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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) Hamlet's old friends.
(b) The ambassadors to Norway.
(c) Servants of the court.
(d) Gertrude's nephews.

2. What does Horatio say the ghost might do to Hamlet?
(a) Curse him.
(b) Bless him.
(c) Drive him crazy.
(d) Kill him.

3. What does Polonius say is the most important thing for Laertes to remember as he leaves Elsinore?
(a) Do well in school.
(b) Do not borrow money.
(c) Do not talk too much.
(d) Be true to yourself.

4. The ghost appears to Horatio and his companions in Act 1, Scene 1, but something seems to scare it into disappearing. What causes it to disappear?
(a) When the cock crows.
(b) When the sun comes up.
(c) When Horatio talks to it.
(d) When the trumpets sound.

5. After watching Hamlet and Ophelia together in Act 3, Scene 1, what does Claudius decide to do with Hamlet?
(a) Have a private talk with him.
(b) Send him to England.
(c) Send him to a hospital.
(d) Send him back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamlet says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!" What does that mean?

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, where is Laertes going?

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

4. Polonius gives Reynaldo very specific instructions about how to find the information he wants. What are those instructions?

5. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?

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