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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hamlet visits his mother in her room in Act 3, Scene 4, he speaks very harshly to his mother. What makes him stop?
(a) Getrude kills herself.
(b) Claudius enters the room.
(c) The ghost appears.
(d) Ophelia enters the room.

2. When Laertes returns after his father's death, what does he want?
(a) To talk to Hamlet.
(b) To visit with his sister.
(c) To take over the throne of Denmark.
(d) Revenge on the people responsible for his father's death.

3. What is Hamlet's response when Claudius demands to know where the body of Hamlet's murdered victim is?
(a) The worms are eating the victim for supper.
(b) The victim is eating supper in Heaven.
(c) The victim is not really dead and is eating supper in the castle.
(d) The victim is eating supper in Hell.

4. When Hamlet first sees Laertes in the graveyard scene, what does Hamlet say about him?
(a) He is just like his father and not to be trusted.
(b) He is an arrogant, bossy man.
(c) He is always mean to his sister.
(d) He is a noble youth.

5. Hamlet's attitude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern changes over the course of the play. By Act 4, Scene 2, what does he say about them?
(a) They are good, true friends.
(b) They are spies for Claudius.
(c) They are dangerous.
(d) They are weak and foolish.

6. Claudius asks Hamlet a second time about where they can find his victim. Hamlet responds, "In heaven; send hither to see: if your messenger find him not there, seek him i' the other place yourself." What other place is Hamlet suggesting Claudius visit?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) Gertrude's bedroom.
(d) Hell.

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

8. What does Ophelia say about violets?
(a) The violets died when her father died.
(b) Violets are her favorite flower.
(c) Violets stand for thoughts.
(d) Violets stand for remembrance.

9. When Laertes returns after his father's death, what do the common people say about him?
(a) They want to kill him.
(b) They want to make him king.
(c) They think he is to blame for the last king's death
(d) They think he should lead the armies against Norway.

10. Hamlet's mother tries to leave the room during their conversation in Act 3, Scene 4, but Hamlet stops her and says she cannot leave until he does what?
(a) Kills her.
(b) Kills Claudius.
(c) Tells her about the ghost.
(d) Forces her to face what she has done.

11. Some sailors arrive at Elsinore from a pirate ship in Act 4, Scene 6. Who do they deliver a letter to?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Gertrude.

12. Laertes comes up with another idea to make sure his duel with Hamlet will result in Hamlet's death. What is it?
(a) Force Hamlet to drink poison before the fight.
(b) Fix Laertes's sword so it is sharp.
(c) Poison the tip of the sword.
(d) Damage Hamlet's armor so he is vulnerable.

13. How does Hamlet act after he has killed someone?
(a) He does not seem sorry for his crime.
(b) He is sorry for his crime.
(c) He is relieved to have finally done something.
(d) He is frightened that someone will now try to kill him.

14. What additional method does Claudius suggest so that even if Hamlet wins the duel with Laertes, Hamlet will still die?
(a) Hire an assassin to kill Hamlet.
(b) Challenge Hamlet to a duel himself.
(c) Arrest Hamlet for Polonius's death.
(d) Give Hamlet a poisoned drink.

15. What happens to Horatio at the end of the play?
(a) He gets poisoned by accident.
(b) He wants to kill himself, but Hamlet asks him to live.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) He wants to kill himself, but Fortinbras stops him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Watching the troops attacking, Hamlet decides that he is less of a man than their leader. Why does he say that?

2. Claudius suggests a duel between Laertes and Hamlet, but that type of duel usually is not deadly. What does Claudius suggest they do to injure Hamlet?

3. What does Polonius tell Gertrude to do in Act 3, Scene 4 regarding Hamlet?

4. After reading the letters brought by the sailors in Act 4, Scene 6, what does Horatio say he wants to do?

5. After talking to Hamlet in her room, what does Gertrude say about Hamlet?

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