Hamlet Act 2 and 3

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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Hamlet visits Ophelia “with his doublet all unbraced, / No hat upon his head” to

• ask her how she feels about him.
• declare his love for her.
• convince her of his madness.
• tell her about the ghost of his father.

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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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Why does Hamlet ask the player to recite the tale of Priam's slaughter?

• It has a theme of revenge
• It is familiar to him.
• He knows it is popular with audiences.
• He knows it is popular with audiences.

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Hamlet's soliloquy in Scene 2 expresses

• frustration with his weak and indecisive nature. 
• anticipation of how he will feel if his plan works.
• satisfaction with the plan he has made.
• anxiety over the action he must take.

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A major reason for Hamlet's dilemma is that he

• likes Claudius.
• knows his mother would be sad to learn the truth
• is uncertain of the Ghost's authenticity.
• does not want to become king himself.

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Why does Polonius send his servant, Reynaldo, to France?

• to spy on & spread rumors about his son, Laertes

• to spy on Ophelia

• to find out what is wrong with Hamlet

• to beg a favor from King Claudius

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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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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.

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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