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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 say is the most important thing for Laertes to remember as he leaves Elsinore?
(a) Be true to yourself.
(b) Do well in school.
(c) Do not talk too much.
(d) Do not borrow money.

2. In Act 1, Scene 2, what two events does Claudius describe?
(a) His brother's wedding and the birth of his nephew.
(b) The war that killed the last king and the upcoming marriage of his nephew.
(c) His coronation and the war with Norway.
(d) His brother's death and his own marriage to Gertrude.

3. When Claudius hears that Hamlet has killed someone, what does he say?
(a) Hamlet needs to be sent to jail.
(b) Hamlet is a brave man.
(c) Hamlet might have killed him.
(d) Hamlet needs to be executed.

4. What happens to Ophelia after her father's death?
(a) She goes crazy.
(b) She wants to kill Hamlet.
(c) She gets sick.
(d) She blames Claudius for her father's death.

5. After the murder, Claudius tells Hamlet to leave right away. Where should Hamlet go?
(a) Off to prison.
(b) To be locked in his room.
(c) England.
(d) Back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in Act 2, Polonius believes he has found the cause of Hamlet's behavior. What is the first thing he does to test his theory?

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. When Hamlet and his mother finally talk in Gertrude's room, she says, "Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended." Hamlet responds, "Mother, you have my father much offended." Why is that dialogue important?

4. What are the Norwegian soldiers fighting over?

5. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?

(see the answer key)

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