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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the ghost claim to be?
(a) A tortured spirit.
(b) Hamlet's grandfather.
(c) The ghost of kings of Denmark past.
(d) Hamlet's father.

2. Who is Ophelia?
(a) Daughter of Claudius, cousin of Hamlet.
(b) Daughter of Hamlet, sister of Horatio.
(c) Daughter of Gertrude, sister of Hamlet.
(d) Daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes.

3. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?
(a) Ask him to marry you.
(b) Do not trust his promises of love.
(c) Do not go to bed with him.
(d) Make sure he does not hurt you.

4. At the end of Act 2, Scene 2, what does Hamlet reveal about his reasons for wanting the players to perform?
(a) He thinks the play will distract him.
(b) He thinks the players are very talented.
(c) He thinks the play will remind Gertrude of her first husband.
(d) He wants to use the play to test Claudius's conscience.

5. After witnessing Hamlet kill someone, Gertrude hurries to find Claudius. Who is he talking to when she comes in?
(a) The ambassadors to Norway.
(b) Laertes and Ophelia.
(c) Laertes.
(d) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first part of the players' performance in Act 3, Scene 2?

2. Who is Ophelia in love with?

3. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?

4. In Act 1, Scene 3, before Laertes leaves Elsinore, Polonius gives him advice about clothes. What does Polonius say?

5. After the play is performed, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet to do?

(see the answer key)

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