Hamlet ACT III Quiz

At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to

• have Hamlet put to death in Denmark
• ship Hamlet out of the country to England
• have Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill him

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In Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that humanity is

• Fearful of revenge
• Fearful of going insane
• Fearful of the unkown after death

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King Claudius' aside while trying to pray reveals

• the heavy guilt of his conscience
• the guilt of what to do with Hamlet
• the guilt of keeping the truth from Gertrude

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After speaking with Hamlet, Ophelia's speech reveals her emotions. She is

• Happy about what she had thought  Hamlet was, but what he never was
• sad about what Hamlet had been, but is no more
• angry about what Ophelia wishes Hamlet were

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When Hamlet strikes through the curtain, he thinks he is killing

• Claudius
• Polonius
• Rosencrantz and Guidenstern

The characteristics of Polonius that has most directly lead to his death is

• his nosiness and meddling
• his poor judgment
• his shallowness

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Hamlet refers to whom as trying to play him like a flute?

• Laertes and Polonius
• Rosencrantz and Guidenstern
• Marcellus and Reynaldo

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At the end of the bedroom scene, Hamlet asks his mother

• not to tell Claudius that he killed Polonius
• not to tell Laetes who killed Polonius
• not to go to Claudius' bed that night

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To which characters does Hamlet reveal that he is but "mad in craft" and not truly mad?

• Gertrude and Horatio
• Polonius and Laetes
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

What does Hamlet believe Claudius is doing that makes him hesitate in killing him?

• He believes Claudius is confessing his guilt to Gertrude

• He believes Claudius is praying

• He believes Claudius is sinning