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Hamlet Act 3 Scene 2 Quiz
Hamlet Act 3 Scene 2 Quiz
What does Hamlet ask Horatio to do during the play?
Record the performance
Distract Gertrude
Watch the King’s reaction
Speak to the Queen
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What pun does Hamlet make when Ophelia asks if the play will show love?
It will show “a funeral march”
It will show “a tale of kings”
It will show “a picture of the marriage bed”
It will show “a dance of death”
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What imagery does Hamlet use when comparing himself to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s manipulation?
Dancing upon a string
Walking upon glass
Sailing in a storm
Playing upon a pipe
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Who helps Hamlet carry out his plan during the play?
Guildenstern
Rosencrantz
Horatio
Ophelia
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How does Hamlet behave toward Ophelia before the play starts?
Affectionate and tender
Silent and distant
Witty and teasing
Cruel and dismissive
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What does Hamlet claim the play shows?
A moral about patience
A simple love story
A dream of ambition
The killing of a king
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What do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do after the play?
Leave to find the King
Congratulate Hamlet on the performance
Argue with Polonius about the outcome
Summon Hamlet to his mother’s chamber
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How does Hamlet respond to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
He accuses them of playing upon him like a pipe
He ignores them completely
He praises their honesty
He thanks them for their loyalty
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What does Hamlet advise the actors to avoid?
Overacting and exaggeration
Speaking too quickly
Soft speech and quiet tone
Improvisation on stage
None
What is Hamlet’s goal with the performance?
To entertain the court
To please Polonius
To win Ophelia’s favor
To observe Claudius’s guilt
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How does Hamlet describe the King’s response to Horatio?
He is convinced of Claudius’s guilt
He is unsure of Claudius’s feelings
He suspects nothing
He believes Claudius enjoyed the show
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What does Hamlet call Horatio before the play begins?
A fool among men
A prince among courtiers
A man that is not passion’s slave
A mirror of truth
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What does Hamlet say the play’s name means to Claudius?
“It is called The Mousetrap”
“It is but a harmless comedy”
“It is a tale of virtue”
“It is a jest of mirrors”
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What does Hamlet reveal in his final lines of the scene?
He will flee Denmark
He will forgive his mother
He will speak daggers to his mother but use none
He plans to kill Claudius that night
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What is the title of the play performed?
The King’s Betrayal
The Death of Priam
The Mousetrap
The Murder of Gonzago
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What does Gertrude request after Claudius leaves?
To speak with Hamlet
To summon Horatio
To end the play
To question Polonius
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What phrase does Hamlet use to describe catching the King’s guilt?
“The truth shall out”
“There’s the rub”
“The play’s the thing”
“Madness in great ones”
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What does Hamlet say about his mother’s summons?
He will obey her “by and by”
He leaves immediately
He mocks her command
He refuses to go
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Who enters before the play begins?
Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern
Laertes and Fortinbras
The Ghost and Marcellus
The gravediggers and Horatio
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What literary device dominates Hamlet’s instructions to the players?
Metatheatre
Alliteration
Irony
Hyperbole
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What event takes place in Act 3 Scene 2?
The return of Laertes
The murder of Polonius
The confrontation between Hamlet and his mother
The performance of the play within the play
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What conclusion does Hamlet draw from Claudius’s reaction?
The play failed to work
Claudius is innocent
The Ghost’s story is true
Ophelia betrayed him
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What theme does this scene most strongly explore?
Religion versus reason
Appearance versus reality
Love versus duty
War versus peace
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What does this scene mark in the play’s structure?
The beginning of Hamlet’s downfall
The resolution of Hamlet’s madness
The final act of deception
The turning point confirming Claudius’s guilt
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What does Hamlet warn against in acting style?
Sawing the air too much with hands
Changing costume often
Moving too little
Standing still too long
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What does Hamlet instruct the players to do before the performance?
Perform it loudly and dramatically
Ignore his directions
Speak the speech trippingly on the tongue
Add new lines to please the court
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How does Claudius react to the play?
He applauds the performance
He rises and leaves abruptly
He laughs at Hamlet’s wit
He falls asleep
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What does Polonius tell Hamlet after the play?
The King wants to see him in private
The players await his approval
Ophelia has fainted
The Queen wishes to speak with him
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Who plays the murderer in the performance?
Hamlet
Lucianus
Gonzago
Polonius
None
What is the plot of the play within the play?
A man kills his brother to marry his widow
A soldier conquers a kingdom
A queen betrays her lover
A prince avenges his father’s death
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