Hamlet Act 2

1. Why does Polonius think Hamlet is "mad"?

• He thinks Hamlet realizes now that the King never really loved him.

• He thinks Hamlet is angry because he has not become King.

• He thinks Ophelia's rejections have been too much for Hamlet.

• He thinks Hamlet has been dabbling in witchcraft.

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Why have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the castle?

• They have come to tutor Hamlet so that he can go to university.

• They have come to help the Queen redecorate the castle.

• They are master soldiers who have come to prepare the troops for battle.

• They have come to find out why Hamlet is acting so strangely.

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What is Polonius' plan for testing his theory that Hamlet is love-crazy?

• He wants the priest to come perform an exorcism.

• He wants to stage a duel and see if Hamlet is mentally aware enough to fight.

• He wants the most famous doctors to be brought in to observe and treat Hamlet.

• He wants to have Hamlet meet Ophelia. He will hide and eavesdrop on the conversation.

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern finally meet with Hamlet, and Hamlet discovers they were sent for by the King. How does Hamlet describe his personal problems to them? What does he tell them?

• He cries and takes them into his confidence, hoping they will align themselves with him against the King.

• Hamlet has written a poem that he reads to them, describing his sorrows.

• He tells them he used to think the world was wonderful, but now he finds differently, and he has no delight in man or woman.

• He compares himself to an erupting volcano.

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What arrangement does Hamlet make with Player 1?

• He arranges to have the player pay extra attention to the Queen, to get the king jealous.

• He arranges to trade places with the player during the last act of the play.

• He arranges to have several of his own lines put into the play.

• He arranges to have the lights turned on and the play ruined in the middle of the performance.

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After Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave Hamlet, what does he basically say in his soliloquy?

• He believes that love conquers all.

• He thinks himself a coward for not getting right to the revenge.

• He knows he is about to commit a moral sin, and he begs forgiveness.

• He is angry at his father.

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Match the following

• Main character

• Claudius

• Ophelia's brother

• Hamlet

• Queen

• Ophelia

• King

• Laertes

• Hamlet's girlfriend

• Gertrude