Hamlet Act 2

In Scene 1, Polonius instructs Reynaldo to

• determine Laertes's behavior indirectly
• supervise Laertes to keep him out of trouble.
• spread damaging rumors about Laertes.
• help Laertes make friends and learn the language.

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 Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his

• father's death.
• mother's overhasty marriage.
• rejection by Ophelia
• obsession with revenge.

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Whom does Polonius plan to tell about Hamlet's visit to his (Polonius') house?

• King Claudius

• Queen Gertrude

• Horatio

• Ophelia

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Why is Ophelia so upset in Scene 1?

• She misses her brother.

• She misses Hamlet.

• Hamlet has visited her & seemed out of his mind.

• Gertrude refused to hire her as a lady's maid.

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Polonius shows _________ to Claudius & Gertrude to prove Hamlet's insanity regarding Ophelia.

• Ophelia's torn dress

• testimony from Reynaldo

• a bruise on Ophelia's arm

• a letter from Hamlet to Ophelia

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How do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern know Hamlet?

• They were schoolmates in childhood.

• They are all cousins.

• They served in the military together.

• Then went to college in Wittenberg together.

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What message is delivered to Claudius regarding Fortinbras' advances?

• He has already overtaken the northern part of Denmark.

• He has been killed in battle, and his men have retreated.

• He asks for passage through Denmark on his way to Poland.

• He has been pushed back from the Danish border.

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What does Claudius want Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

• to retrieve Laertes from France

• to discover the cause of Hamlet's odd behavior

• to spy on Prince Fortinbras

• to find out if Ophelia plans to marry Hamlet

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What is the name of the servant Polonius sends to spy on Laertes in France?

• Reynaldo

• Marcellus

• Francesco

What does the King and Queen ask Hamlet's friends to do?

• spy on Laertes in France

• Break Hamlet and Ophelia up

• Cheer Hamlet up/Spy on him

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