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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 Ophelia tell Laertes about his advice on her love life?
(a) You give bad advice.
(b) Stop telling me what to do.
(c) Make sure you follow your own advice.
(d) Your advice is very wise.

2. After hearing about Hamlet's strange behavior, what does Polonius say about his own decisions?
(a) By telling Ophelia to stay away, he may have saved her from worse treatment.
(b) By telling Ophelia to stay away, he may have made Hamlet worse.
(c) By telling the king that Hamlet is crazy, he may have gotten himself in trouble.
(d) By telling the queen that Hamlet is crazy, he may have upset her.

3. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?
(a) Do not trust his promises of love.
(b) Do not go to bed with him.
(c) Ask him to marry you.
(d) Make sure he does not hurt you.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?

2. Hamlet is delighted that the players, a group of traveling actors, are at Elsinore. He welcomes them and asks them for two favors. What are those two favors?

3. What message do the ambassadors bring Claudius back from Norway?

4. Where is Elsinore in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who does the ghost claim to be?

(see the answer key)

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