other "crime" has been committed against the last king?

3. What is the King doing during Act 1, Scene 4?

4. When the audience first sees Claudius, he gives a speech about the current situation in Denmark and then speaks to Hamlet about his behavior. What does Claudius say to Hamlet at this early point in the play?

5. After welcoming them to Elsinore, what does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

(see the answer key)

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