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

2. When Hamlet and his friends first see the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends tell him to do?
(a) Go with the ghost.
(b) Tell the king about the ghost.
(c) Send for a priest.
(d) Do not go with the ghost.

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

4. What message do the ambassadors bring Claudius back from Norway?
(a) Fortinbras wants to take over Denmark and Poland.
(b) Fortinbras will attack Poland, not Denmark.
(c) Fortinbras wants to take over Denmark.
(d) Fortinbras does not plan to attack any country at all.

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?
(a) On a ship.
(b) In Hamlet's bedroom.
(c) On the platform.
(d) In the throne room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What specific thing does Hamlet determine Claudius must do before Hamlet can murder him?

2. Who is "poor Yorick"?

3. What does Ophelia she say about the herb rosemary?

4. Claudius suggests a duel between Laertes and Hamlet, but that type of duel usually is not deadly. What does Claudius suggest they do to injure Hamlet?

5. Hamlet sees Ophelia just as he finishes the "To be or not to be" speech. How does he act when he first sees her?

(see the answer key)

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