Hamlet Act Q

Why is Ophelia so upset in Scene 1?

• She misses her brother.

• She misses Hamlet.

• Hamlet has visited her & seemed out of his mind.

• Gertrude refused to hire her as a lady's maid.

What does Polonius decide to do in response to Ophelia's news of Hamlet's strange behavior?

• He sends Ophelia out to confront Hamlet while he and the King spy on Hamlet

• go and confront the Prince of Denmark and demand he stop his crazed behavior

• tell the King immediately that it is Ophelia's love that has driven Hamlet mad

• put on a play that will take the Prince's mind off the sadness of Ophelia's lost love

In Act 2; Scene 2, who arrives that immediately cheers up Hamlet?

• Horatio

• Rosalind

• The Players

• Rosencrantz

How does Shakespeare show that Hamlet has a fondness for acting and theater?

• He makes fun of Polonius mercilessly to get Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to laugh.

• He refuses to attend any performances done by any of the actors in the evening.

• He wrote a play for Ophelia that expresses his deep love for her.

• He recites a speech from memory and says he'll write a few lines for a play to be performed.

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.

Which of the following behaviors does Ophelia NOT report about Hamlet in Act 2?

• He didn't speak.

• He sighed heavily.

• His clothing was askew.

• He spoke irrationally and nonstop.

Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his

• father's death.

• mother's overhasty marriage.

• rejection by Ophelia

• obsession with revenge.

What does the King and Queen ask Hamlet's friends to do?

• spy on Laertes in France

• Break Hamlet and Ophelia up

• Cheer Hamlet up/Spy on him

In Act 2; Scene 2, what news do Cornelius and Voltemand bring from Norway?

• that Norway is no longer going to invade Denmark, but Poland

• that Young Fortinbras and his uncle the king are about to invade Denmark

• that the King of Norway, uncle to Fortinbras, has taken command

• that Fortinbras is challenging Hamlet to a one-on-one duel

Who overhears Hamlet's famous "To be or not to be" soliloquy in Act 2?

• Ophelia

• R & G

• Gertrude

• None of the above