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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. After listening to Ophelia's description of Hamlet, Polonius believes he has found the explanation for Hamlet's behavior. What does he decide to do next?
(a) Get Hamlet to see a doctor.
(b) Tell the queen.
(c) Talk to Hamlet himself.
(d) Tell the king.

2. After discussing Hamlet with Polonius in Act 1, how has Ophelia interacted with Hamlet?
(a) She has spent even more time with him than she used to.
(b) She has avoided him most of the time.
(c) She has continued to see him.
(d) She has avoided him entirely.

3. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?
(a) They are on watch.
(b) They are getting ready to go to sleep.
(c) They are eating a meal together.
(d) They are fighting in a battle.

4. Who does Hamlet kill in his mother's room?
(a) Fortinbras.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Polonius.
(d) Getrude.

5. After the ghost disappears, what does Bernardo say about the ghost's behavior?
(a) It looks like it wants to speak.
(b) It looks like it is crying.
(c) It looks like it is in pain.
(d) It looks like it wants to scare people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ophelia tell Laertes about his advice on her love life?

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

3. In their first conversation together, what important information does Hamlet reveal to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

4. In Act 1, Scene 2, what two events does Claudius describe?

5. Hamlet finally tells Claudius how to find the body of his first victim: "But indeed, if you find him not within this month, you shall nose him as you go up the stairs into the lobby." How is Hamlet saying that they might find the body?

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