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WorksheetsHamlet Act II Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 19mins
1. Where does Polonius send Reynaldo?
A. Polonius sends Reynaldo to London to offer the King money in return for soldiers.
B. Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to spy on Laertes and to take him money and messages.
C. Polonius sends Reynaldo to the castle to take care of Hamlet.
D. Polonius sends Reynaldo to Sweden, Finland, and Norway to see who will give Hamlet and the Queen asylum if they need it.
Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad?
He thinks Ophelia's rejections have been too much for Hamlet, that Hamlet is lovesick.
He thinks Hamlet has been dabbling in witchcraft, and that it is affecting his mind.
He thinks Hamlet is angry because he has not become King. His anger and jealousy are driving him mad.
He thinks Hamlet realizes now that the King never really loved him. Now that the King is dead, there is nowhere to release his frustration. He is turning it inward, which makes him appear mad.
Why have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern come to the castle?
They have come to express their support of a concrete wall on the border of Denmark and Norway.
They have come to tutor Hamlet so that he can go on to the University in Paris or London.
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 and to report their findings to the King.
Hamlet’s antic disposition is intended to
amuse everyone.
make his mother feel guilty.
end his courtship with Ophelia.
convince others that he has gone crazy.
What is Polonius' plan for testing his theory about Hamlet's antic disposition?
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 from all over Europe to observe and study Hamlet, then to make a diagnosis and treatment plan.
He wants to have Hamlet meet Ophelia. He (Polonius) will hide and eavesdrop on the conversation
He will ask Norway to hack into Hamlet’s email to discover what is really going on with him.
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?
He compares himself to an erupting volcano.
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.
Hamlet has written a poem that he reads to them, describing his sorrows.
He cries and takes them into his confidence, hoping they will align themselves with him against the King.
When speaking to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet compares Denmark to
Hell
The Promised Land
A prison
Purgatory
A lion's den
According to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, the acting company
is as successful and popular as ever
faces serious competition from a rival acting company known for sophisticated performances
is competing with a group of child actors known for crude performances
was reluctant to perform for King Claudius and Queen Gertrude
Which of the following accurately describes Hamlet’s attitude towards Claudius?
respectful
indifferent
imperious
reverent
insolent
What arrangement does Hamlet make with Player 1?
He arranges to trade places with the player during the last act of the play.
He arranges to have the lights turned on and the play ruined in the middle of the performance.
He arranges to have several of his own lines put into the play.
He arranges to have the player mock Claudius while performing.
The “play within the play” that Hamlet hires to be performed for King Claudius and Queen Gertrude is titled
The Murder of Hecuba
The Murder of Gonzago
The Murder of Pyrrhus
The Murder of Priam
After Rosencrantz and Guildenstern leave Hamlet, what does he basically say in his soliloquy?
He thinks himself a coward for not getting right to the revenge.
He knows he is about to commit a mortal sin, and he begs God's forgiveness.
He believes that love conquers all, and he resolves to be even more loving toward those he dislikes.
He is angry at his father. He says that if King Hamlet had been stronger, he never would have let Claudius kill him.
At the end of Hamlet’s soliloquy, we learn that he hesitated to kill Claudius because
he believes murder is a sin.
he is afraid he will get caught.
he is unsure if can trust the ghost.
he does not want to make his mother’s life difficult.
Who is Polonius referring to in the following passage?
'Faith, no; as you may season it in the charge
You must not put another scandal on him,
That he is open to incontinency;
That's not my meaning: but breathe his faults so quaintly
That they may seem the taints of liberty,
The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind,
A savageness in unreclaimed blood,
Of general assault.
Claudius
Laertes
Hamlet
Horatio
Reynaldo
Who is the SPEAKER of the following passage?
He took me by the wrist and held me hard;
Then goes he to the length of all his arm;
And, with his other hand thus o'er his brow,
He falls to such perusal of my face
As he would draw it. Long stay'd he so;
At last, a little shaking of mine arm
Claudius
Hamlet
Ophelia
Laertes
Gertrude
