Hamlet: Act IV Quiz

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True or False?

  1. Claudius feared for his own safety when he heard of the killing of Polonius.
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  2. The Queen kept her promise to Hamlet not to reveal to the King that Hamlet's madness was pretended.
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  3. Hamlet referred to Polonius as a "sponge" who soaked up information for Claudius.
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  4. Hamlet refused to go to England voluntarily and was sent there as a prisoner against his will.
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  5. Claudius and Gertrude together devised a plot to have Hamlet killed when he arrived in England.
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  6. After a conversation with Fortinbras, Hamlet condemned himself as a coward who had a much better reason to take action than the Norwegian prince.
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Who said it, and what is he/she talking about?

  1. "High and mighty, you shall know I am set naked on your kingdom.  Tomorrow I beg leave to see your kingly eyes."
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  2. "There's a daisy.  I would give you some violets, but they withered all when my father died."
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  3. "...You may choose
    A sword unbated, and, in pass of practice,
    Requite him for your father."

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  4. "...her garments, heavy with their drink,
    Pulled the poor wretch from her melodious lay,
    To muddy death."

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