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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Polonius ask Reynaldo to give to his son?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Money and written notes.
(c) Written notes.
(d) Money.

2. What does Hamlet say when he first hears about the ghost?
(a) He wants to talk to it.
(b) He wants it to leave him alone.
(c) He does not believe it exists.
(d) He thinks Horatio is inventing it to distract him.

3. After the play, Claudius meets with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to discuss Hamlet's condition. Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern more sympathetic to Claudius, Hamlet, or someone else?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Claudius.

4. After witnessing Hamlet kill someone, Gertrude hurries to find Claudius. Who is he talking to when she comes in?
(a) The ambassadors to Norway.
(b) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Laertes and Ophelia.

5. Hamlet enters about halfway through Act 3, Scene 3. When he comes in, what is Claudius doing?
(a) Praying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Talking to Polonius.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?

2. During "The Mousetrap," Gertrude says, "The lady protests too much, methinks." What is she talking about?

3. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Ophelia say about Hamlet's clothes?

4. How does Hamlet react when he sees the ghost for the first time?

5. Polonius asks Claudius to arrange for Hamlet to go somewhere after the play's performance. Where is Hamlet supposed to go?

(see the answer key)

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