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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Bribe the referee.
(b) Force Hamlet to drink poison before the fight.
(c) Fix Laertes's sword so it is sharp.
(d) Damage Hamlet's armor so he is vulnerable.

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

3. Hamlet's mother tries to leave the room during their conversation in Act 3, Scene 4, but Hamlet stops her and says she cannot leave until he does what?
(a) Kills Claudius.
(b) Kills her.
(c) Tells her about the ghost.
(d) Forces her to face what she has done.

4. How does Laertes die?
(a) He is forced to drink poisoned wine and is stabbed with a poisoned sword.
(b) Hamlet kills him with a poisoned sword.
(c) He drinks poisoned wine meant for Hamlet.
(d) He kills himself.

5. What do the gravediggers say about Ophelia's burial?
(a) It is a shame that someone so young is dead.
(b) She should have been getting married, not buried.
(c) Her burial should get more ceremony and more attention than it is receiving.
(d) If she is a suicide, so she should not be buried in the churchyard.

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

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

8. When he is asked where his first victim's body is, what does Hamlet do?
(a) He refuses to speak.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He answers with a riddle.
(d) He threatens to kill more people.

9. At the end of Act 4, Scene 5, what does Claudius offer to do for Laertes?
(a) Tell Laertes the truth about his father's death.
(b) Take care of Ophelia.
(c) Show Laertes where his father is buried.
(d) Help Laertes kill Hamlet.

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

11. What message is the Norwegian Captain supposed to deliver to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) The armies of Norway want passage through Denmark.
(b) The armies of Norway will attack at dawn.
(c) The armies of Denmark must surrender their weapons.
(d) The armies of Norway have defeated the Poles.

12. What additional method does Claudius suggest so that even if Hamlet wins the duel with Laertes, Hamlet will still die?
(a) Hire an assassin to kill Hamlet.
(b) Arrest Hamlet for Polonius's death.
(c) Challenge Hamlet to a duel himself.
(d) Give Hamlet a poisoned drink.

13. How does Hamlet act after he has killed someone?
(a) He is relieved to have finally done something.
(b) He is sorry for his crime.
(c) He is frightened that someone will now try to kill him.
(d) He does not seem sorry for his crime.

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

15. In the letter that the sailors deliver in Act 4, Scene 6, it says: "when thou shalt have overlooked this, give these fellows some means to the king: they have letters for him." What is the writer of the letter asking?
(a) This letter is meant for the king. You should not read it.
(b) Help the sailors get in to see the dead king's body.
(c) Give the sailors a tip for delivering the letters.
(d) Help the sailors get in to see Claudius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Norwegian soldiers fighting over?

2. After the murder, Claudius tells Hamlet to leave right away. Where should Hamlet go?

3. After he leaves the ship, how will Hamlet make his way back to Elsinore?

4. When Laertes returns after his father's death, what does he want?

5. When Hamlet leaves his mother's room in Act 3, Scene 4, what does he take with him?

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