Hamlet Act 3 Quiz

Who does Hamlet ask about the king’s reaction to the play?

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

• Horatio

• Ophelia

• The actors

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When Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Hamlet that the king is very disturbed, what does Hamlet suggest as the reason?

• The king feels guilty

• The king has been poisoned

• The king is drunk

• The king has a fever

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What does Hamlet tell Ophelia she should do?

• Become a nun

• Tell the truth

• Stand up for herself

• Lie to Polonius

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Why is Gertrude angry with Hamlet after the play?

• He sat next to Ophelia instead of her

• He embarrassed Claudius in front of everyone at the castle

• He wrote the lines in the play that called her old

• She is only pretending to be angry

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What does Claudius tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to prepare for?

• Hamlet’s attack

• They will accompany Hamlet to England

• To spy on Gertrude if she defends Hamlet

• They must return to college because they have failed as spies

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What is Polonius going to do while Gertrude talks to Hamlet?

• Move the king to a secure location

• Confront Opelia about her love for Hamlet

• Write to Laertes that he must return to Denmark

• Hide behind a tapestry and listen to them

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What is revealed by Claudius’s soliloquy, beginning with ‘O, my offense is rank, it smells to heaven’?

• Claudius is plotting to kill Gertrude

• Claudius will send Hamlet to England

• Claudius murdered the old king

• Claudius believes Hamlet is the king’s murderer

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What is Claudius doing when Hamlet walks by and sees him?

• Praying

• Writing a letter

• Arguing with Gertrude

• Plotting to kill Hamlet

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Why won’t Hamlet kill Claudius in Scene 3?

• He knows he isn’t guilty

• He wants to kill him in the act of a ‘sin’ or crime

• He feels sorry for his mother

• He has already poisoned Claudius’s drink

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Why is Act 3, Scene 2 such a complex and difficult scene in the play?

• It features a complicated sword fight

• It requires detailed, outdoor scenery

• It features the ghost

• It is the ‘play within the play’ where the acting troupe performs

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