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Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1 Quiz
Hamlet Act 4 Scene 1 Quiz
Who does Claudius realize is now in danger?
Rosencrantz
Laertes
Gertrude
Himself
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What emotion dominates Gertrude’s dialogue in this scene?
Anger and defiance
Joy and relief
Fear and confusion
Indifference and sarcasm
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What theme does this scene highlight?
War and conquest
Religious faith and repentance
Political manipulation and fear
Romantic love and betrayal
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What does Gertrude say about Hamlet’s mental state?
He is feigning sadness
He is possessed by grief
He’s mad as the sea and wind
He is calm and sorrowful
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Why does Claudius want Hamlet found quickly?
To imprison Gertrude
To announce Hamlet’s coronation
To avenge Polonius
To prevent panic and scandal
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What does Claudius instruct Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do?
Find and bring Hamlet
Leave for England
Hide Polonius’s body
Tell the court of the death
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What tone dominates Claudius’s soliloquy in this scene?
Mocking humor
Calm reflection
Paranoia and urgency
Hopeless despair
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How does Claudius describe Hamlet’s popularity?
The people fear his madness
The people love him dearly
The people ignore him
The people want him banished
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How does Claudius justify his next move to Gertrude?
It will honor Polonius
It is an act of mercy
It is for safety and order
It will please the nobles
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What is Claudius’s immediate order to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Summon the council
Search for Hamlet and bring the body
Protect the Queen
Inform Laertes of his father’s death
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Where is Polonius’s body at this point in the play?
Left in Gertrude’s room
Buried in the courtyard
Carried by guards
Hidden by Hamlet
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What does Gertrude tell Claudius has happened?
Hamlet has fled Denmark
Hamlet confessed his madness
Hamlet has killed Polonius
Hamlet attacked her
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What plan does Claudius begin forming in this scene?
To send Hamlet to England
To exile Hamlet to Norway
To marry Hamlet to Ophelia
To imprison Hamlet in the tower
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What does Claudius say about Hamlet’s freedom?
It is necessary for peace
It brings joy to Denmark
It poses a danger to all
It honors the late King
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Why does Claudius hesitate to punish Hamlet harshly?
He wants to use him politically
He doubts Gertrude’s story
He pities him
He fears public backlash
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What does Claudius call Hamlet’s act of killing Polonius?
An accident of fate
A misunderstanding
A royal tragedy
A bloody deed
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What word does Gertrude use to describe Hamlet’s madness?
A passing fit
A shadowed grief
A sickness of the soul
Mad as the sea and wind
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What tone does Gertrude use when describing Hamlet’s behavior?
Joyful and detached
Calm and indifferent
Mocking and sarcastic
Distressed and protective
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How does Claudius react to Gertrude’s news?
He forgives Hamlet
He blames Gertrude
He laughs it off
He is horrified and fearful
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What does Claudius say must be done with “fiery quickness”?
The removal of Hamlet
The coronation of Laertes
The burial of Polonius
The arrest of Gertrude
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What does this scene mark in the play’s structure?
The resolution of Gertrude’s guilt
The introduction of Laertes’s subplot
The shift toward tragedy and consequence
The climax of Hamlet’s revenge
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How does Claudius refer to Polonius’s death in terms of politics?
A personal tragedy
A meaningless accident
A threat to the crown
A sign from heaven
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Who does Claudius compare Hamlet to in this scene?
A fallen angel
A wounded soldier
A disease in the body politic
A lost child
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Why does Claudius fear for his own life?
He believes Hamlet may kill him next
He has been cursed by the Ghost
He fears public rebellion
He worries about Norway’s army
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What role does Gertrude play in this scene?
Advisor to the King
Innocent bystander
Messenger of death and guilt
Plotter against Claudius
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Who enters after Claudius and Gertrude discuss the murder?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Fortinbras and Cornelius
Laertes and Ophelia
Horatio and Marcellus
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What does Claudius say about Polonius’s death?
It was deserved punishment
It will be easily forgotten
It would have happened eventually
It is dangerous to the state
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What central contrast defines the scene?
Hamlet’s love versus Ophelia’s despair
Gertrude’s emotion versus Claudius’s calculation
Revenge versus forgiveness
Reason versus madness
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What concern does Claudius express about Hamlet’s actions?
That they discredit the throne
That they endanger everyone in Elsinore
That they offend the nobles
That they expose his own guilt
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Who does Gertrude speak to at the beginning of Act 4 Scene 1?
Claudius
Ophelia
Rosencrantz
Horatio
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