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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, why is Ophelia frightened?
(a) She saw Hamlet slap Gertrude in the face.
(b) She saw a fight between Claudius and Hamlet.
(c) She saw the ghost talking to Hamlet.
(d) She had an unpleasant encounter with Hamlet.

2. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Poland.
(d) England.

3. Polonius asks Claudius to arrange for Hamlet to go somewhere after the play's performance. Where is Hamlet supposed to go?
(a) To see Ophelia.
(b) To see Claudius.
(c) To see his mother.
(d) To see a doctor.

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

5. When Hamlet leaves his mother's room in Act 3, Scene 4, what does he take with him?
(a) The dead body of Claudius.
(b) The dead body of Polonius.
(c) A portrait of his mother.
(d) A portrait of his dead father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamlet enters about halfway through Act 3, Scene 3. When he comes in, what is Claudius doing?

2. What message do the ambassadors bring Claudius back from Norway?

3. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?

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

5. What does Polonius tell Laertes about borrowing money?

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