Hamlet test: 150 points I. 10 multiple choice: introductory notes on the historical era, theater, etc. II. 10 matching characters with their descriptions III. 15 identify the speaker
Hamlet test, cont. IV. 20 true/false: plot and interpretation of Hamlet V. 10 short answer VI. Give meaning and context for five quotations
Hamlet test, cont. VII. Translate a soliloquy into contemporary English-- choose one of the two given
Soliloquy translation To be or not to be: that is the question; Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune To live or die: that’s the issue Is it smarter to suffer all of the bad things that happen in life