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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. On his way to see his mother in Act 3, Scene 3, Hamlet finds Claudius. What does Hamlet decide not to do in that scene?
(a) Avoid him.
(b) Argue with him.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Trick him into admitting his guilt.

2. After the play is performed, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet to do?
(a) Ask the players to leave Elsinore.
(b) Go see his mother.
(c) Go see Ophelia.
(d) Go see Claudius.

3. After witnessing Hamlet kill someone, Gertrude hurries to find Claudius. Who is he talking to when she comes in?
(a) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(b) Laertes and Ophelia.
(c) The ambassadors to Norway.
(d) Laertes.

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

5. Who is Ophelia in love with?
(a) Horatio.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Polonius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

2. During their first conversation, what does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?

3. When Claudius finds out Hamlet has killed someone, what is he most worried about?

4. After the murder, Claudius tells Hamlet to leave right away. Where should Hamlet go?

5. When Hamlet visits his mother in her room in Act 3, Scene 4, he speaks very harshly to his mother. What makes him stop?

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