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Hamlet Act 2

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which quotation expresses the reason that Claudius has sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
a)
“so by your companies / To draw him on to pleasures”
b)
“glean, / Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him” 
c)
“Good gentlemen, he hath much talked of you”
d)
“expend your time with us awhile”
2.
 Polonius believes that the “very cause of Hamlet's lunacy” is his
a)
father's death.
b)
mother's overhasty marriage.
c)
rejection by Ophelia
d)
obsession with revenge.
3.

Why is Ophelia so upset in Scene 1?

a)

She misses her brother.

b)

She misses Hamlet.

c)

Hamlet has visited her & seemed out of his mind.

d)

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

4.

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

a)

He didn't speak.

b)

He sighed heavily.

c)

His clothing was askew.

d)

He spoke irrationally and nonstop.

5.

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

a)

spy on Laertes in France

b)

Break Hamlet and Ophelia up

c)

Cheer Hamlet up/Spy on him

6.

What does Polonius decide to do with the news Ophelia tells him?

a)

devise a plan with Hamlet to catch Claudius

b)

Share it with the king and queen

c)

Send it to Laertes for his opinion

7.

Where does Fortinbras's uncle report that Fortinbras wants to attack?

a)

Denmark

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

8.

Why does Gertrude think that Hamlet is going crazy?

a)

Because his dad died

b)

Because she married his uncle

c)

All of the above

9.

Why does Hamlet question trusting the ghost?

a)

Ghosts aren't real

b)

He thinks he may be losing his mind

c)

He thinks the ghost may be the devil instead of his dad