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1. What is Polonius's official title?
2. Who speaks the first line of the play?
3. Which character in the play, a prince of Norway, has the same name as a dog in a book by Madeline L'engle?
4. Complete the line: "Something is rotten in the_________"
5. How many living characters in "Hamlet" are listed by name in the Dramatis Personae?
6. In the play-within-the-play, The pseudo king speaks the line "Full thirty times hath Phoebus' cart gone round" what he referring to by "Phoebus' cart"?
7. Which of these mythological heroes is never mentioned in "Hamlet"?
8. The play "Hamlet" is based on the Dutch fable "Amleth".
9. What type of poison did Claudius pour in Hamlet's father's ear?
10. What object does Polonius use to hide himself when eavesdropping on Hamlet?
11. What are Polonius' last words?
12. Here is a question that is considerably simpler. Finish the Quote: "Alas poor______I knew him, Horatio--a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."
13. True or False: Before the climactic duel, Laertes is favored to defeat Hamlet.
14. What are Hamlet's last words?
15. When was the first edition of "Hamlet" printed?
Source: Author
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