Hamlet Act III Quiz

Hamlet calls Denmark a prison because 

• he cannot leave Denmark.
• the King has locked him in there.
• he feels trapped.
• there is something wrong with him.

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Hamlet decides to tell the actors to perform the story of his father's killing,so that

• the ghost will not be upset.
• Hamlet will remember what happened.
• Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.
• the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happend

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Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he's praying?

• He realizes that Claudius didn't kill King Hamlet.
• Hamlet begins to pray with him.
• He doesn't want Claudius' soul to go to Heaven.
• Hamlet doesn't want to go to Hell for murder.

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Where does Hamlet tell Ophelia to go?

• a nunnery 
• a hospital
• a tavern
• an inn

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Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?

• under the bed
• behind the tapestry
• in the closet
• behind the door

The real reason why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are visiting Hamlet is that 

• they are his good friends.
• they want to see the actors.
• the King and Queen asked them to come.
• they will perform a play at Elsinore.

A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud, when no other characters can hear, is called a:

• speech
• stanza
• soliloquy
• flashback

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According to Hamlet, what is one reason he doesn't commit suicide? 

• He must take over the throne of Denmark.
• ^He must be strong for Gertrude.
• What happens after death may be worse than life.
• Revenge must come before anything else.

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What is Hamlet's general attitude towards women?

• He respects and loves them.
• He doesn't trust them.
• He puts them on a pedestal. 
• He believes he is intellectually superior.

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Hamlet is angry and upset that his father has died and his mother has married Claudius. These emotions are examples of:

• internal conflict
• external conflict