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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. Hamlet makes an ominous statement about married people: "those that are married already, all but one, shall live." What does that mean and who is he talking about?
(a) Everyone who is currently married will stay alive, except one person: Polonius.
(b) Everyone who plans to be married soon should be killed, except one person: Ophelia.
(c) Everyone who is currently married will be killed, except one person: Gertrude.
(d) Everyone who is currently married will stay alive, except one person: Claudius.

2. After Hamlet yells at Ophelia to go to a nunnery, what does she say about him?
(a) She is angry because she does not think he is crazy, and he has hurt her feelings.
(b) She is sorry for him and for herself, because she thinks he is crazy.
(c) She is angry at him because she thinks he is crazy.
(d) She is relieved that she did not marry him.

3. After the ambassadors have left, what piece of writing does Polonius share with Claudius and Gertrude?
(a) A letter from Hamlet to Fortinbras.
(b) A treaty between Norway and Poland.
(c) A love letter from Hamlet to Ophelia.
(d) Hamlet's plan to kill Claudius.

4. Hamlet's attitude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern changes over the course of the play. By Act 4, Scene 2, what does he say about them?
(a) They are weak and foolish.
(b) They are dangerous.
(c) They are good, true friends.
(d) They are spies for Claudius.

5. Claudius asks Hamlet a second time about where they can find his victim. Hamlet responds, "In heaven; send hither to see: if your messenger find him not there, seek him i' the other place yourself." What other place is Hamlet suggesting Claudius visit?
(a) Gertrude's bedroom.
(b) Hell.
(c) The chapel.
(d) The graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country did the late King go to battle against?

2. What is the Prince of Norway's name?

3. What does Polonius tell Laertes about borrowing money?

4. Claudius finally gives Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sealed orders for how to handle Hamlet. What do those orders say?

5. Hamlet says of Claudius: "He took my father grossly, full of bread; With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May." What does Hamlet mean by that?

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