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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Claudius finally gives Rosencrantz and Guildenstern sealed orders for how to handle Hamlet. What do those orders say?
(a) Hamlet should be put on trial for murder.
(b) Hamlet should be put to death.
(c) Hamlet should be locked away forever.
(d) Hamlet should be exiled from Denmark.

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

3. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, what does Hamlet agree to do?
(a) See a doctor.
(b) Go to England.
(c) Talk to Gertrude.
(d) Go see the king.

4. Who is Gertrude truly loyal to?
(a) Claudius.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) No one.
(d) Herself.

5. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do, after learning that Hamlet has committed murder?
(a) Get the body from Hamlet.
(b) Find Hamlet so the guards can arrest him.
(c) Protect Ophelia from Hamlet.
(d) Protect Getrude from Hamlet.

6. Watching the troops attacking, Hamlet decides that he is less of a man than their leader. Why does he say that?
(a) Hamlet was never in the army, unlike the troops' leader.
(b) The leader is a common man, while Hamlet is a prince.
(c) He has a better reason to fight than the leader, but he does not fight.
(d) Hamlet has only killed one man and the leader has killed many.

7. When Hamlet first sees Laertes in the graveyard scene, what does Hamlet say about him?
(a) He is always mean to his sister.
(b) He is just like his father and not to be trusted.
(c) He is a noble youth.
(d) He is an arrogant, bossy man.

8. Laertes comes up with another idea to make sure his duel with Hamlet will result in Hamlet's death. What is it?
(a) Damage Hamlet's armor so he is vulnerable.
(b) Poison the tip of the sword.
(c) Fix Laertes's sword so it is sharp.
(d) Force Hamlet to drink poison before the fight.

9. After witnessing Hamlet kill someone, Gertrude hurries to find Claudius. Who is he talking to when she comes in?
(a) Laertes.
(b) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(c) Laertes and Ophelia.
(d) The ambassadors to Norway.

10. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?
(a) Poland.
(b) England.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Sweden.

11. At the start of Act 4, Scene 4, the audience finally sees a character that has been talked about since the start of the play. Who is this character?
(a) Bernardo.
(b) Laertes.
(c) Captain.
(d) Fortinbras.

12. When Hamlet leaves his mother's room in Act 3, Scene 4, what does he take with him?
(a) A portrait of his dead father.
(b) A portrait of his mother.
(c) The dead body of Polonius.
(d) The dead body of Claudius.

13. What does Polonius tell Gertrude to do in Act 3, Scene 4 regarding Hamlet?
(a) Be kind to Hamlet and invite him to confide in her.
(b) Convince Hamlet to talk about Ophelia.
(c) Make sure Hamlet knows that Polonius is listening to their conversation.
(d) Be stern with Hamlet about his behavior.

14. Who does Hamlet kill in his mother's room?
(a) Fortinbras.
(b) Polonius.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Getrude.

15. After reading the letters brought by the sailors in Act 4, Scene 6, what does Horatio say he wants to do?
(a) Go get Hamlet.
(b) Wait until Hamlet arrives in Elsinore.
(c) Tell Gertrude about Hamlet.
(d) Tell Claudius about Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ophelia after her father's death?

2. How does Claudius die?

3. In Act 4, scene 4, while watching the troops and reflecting on his own behavior, what does Hamlet promise about his future actions?

4. 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?

5. What happens between Laertes and Hamlet in the graveyard scene?

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