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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. Claudius finally gives Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sealed orders for how to handle Hamlet. What do those orders say?
(a) Hamlet should be put on trial for murder.
(b) Hamlet should be locked away forever.
(c) Hamlet should be put to death.
(d) Hamlet should be exiled from Denmark.

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, where is Laertes going?
(a) Off to war.
(b) To go to a new school.
(c) Back to college.
(d) To live in another country.

3. What is the King doing during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Praying.
(b) Shouting and starting a fight.
(c) Drinking and celebrating.
(d) Reading and signing documents.

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

5. When Claudius reacts to the play, what does Hamlet say in response?
(a) "What, frighted with false fire!"
(b) "It would cost you a groaning to take off my edge. "
(c) "Get me a fellowship in a cry of players."
(d) "For if the king like not the comedy, Why then, belike, he likes it not, perdy. "

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polonius tell Laertes about borrowing money?

2. What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Claudius that Hamlet is excited about in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?

4. When the audience first sees Claudius, he gives a speech about the current situation in Denmark and then speaks to Hamlet about his behavior. What does Claudius say to Hamlet at this early point in the play?

5. After witnessing Hamlet's behavior during the play, what does Claudius say about his condition?

(see the answer key)

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