Question 1

Hamlet calls Denmark a prison because

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he feels trapped.

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he cannot leave Denmark.

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the King has locked him in there.

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there is something wrong with him.

Question 2

The real reason why Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are visiting Hamlet is that

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the King and Queen asked them to come.

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they are his good friends.

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they will perform a play at Elsinore.

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they want to see the actors.

Question 3

Prince Hamlet suspects that

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were sent for to check up on him.

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father.

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern will not break their promise to the King and Queen.

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he will get no pleasure from the actors.

Question 4

The actors arrive

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after Hamlet speaks a bit about his madness.

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after Polonius comes in.

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before Rosencrantz and Guildenstern can tell Hamlet about them.

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after Hamlet sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern away.

Question 5

When Hamlet explains why the King and Queen want his friends to watch him, he does not say this is a reason:

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Hamlet talks about seeing a ghost.

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Hamlet finds no pleasure in people.

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Hamlet finds no joy in life.

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Hamlet is not happy with the world's beauty.

Question 6

Hamlet's real cause for rage is that

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he has done nothing to revenge his father's killing.

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he feels more and more gloomy.

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actors pretend to show their feelings.

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he cannot do anything about his own feelings.

Question 7

Hamlet decides to tell the actors to perform the story of his father's killing, so that

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Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.

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Hamlet will remember what happened.

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the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happened.

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the ghost will not be upset.

Question 8

Use the events in this story to judge Hamlet's feelings about plays and actors.

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Hamlet enjoys plays and knows a lot about them.

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Hamlet never saw a play before.

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Hamlet wants to be an actor in a play.

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Hamlet does not like plays or actors.

Question 9

Another name for this story could be

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Hamlet's plan to Find the Trugh

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Breaking a Promise

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A Cause for Rage

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Uncle-Father and Aunt-Mother

Question 10

This story is mainly about

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Hamlet's way to find who killed his father.

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Hamlet's madness in prison.

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Hamlet's love of plays.

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Rosencrantz's and Guildenstern's friendly visit.

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