Hamlet, Act 3, Sc.1 & 2

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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Horatio:

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

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A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud, when no other characters can hear, is called a:

• speech
• stanza
• soliloquy
• flashback

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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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What is Hamlet's general attitude towards women?

• He respects and loves them.

• He doesn't trust them.

• He puts them on a pedestal.

• He believes he is intellectually superior.

Polonius is convinced hamlet's babbling and madness is a result of his________

• grief over his dead father

• love for Ophelia

• anger over his mother's hasty marriage

• his sadness about not being able to go back to University

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When Claudius shouts for the lights before the play is over, Hamlet is convinced that

• the ghost lied to him

• Claudius is really angry with Gertrude

• Claudius murdered Hamlet's father

• Claudius is drunk again

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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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When Hamlet said, "To be, or not to be, that is the question." who was he talking to?

• Horatio
• Ophelia
• Himself/Audience
• Polonius

What does Hamlet mean when he says, "To be, or not to be, that is the question."?

• Hamlet is talking to Horatio about whether or not he should try to take over and be king of Denmark or just let his Uncle be king.
• Hamlet is thinking out loud to himself and questioning if it is better to live or to commit suicide and die.
• Hamlet tells Ophelia he is not sure if it would be better for them to be married or not to be married.