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Hamlet Act 2 Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does Polonius want Reynaldo to learn about Laertes?

a)

By directly accusing Laertes of doing bad things

b)

By discreetly suggesting that Laertes is doing bad things

c)

By asking Laertes' friends about the bad things he's doing

d)

By enlisting the local police to investigate the bad things Laertes is doing

2.

Who is the first person to witness Hamlet's "madness"?

a)

Ophelia

b)

Horatio

c)

Gertrude

d)

Polonius

3.

Which of the following did Ophelia NOT observe when she saw him in Act 2, Scene 1?

a)

His clothing was askew (messed up)

b)

He didn't speak

c)

He sighed heavily

d)

He turned his back on her and walked away

4.

What does Gertrude believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness (choose two)?

a)

Grief from his father's death

b)

Anger at Claudius for being King

c)

Anger at his mother for her hasty marriage

d)

His love for Ophelia

5.

Who says "I will be brief" and then proceeds to talk a lot?

a)

Claudius

b)

Polonius

c)

Hamlet

d)

Gertrude

6.

What does Hamlet call Polonius when he tries to talk to Hamlet?

a)

a fishmonger

b)

a thief

c)

an idiot

d)

a butcher

7.

What does Polonius believe to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?

a)

Grief from his father's death

b)

Anger at Claudius for being King

c)

Anger at his mother for her hasty marriage

d)

His love for Ophelia

8.

Hamlet's letter to Ophelia indicates which of the following?

a)

His plan to feign (fake) madness

b)

His genuine love for her

c)

His grief over his father's death

d)

His contempt for her after her rejection of him

9.

What does Hamlet tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Denmark is like?

a)

Purgatory

b)

Asylum

c)

Prison

d)

the Promised Land

10.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for his mood that Hamlet gives to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

a)

He is depressed (has "lost his happiness").

b)

The earth appears to be disgusting and filled with disease.

c)

The King and Queen are spying on him.

d)

He is not interested in anyone any more - neither men nor women.

11.

Who asked Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to come to Elsinore?

a)

Hamlet

b)

King and Queen

c)

Horatio

d)

Polonius

12.

How does Hamlet plan to prove Claudius's guilt?

a)

Spy on him

b)

Write him a letter

c)

Catch him in the confessional

d)

With a play

13.

Who is Reynaldo?

a)

A servant for Claudius

b)

A servant for Polonius

c)

Laertes best friend

d)

Hamlets guard

14.

Hamlet came to Ophelia in what state?

a)

an unbuttoned shirt and dirty socks

b)

in royal clothes, to take her out

c)

without a shirt, to seduce her

d)

extremely happy and in love

15.

When Hamlet saw Ophelia what did he do?

a)

he shook her and grabbed her

b)

he kissed her

c)

he read her a poem

d)

he broke up with her

16.

Why do Polonius and Ophelia think Hamlet has gone mad?

a)

He is upset that his mother, Gertrude, scolded him in court

b)

Laertes has left for France and Hamlet is all alone

c)

he was in love with Ophelia and she stopped talking to him

d)

Claudius struck him across the face

17.

What is Claudius asking Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?

a)

spy on Ophelia

b)

spy on Hamlet

c)

tell Hamlet he is acting crazy

d)

go to France to spy on Laertes

18.

What is Polonius' reason for Hamlet being sad?

a)

Gertrude has died

b)

Laertes is missing

c)

he forbid Ophelia to talk to Hamlet

d)

Horatio went out hunting and did not return

19.

Who does King Claudius have great respect for?

a)

Horatio

b)

Polonius

c)

Ophelia

d)

Laertes

20.

What is Hamlet pretending to do with Polonius?

a)

act intelligent

b)

act crazy

c)

show he is in love

d)

