Hamlet Act 2
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This quiz focuses on Act 2 of Shakespeare's *Hamlet*, specifically examining students' comprehension of character motivations, plot developments, and literary devices within this pivotal act. The questions require 11th or 12th grade level analytical skills, as students must interpret complex character relationships, understand the significance of Hamlet's feigned madness, and analyze the psychological depth of Shakespeare's characters. Students need a solid grasp of Elizabethan dramatic conventions, the ability to decode Shakespeare's language and imagery, and understanding of key themes including surveillance, deception, and revenge. The quiz assesses students' comprehension of Polonius's manipulative instructions to Reynaldo, Hamlet's strategic behavior toward Ophelia, Claudius's political maneuvering with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and the crucial "play within a play" device that Hamlet employs to test the Ghost's claims about his father's murder. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying Shakespearean drama in grades 9-12. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehension check after students have read Act 2, a review tool before discussing the act's significance to the overall tragedy, or formative assessment to gauge student understanding before advancing to Act 3's climactic scenes. Teachers can utilize this quiz for homework assignments to ensure students complete their reading with attention to detail, as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about Hamlet's psychological state and the theme of appearance versus reality, or as preparation for deeper analytical writing about Shakespeare's characterization techniques. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, as it requires students to cite textual evidence, analyze character development, and interpret figurative language within the context of Shakespeare's complex dramatic work.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
In Scene 1, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hamlet visits Ophelia “with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head” to
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which quotation expresses the reason that Claudius has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To mock Polonius in his conversation with him in Scene 2, Hamlet uses
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CCSS.RL.3.10
CCSS.RL.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.10
CCSS.RL.4.5
CCSS.RL.4.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory,” means that he
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CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Hamlet ask the player to recite the tale of Priam's slaughter?
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CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
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