Hamlet Act 3 Test

Identify the speaker of  “To be or not to be---that is the question…"

• Ophelia
• Claudius
• Hamlet
• Gertrude

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Hamlet decides to tell the actors to perform the story of his father's killing,so that

• the ghost will not be upset.
• Hamlet will remember what happened.
• Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.
• the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happend

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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 Hamlet
• have Fortinbras kill Hamlet

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Prince Hamlet suspects that

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father.
• Rosencrantz and Guildentern were sent for to check up on him.
• Rosenctantz and Guildenstern will not break their promise to the King and Queen.
• he will get no pleasure from the actors.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Claudius:

• is innocent of murder
• is guilty of murder
• begs Gertrude for mercy
• enjoyed the play

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Horatio:

• is the only person Hamlet confides in
• accompanies Hamlet to England
• flees to Denmark
• is in love with Ophelia

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Hamlet's real cause for rage is that

• he cannot do anything about his own feelings.
• he has done nothing to revenge his father's killing.
• he feels more and more gloomy.
• actors pretend to show their feelings.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he's praying?

• He realizes that Claudius didn't kill King Hamlet.
• Hamlet begins to pray with him.
• He doesn't want Claudius' soul to go to Heaven.
• Hamlet doesn't want to go to Hell for murder.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.W.11-12.9

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
• the guilt of not praying more often

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Where does Polonius hide when Hamlet is talking to Gertrude?

• under the bed
• behind the tapestry
• in the closet
• behind the door

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10