show he is angry

21.
A major reason for Hamlet's dilemma is that he
a)
likes Claudius.
b)
knows his mother would be sad to learn the truth
c)
is uncertain of the Ghost's authenticity.
d)
does not want to become king himself.
22.
Hamlet's plan will work only if
a)
the actors are skilled enough.
b)
the plot is kept a secret until the very end of the play
c)
the queen understands what is going on.
d)
Claudius still has the capacity to feel guilt.
23.
With Hamlet's added content to the play, what is Hamlet hoping will happen?
a)
Ophelia will start crying and prove her love to Hamlet
b)
Gertrude will wake up from her nap
c)
Claudius will act visibly uncomfortable and prove he's guilty
24.
What did Ophelia give to Polonius?
a)
A necklace.
b)
A piece of Hamlet's hair. 
c)
A love letter from Hamlet.
d)
A break-up letter from Hamlet.
25.
Who are Rosencrantz and Guidenstern?
a)
Hamlet's childhood friends
b)
Horatio's childhood friends
c)
Princes from Norway
d)
Gertrude's sons
26.
Who does Hamlet want to get revenge on?
a)
Leartes
b)
Claudius 
c)
Odelphia
d)
Mercutio
27.
Why are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Denmark?
a)
to find out why Hamlet is acting mad
b)
to cheer up Hamlet
c)
to bring Hamlet back to England
d)
to kill Hamlet
28.
What does Hamlet call Polonius? 
a)
Useless whore.
b)
Weak.
c)
Seller of fish. 
d)
A female dog.
29.
When Claudius asks how they can find out the truth, Polonius suggests they:
a)
.send Ophelia to talk to him while they listen and watch. 
b)
send Ophelia to question him and report back.
30.
When Ophelia saw Hamlet, what was his appearance like?
a)
He was all disheveled and looked like he'd seen a ghost.
b)
Nice and tidy
c)
He was ready for battle
d)
He looked like a Prince
31.
How are Hamlet and Fortinbras alike?
a)
They both are in love with Ophelia.
b)
They both hate Claudius for marrying Gertrude.
c)
They both have fathers that they wish to avenge.
d)
They are both Danish princes.
32.
How does the ghost say that King Hamlet was murdered?
a)
poisoned in the ear by Claudius
b)
stabbed in the back by Old Fortinbras
c)
stung by a literal serpent in the garden
d)
during a duel with Claudius over Gertrude
33.
Why is the allusion Horatio makes to Julius Caesar in Act 1 significant?
a)
Caesar was assassinated by people he trusted. This is an example of foreshadowing.
b)
Caesar was Roman and King Hamlet was Danish. This allusion is an example of a non-sequitur 
c)
Caesar was an emperor and King Hamlet was a king. That is so very ironic.
d)
Caesar lived before this play took place. This allusion is a flashback that shows that Denmark is a powerful and stable nation.
34.
What is the moral dilemma that Hamlet is wrestling with?
a)
He doesn't know if he can ever truly accept his uncle as his new stepfather. 
b)
Hamlet doesn't know if he wants to marry Ophelia or not.
c)
Hamlet is unsure about whether or not he should kill Claudius and avenge his father's death.
d)
He doesn't know if he can trust Polonius.
35.
Why is Hamlet angry with himself after seeing the passionate speech given by the leader of the acting troupe?
a)
Hamlet wishes he could feel emotion as deeply as the actor portrays in his performance.
b)
Hamlet is angry with himself for leaving school. He was studying to be an actor.
c)
Hamlet feels as though he has ample reason for being upset with the death of his father, yet he has only talked about how he will enact revenge.
d)
Hamlet wishes that he hadn't agreed to forgive his mother. He is as angry with her as he is with Claudius.
36.
Why hasn't Hamlet enacted his bloody revenge yet?
a)
Claudius is loved by all. The people of Denmark would revolt if he was killed.
b)
Hamlet is waiting for a shipment of the same poison that killed his father. He wants his revenge to be poetic justice.
c)
Hamlet is unsure about the ghost's intentions. He believes that it could be a devil trying to trick him. He wants more evidence. 
d)
Hamlet believes that Gertrude would disown him if he killed her husband.
37.
What are some of the theories that people are projecting on Hamlet's odd behavior?
a)
He hates his father and school is not going well for him.
b)
His father is dead, his mother and uncle had a hasty marriage, and his girlfriend is freezing him out (not talking to him).
c)
He was passed over for the throne.
d)
His father is dead and he wants to return to school so he can continue with his studies.
38.
According to Hamlet, what did they eat at the wedding feast?
a)
Lots of food
b)
Danish Delacacies
c)
Funeral Leftovers
d)
Taco Bell
39.
Finish this quote... "Frailty, thy name is __________!"
a)
Hamlet
b)
woman
c)
thine
d)
mine
40.
They ghost will only speak to
a)
Horatio
b)
Claudius
c)
Barnardo
d)
Hamlet
41.
Why hasn't Hamlet enacted his bloody revenge yet?
a)
Claudius is loved by all. The people of Denmark would revolt if he was killed.
b)
Hamlet is waiting for a shipment of the same poison that killed his father. He wants his revenge to be poetic justice.
c)
Hamlet is unsure about the ghost's intentions. He believes that it could be a devil trying to trick him. He wants more evidence. 
d)
Hamlet believes that Gertrude would disown him if he killed her husband.
42.
What literary device uses hints or clues to suggest what will happen next?
a)
Irony
b)
Suspense
c)
Flashback
d)
Foreshadowing
43.

What literary device is when the opposite of what is expected happens?

a)

Suspense

b)

Irony

c)

Flashback

d)

Symbolism

44.

What does King Claudius tell Hamlet?

a)

Go study at the University of Cambridge in England.

b)

Stop grieving for your father's death and think of me as a father.

c)

Go on a pilgrimage to honor your father.

d)

Gertrude never really loved your father; she is only pretending to grieve for him.

45.

What is the setting of the play?

a)

Paris, France

b)

Wittenberg University, Germany

c)

Elsinore Castle, Denmark

d)

Elsinore Castle, Germany

46.

Hamlet was written by:

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Will Shakespeare

c)

James Caldwell

d)

William Wordsworth

47.

The tragic hero usually fails or dies because of this.

a)

comic relief

b)

dramatic irony

c)

character flaw

d)

antagonist

48.
Brevity is the soul of ________  H
a)
wit. 
b)
humour.
c)
contention.
d)
kingship. 
49.
What good news does Voltemand (the ambassador) bring to Claudius?
a)
Norway no longer wants to attack Denmark but rather wants to travel through Denmark to attack Poland
b)
Fortinbras is going to cede the south of Norway to Denmark
c)
Norway will ally with Denmark to fight France
d)
Fortinbras has died
50.
What group of people arrives in Act II, Scene II?
a)
a theater troupe
b)
a golf team
c)
a well-known comic
d)
a group of disgraced court jesters

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