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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Hamlet's behavior during the play-within-a-play, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to do with Hamlet?
(a) Take him to a doctor.
(b) Take him to England right away.
(c) Take him to England next summer.
(d) Kill him.

2. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?
(a) He died in his sleep.
(b) He was stung by a serpent.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He had a heart attack.

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

4. As Claudius speaks about his guilt in Act 3, Scene 3, what does he say about repenting?
(a) He cannot repent because he still has the crown and the queen -- the two things he did the murder for.
(b) Only the weak repent.
(c) He is sure that heaven will forgive him for his crime.
(d) He wants to repent, but cannot tell anyone what he has done.

5. On his way to see his mother in Act 3, Scene 3, Hamlet finds Claudius. What does Hamlet decide not to do in that scene?
(a) Argue with him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Trick him into admitting his guilt.
(d) Avoid him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Claudius says his crime "hath the primal eldest curse upon't." What does he mean?

2. 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?

3. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. Hamlet says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!" What does that mean?

5. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?

(see the answer key)

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