1) Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? a) Court jesters b) Hamlet's friends c) Royal guards d) Ophelia's brothers 2) Who (ironically) says that 'Brevity is the soul of wit'? a) Hamlet b) Polonius c) Claudius d) Gertrude 3) What does Polonius believe is the cause of Hamlet's madness? a) Mother's marriage b) King's death c) Ophelia's rejection d) Ghost's visit 4) Who does Hamlet call a 'fishmonger'? a) Rosencrantz b) Claudius c) Horatio d) Polonius 5) What does Polonius plan to do while Hamlet talks to Gertrude? a) Hide and listen b) Confront Hamlet c) Leave the room d) Call guards 6) What does Hamlet compare Denmark to? a) A paradise b) A prison c) A battlefield d) A garden 7) What is Hamlet's attitude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern? a) Indifferent b) Friendly c) Distrustful d) Hostile 8) What does Hamlet ask the players to perform? a) A murder play b) A comedy c) A romance d) A tragedy 9) Which revenging son does Hamlet ask to hear a speech about? a) Achilles b) Priam c) Pyrrhus d) Paris 10) What does Hamlet call himself in his soliloquy at the end of Act 2? a) A vogue and pleasant slave b) A vogue and peasant slave c) A rogue and pleasant slave d) A rogue and peasant slave

Hamlet Act 2 key plot and quotes

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