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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. The tone of the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia in Act 3, Scene 1 changes abruptly when Ophelia does what?
(a) Kisses Hamlet.
(b) Mentions her father.
(c) Gives back the letters and gifts Hamlet gave her.
(d) Tries to leave the room.

2. At the end of Act 4, Scene 5, what does Claudius offer to do for Laertes?
(a) Take care of Ophelia.
(b) Show Laertes where his father is buried.
(c) Help Laertes kill Hamlet.
(d) Tell Laertes the truth about his father's death.

3. When the audience first sees Claudius, he gives a speech about the current situation in Denmark and then speaks to Hamlet about his behavior. What does Claudius say to Hamlet at this early point in the play?
(a) He is too sad.
(b) He is too angry.
(c) He is too frightened.
(d) He is too happy.

4. When Hamlet and his friends first see the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends tell him to do?
(a) Do not go with the ghost.
(b) Tell the king about the ghost.
(c) Go with the ghost.
(d) Send for a priest.

5. What does the ghost do to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Ignores him.
(b) Smiles at him.
(c) Puts a curse on him.
(d) Beckons him to follow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hamlet learn about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's reasons for visiting Elsinore?

2. What message is the Norwegian Captain supposed to deliver to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 4?

3. Before he returns to school, what does Laertes tell Ophelia about her boyfriend?

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. Where does Claudius want the body of Hamlet's first victim to be taken?

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