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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When Claudius finds out Hamlet has killed someone, what is he most worried about?
(a) Whether Hamlet should stand trial.
(b) Whether Hamlet will try to kill.
(c) Whether a doctor can help Hamlet get better.
(d) Whether the murder will affect his power and ability to rule.
2. When he is asked where his first victim's body is, what does Hamlet do?
(a) He refuses to speak.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He answers with a riddle.
(d) He threatens to kill more people.
3. As the funeral procession makes it way through the graveyard, Hamlet notices there are "maimed rites." What does that signify?
(a) That the person died from the plague.
(b) That the person who died was poor.
(c) That the person died by suicide.
(d) That the person who died was very old.
4. What does Claudius say about Laertes and Ophelia's death?
(a) He is afraid Laertes may kill himself because of Ophelia's death.
(b) He knew about Ophelia's death, but did not want to tell Laertes.
(c) He thinks Laertes is responsible for Ophelia's death.
(d) He is worried Ophelia's death will enrage Laertes.
5. 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) Tells her about the ghost.
(b) Kills her.
(c) Forces her to face what she has done.
(d) Kills Claudius.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?
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. 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?
4. When Hamlet visits his mother in her room in Act 3, Scene 4, he speaks very harshly to his mother. What makes him stop?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Polonius's death, Ophelia comes to see Gertrude. What do we learn about Ophelia in that scene?
2. At the end of the play, we learn of the death of two minor characters. Who are they, and how do we learn of their death?
3. What plan do Laertes and Claudius come up with in Act 4, Scene 7 to kill Hamlet?
4. When Hamlet hears about Fortinbras and his attacks on Poland, what does he say about Fortinbras and about himself?
5. Who is the first person in Elsinore to find out that Hamlet is on his way back to Denmark instead of going to England? How does that person find out?
6. How does Hamlet suggest that Claudius and his servants might find Polonius's body?
7. Who is Yorick, and why does he come up in Act 5?
8. List the major characters who die during the last scene of the play.
9. As Hamlet travels to the boat for England, what or who does Hamlet find on a plain in Denmark?
10. When Claudius hears about Polonius's death, what is his first thought?
This section contains 860 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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