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Hamlet Act 4 Quiz
Hamlet Act 4 Quiz
What does Hamlet mean by calling Rosencrantz a sponge?
He is soft and weak
He absorbs the king’s favors and secrets
He is easily broken
He is full of drink
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Why is Laertes angry when he returns?
He believes Claudius killed his father
Hamlet insulted his family
Ophelia married Hamlet
He lost his inheritance
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Who returns from France in Act 4 Scene 5?
Laertes
Horatio
Fortinbras
Osric
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Who appears in Act 4 Scene 4 leading an army?
Rosencrantz
Horatio
Laertes
Fortinbras
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What news shocks Laertes and Claudius during their conversation?
Hamlet has escaped from the ship
Ophelia has drowned
Gertrude has fallen ill
Fortinbras is invading
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What does Claudius reveal to the audience in his soliloquy after Hamlet leaves?
He plans to flee Denmark
He will forgive Hamlet
He has written Hamlet’s death order
He will summon Laertes home
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What does Hamlet tell Claudius when asked where Polonius is?
In England already
In the chapel
With the guards
At supper with worms
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What does Gertrude tell Claudius at the start of Act 4?
Fortinbras is marching on Denmark
Hamlet has killed Polonius
Ophelia has gone mad
Laertes has returned from France
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What item is secretly poisoned for the duel?
Hamlet’s wine
The goblet handle
Laertes’s sword tip
The crown
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How does Claudius calm Laertes?
By offering him the throne
By threatening him
By giving him gold
By convincing him to seek revenge properly
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What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern carry with them to England?
A sealed letter ordering Hamlet’s death
A pardon for Hamlet
A message for Fortinbras
Gold for the English king
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What method of killing Hamlet do they devise?
A dagger in his sleep
A rigged fencing match
A trap in the castle
A poisoned drink
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What does Hamlet vow at the end of Scene 4?
He will flee to England
His thoughts will be bloody
He will forgive Claudius
He will marry Ophelia
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What happens to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as a result?
They return to Denmark
They escape safely
They are executed in England
They join Fortinbras
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What theme is most evident throughout Act 4?
Love and loyalty
Honor and obedience
Revenge and corruption
Faith and forgiveness
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What does Hamlet replace the letter with?
A confession to Claudius
A love letter to Ophelia
An order for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s deaths
A request for peace
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What do Ophelia’s flowers symbolize?
Different forms of grief and betrayal
Love and faithfulness
Celebration and renewal
War and conquest
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What is Fortinbras’s army fighting over?
Control of Denmark
A small, worthless piece of land
Gold and tribute
Revenge for his father
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What is Claudius’s first concern after hearing of Polonius’s death?
Polonius’s funeral
Gertrude’s grief
Ophelia’s reaction
His own safety
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What does Claudius plan for Hamlet’s trip to England?
To have him imprisoned
To have him married
To have him crowned
To have him killed
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Who are sent to accompany Hamlet to England?
Horatio and Marcellus
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Laertes and Polonius
Osric and Voltemand
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What does Gertrude announce at the end of Act 4?
Ophelia’s death by drowning
Fortinbras’s victory
Hamlet’s return to Denmark
Claudius’s confession
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Who brings news of Ophelia’s madness?
A Gentleman
Gertrude
Rosencrantz
Horatio
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What behavior does Ophelia show in her madness?
Praying silently
Crying uncontrollably
Writing letters to Hamlet
Singing and handing out flowers
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Where does Hamlet hide Polonius’s body?
Under the stairs in the castle
In the lobby behind the arras
In the royal garden
In Gertrude’s chamber
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Who alters the contents of the letter to England?
Polonius
Horatio
Hamlet
Gertrude
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What does Hamlet reflect on after seeing Fortinbras’s army?
Ophelia’s rejection
His mother’s betrayal
Polonius’s wisdom
His own lack of action
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What does Hamlet call Rosencrantz when they question him about Polonius’s body?
A fool
A snake
A sponge
A rat
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Who proposes a plan to kill Hamlet upon his return?
Gertrude and Polonius
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Horatio and Fortinbras
Claudius and Laertes
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Where does Claudius decide to send Hamlet?
To France
To England
To Wittenberg
To Norway
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