Hamlet acts 1 & 2

Hamlet is upset for two reasons. What are they?

• His mother has been ignoring him and his uncle is annoying
• His father died and his uncle declared war on Fortinbras.
• His father died and his uncle married his mother soon after his father's death.
• He misses university life and isn't allowed to return

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When a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections 

• soliloquy
• metaphor
• monologue
• aside

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What is Hamlet's plan at the end of Act II? 

• To go back to college
• To kill Claudius
• To figure out who is spying on him
• To create a play that matches his father's murder

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The name of the royal castle of Denmark?

• Copenhagen
• Dunsinane
• Elisinore
• Camelot

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Who is Ophelia?

• She is the Queen of Denmark.
• She is Hamlet's sister and trusted advisor.
• She is Hamlet's love interest and Polonius's daughter.
• She is a peasant that Hamlet is obsessed with.

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When Ophelia saw Hamlet, what was his appearance like?

• He was all disheveled

• Nice and tidy

• He was ready for battle

• He looked like a Prince

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What does Hamlet swear to do after his conversation with the Ghost?

• Bide his time, and kill Claudius at the right moment

• Focus solely on getting revenge for his father's death

• To take vengeance on both Claudius and Gertrude

• Investigate the Ghost's story and make sure it is accurate

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According to the ghost, how did Claudius kill his brother in the garden?

• He poured poison into his ear, which curdled his blood.

• He let loose a poisonous snake that bit him.

• He strangled him with a handkerchief.

• He stabbed him in the back with a dagger.

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Polonius sends Reynaldo to France for what purpose?

• Reynaldo has earned his vacation time

• Reynaldo is to spy on Hamlet

• Reynaldo is to spy on Laertes

• Reynaldo is to go away for a while until things cool down in Denmark

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Polonius thinks that Hamlet's madness is a result of what?

• the death of his father

• Gertrude's marriage to Claudius

• the threat of war with Norway

• dealing with being rejected by Ophelia

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