Hamlet Act II Quiz

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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Which character (aside from Horatio and Marcellus) first reports that Hamlet seems to have gone mad?

• Claudius
• Polonius
• Ophelia
• Rosencrantz

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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

• Ophelia's rejection

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are friends of Hamlet who have been tasked with what by Claudius?

• to spy on Hamlet
• to flip a coin 92 times
• to guard the castle
• all of these

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What good news does Voltemand (the ambassador) bring to Claudius?

• Norway no longer wants to attack Denmark but rather wants to travel through Denmark to attack Poland
• Fortinbras is going to cede the south of Norway to Denmark
• Norway will ally with Denmark to fight France
• Fortinbras has died

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What reason does Hamlet give to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as to why they are spying on him?

• To make sure he doesn't defect to Norway
• To ensure that he does not accompany Horatio back to school
• To find out why he has lost his joyful outlook on life and has descended into a state of melancholy in which everything seems sterile and worthless
• To make sure he doesn't elope with Ophelia

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What group of people arrives in Act II, Scene II?

• a theater troupe
• a golf team
• a well-known comic
• a group of disgraced court jesters

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What is the name of the play that Hamlet asks the actors to perform?

• The Courier's Tragedy
• The Burgher King
• The Grasshopper Lies Heavy
• The Murther of Gonzago

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Why does Hamlet want this particular play performed with the additional speech added?

• It's his favorite play
• The themes and motifs in the play will help Hamlet win Ophelia's affections
• The play's plot closely resembles the murder of Hamlet's father
• Hamlet sees a lot of himself in the character of Gonzago

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"The play's the thing in which I'll catch the conscience of the king."
What does this line mean?

• The depiction of the murder will cause Claudius to display visible signs of guilt
• Hamlet hopes to gain the favor of Claudius by having the play put on
• Hamlet will be able to reconcile his differences with Gertrude as a result of the play
• The play soothes Hamlet's troubled soul

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