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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What specific thing does Hamlet determine Claudius must do before Hamlet can murder him?
(a) Stand trial for his crime so he can face public justice.
(b) Confess his crime so the world will know about his guilt.
(c) Commit a sin so Hamlet can send his soul to hell.
(d) Apologize to Hamlet for killing his father.

2. How does Hamlet manage to avoid his fate in England?
(a) He got onto another ship.
(b) He made friends with the English queen.
(c) He bribed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(d) He killed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

3. During "The Mousetrap," Gertrude says, "The lady protests too much, methinks." What is she talking about?
(a) Ophelia swearing her loyalty to Hamlet.
(b) The Player Queen swearing her loyalty to her second husband.
(c) Gertrude is speaking about her own claims of love for Claudius.
(d) The Player Queen swearing her loyalty to her first husband.

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, why is Ophelia frightened?
(a) She saw Hamlet slap Gertrude in the face.
(b) She saw a fight between Claudius and Hamlet.
(c) She had an unpleasant encounter with Hamlet.
(d) She saw the ghost talking to Hamlet.

5. What does Hamlet learn about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's reasons for visiting Elsinore?
(a) They were sent for by Polonius.
(b) They came to see his father's funeral.
(c) They were sent for by the king.
(d) They came to visit him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 3, where is Laertes going?

2. Hamlet sees Ophelia just as he finishes the "To be or not to be" speech. How does he act when he first sees her?

3. The tone of the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia in Act 3, Scene 1 changes abruptly when Ophelia does what?

4. As Hamlet and the others wait to see the ghost in Act 1, Scene 4, what do they hear in the distance?

5. When the play shows a king being poisoned, how does the current king, Claudius, react?

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