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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After the murder, Claudius tells Hamlet to leave right away. Where should Hamlet go?
2. At the end of Act 4, Scene 2, what does Hamlet agree to do?
3. 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?
4. When Laertes returns after his father's death, what do the common people say about him?
5. What does Ophelia she say about the herb rosemary?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Hamlet suggest that Claudius and his servants might find Polonius's body?
2. When Claudius hears about Polonius's death, what is his first thought?
3. In the last scene of Act 3, Polonius is killed. At the end of the scene, what happens to his body?
4. How does Hamlet avoid going to England?
5. Who is the first person in Elsinore to find out that Hamlet is on his way back to Denmark instead of going to England? How does that person find out?
6. List the major characters who die during the last scene of the play.
7. Who is Yorick, and why does he come up in Act 5?
8. After Polonius's death, what does Gertrude tell Claudius about Hamlet?
9. Hamlet calls Rosencrantz and Guildenstern "a sponge." Why does he say that?
10. When Hamlet hears about Fortinbras and his attacks on Poland, what does he say about Fortinbras and about himself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose a speech by any character that is at least 20 lines long. In an essay, explain the context of the speech within the play, then analyze the speech. Identify its major themes or points and discuss the use of language in the speech. Is there specific imagery used? What effect does that imagery have? Why is there a speech at that point in the text? What purpose does it serve, and why is it long instead of just a couple of lines?
Essay Topic 2
Is Hamlet really crazy? Take a stand on this topic and support your stance with specific examples from throughout the text.
Essay Topic 3
Describe how Shakespeare uses foreshadowing to prepare his audience for the very bloody end of the play. Identify specific examples from the first four acts of the script.
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