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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, what does Hamlet agree to do?
(a) See a doctor.
(b) Talk to Gertrude.
(c) Go to England.
(d) Go see the king.

2. 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 a hospital.
(c) Send him to England.
(d) Send him back to school.

3. During his first soliloquy, what does Hamlet say about his mother?
(a) She forgot his father too quickly.
(b) She is responsible for his father's death.
(c) She has too much power over the country.
(d) She is grieving too much for his father.

4. The tone of the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia in Act 3, Scene 1 changes abruptly when Ophelia does what?
(a) Gives back the letters and gifts Hamlet gave her.
(b) Mentions her father.
(c) Kisses Hamlet.
(d) Tries to leave the room.

5. Once Hamlet follows the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends decide to do?
(a) Get Hamlet to see a doctor.
(b) Leave Hamlet alone with the ghost.
(c) Follow Hamlet and the ghost.
(d) Tell the King about Hamlet's strange behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Claudius says his crime "hath the primal eldest curse upon't." What does he mean?

2. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?

3. What is the weather like at the beginning of the play?

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

5. After the play is performed, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet to do?

(see the answer key)

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