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Hamlet Act 2 Quiz
Hamlet Act 2 Quiz
What conclusion does Polonius draw from Hamlet’s behavior?
He is mad with love for Ophelia
He is sick with grief
He plans rebellion
He is haunted by guilt
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What phrase does Polonius use to describe his own wisdom?
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.”
“Frailty, thy name is woman.”
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”
“To thine own self be true.”
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What emotion defines Hamlet’s state by the end of Act 2?
Pure rage
Calm acceptance
Hopeless grief
Determined doubt
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What does Polonius show the king and queen as evidence?
A diary
A locket
Hamlet’s love letters to Ophelia
A dagger
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What does Hamlet call Polonius during their conversation?
A fool
A fishmonger
A jester
A grave-maker
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Who brings news from Norway in Act 2 Scene 2?
Horatio and Marcellus
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Voltemand and Cornelius
Laertes and Polonius
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What does Polonius hope to learn by sending Reynaldo?
News about Fortinbras
Laertes’s behavior abroad
Hamlet’s mental state
The king’s reputation
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What is Reynaldo instructed to do in Paris?
Report on French politics
Invite Laertes home
Deliver money to Laertes
Observe Laertes and spread subtle rumors about him
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What reason do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern give for visiting Hamlet?
To announce Fortinbras’s retreat
To see him out of friendship
To deliver a message from Claudius
To investigate his madness
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What theme dominates Act 2?
Death and decay
Appearance versus reality
Revenge and justice
Fate and prophecy
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What does Hamlet ask the players to perform?
The Battle of Norway
The Fall of Troy
The Murder of Gonzago
The Death of Priam
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What does Polonius decide to do after speaking with Ophelia?
Write to Laertes
Confront Hamlet himself
Tell Gertrude privately
Tell King Claudius
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Who does Polonius send to spy on Laertes in Paris?
Rosencrantz
Osric
Reynaldo
Guildenstern
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At the start of Act 2 Scene 2, who are Claudius and Gertrude speaking to?
The ambassadors from Norway
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Polonius and Ophelia
Horatio and Marcellus
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Who enters distressed after Reynaldo leaves?
Gertrude
Horatio
Rosencrantz
Ophelia
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What is Hamlet’s closing plan at the end of the act?
To catch the conscience of the king
To flee Denmark
To marry Ophelia
To challenge Fortinbras
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What does Ophelia tell Polonius about Hamlet?
He proposed marriage
He behaved strangely toward her
He insulted Claudius
He planned to leave Denmark
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Why does Hamlet want to modify the play?
To impress Ophelia
To test Claudius’s guilt
To entertain the court
To distract Gertrude
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Why have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern been summoned?
To discover the cause of Hamlet’s madness
To attend the royal wedding
To spy on Polonius
To guard the castle
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What news do the ambassadors bring from Norway?
The king of Norway has died
Peace talks have failed
Fortinbras plans invasion
Fortinbras will not attack Denmark
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What entertainment do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Hamlet about?
A new law from Claudius
A duel between nobles
A troupe of actors coming to Elsinore
A royal ball
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Where does Polonius suggest Hamlet’s madness first appeared?
After Claudius’s coronation
After his father’s death
During his studies in Wittenberg
In Ophelia’s rejection of him
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How does Hamlet greet Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Warmly but suspiciously
With joy
With anger
With indifference
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What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to do?
Confront Gertrude
Leave Denmark immediately
Watch Hamlet and report back
Challenge Fortinbras
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What does Hamlet imply about Polonius’s daughter?
That she loves Claudius
That she will betray him
That she plots revenge
That she should be honest and chaste
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What does Polonius claim to have discovered?
A letter from Fortinbras
A plot against Claudius
A secret affair
The cause of Hamlet’s madness
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How does Polonius plan to prove his theory?
By consulting Horatio
By interrogating Hamlet
By reading Hamlet’s letters aloud
By observing Hamlet with Ophelia
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How does Ophelia describe Hamlet’s appearance during his visit?
Covered in blood
Wearing armor
Disheveled and pale
Formally dressed
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What does Hamlet plan to insert into the play?
A scene mocking Polonius
Lines that mirror his father’s murder
A message for Ophelia
A confession from Claudius
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Where will Fortinbras instead direct his forces?
Toward France
Toward Poland
Toward Sweden
Toward England
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