Hamlet Act 2 Quiz

Why does Polonius send Reynaldo to France?

• to bring back some tasty croissants

• to spy on Laertes

• to remind Laertes to follow Polonius’s fatherly advice

• to check on Laertes’ progress in school

What does Ophelia rush to tell her father?

• Hamlet is threatening suicide

• She is pregnant with Hamlet’s child.

• Hamlet has frightened her with his wild behavior.

• She is going to see Hamlet no matter what Polonius says.

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Who sends for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

• Claudius and Gertrude

• Hamlet

• Polonius

• it is a “free visitation.”

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What request does the King of Norway have for Claudius?

• return the lands won by King Hamlet

• prepare for battle with Fortinbras and his armies

• have daughter Ophelia marry Hamlet for a political alliance

• let Fortinbras and his army pass through Denmark on their way to Poland

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Hamlet gives two reasons why he has not acted upon his father's request to avenge his death. What are they?

• The ghost may be a devil.

• He is too depressed to do anything.

• He doesn't want Ophelia to find out he committed murder.

• He doesn't want to be executed for murder

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Why does Hamlet refer to the King and Queen as his "uncle-father and aunt-mother"?

• Claudius is his uncle and his father since he married Gertrude.

• Gertrude is his mother and his aunt since she married Claudius.

• He wants to express how close he is to both of them.

• He wants to express his disgust with them.

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The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King. What does Hamlet mean by this?

• Hamlet will get his mind off his troubles with a good play.

• The King will really enjoy this play and ease his guilt.

• The play will mimic the murder of King Hamlet.

• The King will show his guilt when he sees the play.

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