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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Polonius say is the most important thing for Laertes to remember as he leaves Elsinore?
(a) Do not borrow money.
(b) Be true to yourself.
(c) Do not talk too much.
(d) Do well in school.

2. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?
(a) It is tortured and burned in a fire all the time.
(b) It walks at night and is tortured by day.
(c) It walks at night and is frozen in a block of ice during the day.
(d) It walks all the time, hoping someone will set it free.

3. After welcoming them to Elsinore, what does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?
(a) Cheer Hamlet up and find out what is wrong with him.
(b) Convince Hamlet to go back to school.
(c) Convince Fortinbras not to attack Denmark.
(d) Watch Hamlet and make sure he does not hurt anyone.

4. What other "crime" has been committed against the last king?
(a) Claudius seduced his wife.
(b) Polonius stole from the state treasury.
(c) Laertes seduced his wife.
(d) Claudius stole from the state treasury.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After watching the players give a speech about Hecuba and Priam, what does Hamlet say impresses him the most?

2. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?

3. When Claudius reacts to the play, what does Hamlet say in response?

4. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?

5. When Claudius finds out Hamlet has killed someone, what is he most worried about?

(see the answer key)

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