Hamlet Act IV Quiz

In Act IV, Claudius modifies his plans to send Hamlet to England. What has changed?

• He wants Hamlet to conquer England for Denmark.

• He wants Hamlet to bring back some of that delicious tea.

• He wants England to kill Hamlet upon arrival.

• He wants Hamlet to act as a peaceful ambassador to England. They are at war with Denmark.

In Act IV, what has caused Ophelia to act strangely?

• She misses Laertes. He is away in Paris.

• Her father has been killed by Hamlet and she feels some guilt associated with Hamlet's madness and her father's death.

• She doesn't want to help the king and queen anymore.

• She realizes that Hamlet does not love her and will never marry her.

How does Ophelia die?

• She drowns.

• She starves herself.

• She stabs herself.

• She is poisoned.

What is NOT one of the reasons why Claudius doesn't imprison Hamlet after the death of Polonius.

• It was against the law to throw a royal in prison

• He is the prince so the public will not approve because they love Hamlet

• He is worried that the public will blame him for letting Hamlet run around, while insane

• Gertrude would never be able to forgive him

Who arrives with an angry mob to express their anger at the death of Polonius?

• Laertes

• Fortinbras

• King Hamlet's ghost

• Ophelia

What plan do the King and Laertes discuss to kill Hamlet?

• They will go to see him, disguised as beggars. Then they will rob him and kill him.

• They plan to set up a duel between Laertes and Hamlet. Either Laertes will kill Hamlet, or, if he survives, the King will poison him.

• They plan to go to him and escort him back to Denmark. On the way, they will stage a shipwreck. They will leave Hamlet in the water to perish, and they will be rescued by another ship.

• They plan to force Horatio to do it. If he refuses they will kill all the members of his family.

What has happened to Ophelia?

• She is set to marry another man, chosen by her father.

• She has gone away to a nunnery.

• She has defied her father and announced that she is going to England to be with Hamlet.

• She has gone crazy from the stress and sadness.

What does Hamlet think of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? 

• He calls them sponges, saying they soak up the King's words, commands and gifts. 
• He calls them leeches, saying they associate themselves with the King to appear superior to other commoners.
• He calls them monsters, saying they are selfish and look for ways to destroy others. 
• He calls them monkeys, saying they follow the King's orders without thinking.

 What is Fortinbras' reason for going to Poland?

• Kill the King of Poland 
  
• Overthrow Poland
• Battle Hamlet
• Fight over useless land

What is the content of letters the King sends with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England?

• Claudius will make them his royal advisers.

• Hamlet will be killed by the British as soon as he reaches England.

• Hamlet has secret plans to marry Ophelia.

• Laertes is collaborating with Fortinbras to take over.

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