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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. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?
(a) Help him break the news to his mother.
(b) Help him avenge the murder.
(c) Keep his secret.
(d) Tell the world about the last king's death.

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

3. Who is Ophelia?
(a) Daughter of Hamlet, sister of Horatio.
(b) Daughter of Gertrude, sister of Hamlet.
(c) Daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes.
(d) Daughter of Claudius, cousin of Hamlet.

4. What is the real reason for the last king's death?
(a) Poison poured down his throat.
(b) A knife in the back.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Poison poured in his ear.

5. Before Hamlet hears about the ghost, how does he feel about Claudius?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He is afraid of him.
(c) He misses him.
(d) He does not trust him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the late King go to battle against?

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

3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 2, what does Hamlet reveal about his reasons for wanting the players to perform?

4. Who is Claudius?

5. In Act 1, Scene 5, what does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?

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