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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 5, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ophelia say about violets?
(a) Violets are her favorite flower.
(b) The violets died when her father died.
(c) Violets stand for remembrance.
(d) Violets stand for thoughts.

2. What is the real reason for the last king's death?
(a) A knife in the back.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Poison poured in his ear.
(d) Poison poured down his throat.

3. 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?
(a) Wait a month and you will smell where it is.
(b) Wait a month till the ground thaws and the grave will be revealed.
(c) The body is waiting on the lobby stairs.
(d) Climb the stairs and you will see the body in the lobby.

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

5. 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?
(a) Gertrude is using the dead king to force Hamlet to behave himself.
(b) Gertrude is talking about the dead king, but Hamlet is talking about Claudius.
(c) Hamlet has decided to act crazy even with his mother.
(d) Getrude is talking about Claudius, but Hamlet is talking about the dead king.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing about Hamlet's strange behavior, what does Polonius say about his own decisions?

2. After witnessing Hamlet kill someone, Gertrude hurries to find Claudius. Who is he talking to when she comes in?

3. At the end of Act 2, Scene 2, what does Hamlet reveal about his reasons for wanting the players to perform?

4. What was Ophelia doing when she was frightened by Hamlet in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. Who is Horatio?

(see the answer key)

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