Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1

Identify the speaker of  “To be or not to be---that is the question…"

• Ophelia
• Claudius
• Hamlet
• Gertrude

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According to Hamlet, what is one reason he doesn't commit suicide? 

• He must take over the throne of Denmark.
• ^He must be strong for Gertrude.
• What happens after death may be worse than life.
• Revenge must come before anything else.

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What is Hamlet's general attitude towards women?

• He respects and loves them.
• He doesn't trust them.
• He puts them on a pedestal. 
• He believes he is intellectually superior.

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Who is the ONLY one who believes OPHELIA to be the cause of Hamlet's madness?

• Polonius
• Claudius
• Gertrude
• Ophelia

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

• the ghost will not be upset.
• Hamlet will remember what happened.
• Hamlet can watch how King Claudius acts when he sees it performed.
• the guilty person won't suspect anyone knows what happend

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At the end of Scene I, King Claudius has decided to

• have Hamlet put to death in Denmark
• ship Hamlet out of the country to England
• have Rosencrantz and Guidenstern kill Hamlet
• have Fortinbras kill Hamlet

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In Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy, Hamlet concludes that humanity is

• Fearful of revenge
• Fearful of going insane
• Fearful of the unknown after death
• Fearful of being alone

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Hamlet calls Denmark a prison because 

• he cannot leave Denmark.
• the King has locked him in there.
• he feels trapped.
• there is something wrong with him.

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

• they are his good friends.
• they want to see the actors.
• the King and Queen asked them to come.
• they will perform a play at Elsinore.

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Prince Hamlet suspects that

• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are guilty of killing his father.
• Rosencrantz and Guildentern were sent for to check up on him.
• Rosenctantz and Guildenstern will not break their promise to the King and Queen.
• he will get no pleasure from the actors.

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