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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. What does Polonius ask Reynaldo to give to his son?
(a) Written notes.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) Money and written notes.

2. As Claudius speaks about his guilt in Act 3, Scene 3, what does he say about repenting?
(a) He cannot repent because he still has the crown and the queen -- the two things he did the murder for.
(b) Only the weak repent.
(c) He wants to repent, but cannot tell anyone what he has done.
(d) He is sure that heaven will forgive him for his crime.

3. Claudius says his crime "hath the primal eldest curse upon't." What does he mean?
(a) Killing your oldest brother is an especially bad crime.
(b) A brother's murder is an especially bad crime.
(c) Killing the king is an especially bad crime.
(d) Stealing your brother's wife is an especially bad crime.

4. At the beginning of Act 2, what does Polonius ask Reynaldo to find out?
(a) Find out if his son has a girlfriend.
(b) Find out how his son is doing in school.
(c) Find out if his son is behaving appropriately.
(d) Find out if his son is getting enough to eat.

5. Polonius gives Reynaldo very specific instructions about how to find the information he wants. What are those instructions?
(a) Ask his son directly.
(b) Lie about him if that helps bring out the truth.
(c) Ask his son's friends and teachers.
(d) Talk to the local police department.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do, after learning that Hamlet has committed murder?

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

(see the answer key)

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