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Hamlet Act 2 Quiz

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Last updated almost 3 years ago
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Question 1
1.

Ophelia describes an encounter with Hamlet in her room:

Question 2
2.

Where does Polonius send Reynaldo?

Question 3
3.

Who sent for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and why are they here?

Question 4
4.

Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad (insane)?

Question 5
5.

What is Polonius' plan for testing his theory about Hamlet's madness?

Question 6
6.

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?

Question 7
7.

What arrangement does Hamlet make with Player 1?

Question 8
8.

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

Question 9
9.

What about the Player's speech and performance moves Hamlet and makes him question his own feelings and courage?

Question 10
10.

What is Hamlet's plan to "catch the conscience of the king"?

He is wearing next to nothing; he yells at her: "Strumpet!"
He is wearing his nightgown; he proposes marriage.
He does the Hokey Pokey; he turns himself around.
Nowhere. Polonius IS Reynaldo. 🤯
Polonius sends Reynaldo to Sweden, Finland, and Norway to see who will give Hamlet and the Queen asylum if they need it.
Polonius sends Reynaldo to the castle to take care of Hamlet.
The King and Queen, to find out what's bothering Hamlet.
Macbeth. They are assassins
Polonius, to spy on Hamlet.
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.
Cocoa Puffs
He wants to have Hamlet meet Ophelia. He (Polonius) will hide and eavesdrop on the conversation.
He wants the priest to come from Rome to perform an exorcism on Hamlet.
He will stage a special play and then watch Hamlet's reaction to it.
He tells them he thinks the world is a stinky, useless, desolate place, and he has no delight in man or woman.
Hamlet has written a poem that he reads to them, describing his sorrows.
He takes them into his confidence, hoping they will align themselves with him against the King.
He says he feels like a tragic character in a Shakespeare play
He is angry at his father. He says that if King Hamlet had been stronger, he never would have let Claudius kill him.