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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Getrude from Hamlet.
(d) Protect Ophelia from Hamlet.

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

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) Forces her to face what she has done.
(c) Kills her.
(d) Tells her about the ghost.

4. As Gertrude lays flowers at Ophelia's grave, what does she say?
(a) She is sorry Ophelia died so young.
(b) She hoped Ophelia and Hamlet would marry.
(c) She believes Ophelia is now an angel.
(d) She is glad Ophelia will be with her father now.

5. In Act 4, scene 4, while watching the troops and reflecting on his own behavior, what does Hamlet promise about his future actions?
(a) They will be bloody.
(b) They will be careful.
(c) They will be fast.
(d) They will be crafty.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of the play, who will rule Denmark?

2. What is Hamlet's response when Claudius demands to know where the body of Hamlet's murdered victim is?

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

4. What do the gravediggers say about Ophelia's burial?

5. What does Polonius tell Gertrude to do in Act 3, Scene 4 regarding Hamlet?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Polonius's death, Ophelia comes to see Gertrude. What do we learn about Ophelia in that scene?

2. Whose burial does Hamlet witness in Act 5?

3. What plan do Laertes and Claudius come up with in Act 4, Scene 7 to kill Hamlet?

4. When Claudius hears about Polonius's death, what is his first thought?

5. In Act 4, Scene 3, what does Claudius reveal to the audience about his plans for Hamlet in England?

6. As Hamlet travels to the boat for England, what or who does Hamlet find on a plain in Denmark?

7. Hamlet finally confronts his mother in Act 3, Scene 4, speaking harshly to her as he tries to force her to realize her own complicity in the crime. What happens to change his tone?

8. How does Hamlet avoid going to England?

9. How does Hamlet suggest that Claudius and his servants might find Polonius's body?

10. At the end of the play, we learn of the death of two minor characters. Who are they, and how do we learn of their death?

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