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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, Scene 1, what does Horatio say he intends to do?
(a) Talk to the king.
(b) Talk to a priest.
(c) Tell Prince Hamlet about the ghost.
(d) Watch for the ghost on the next night.

2. What happens to Ophelia after her father's death?
(a) She blames Claudius for her father's death.
(b) She goes crazy.
(c) She gets sick.
(d) She wants to kill Hamlet.

3. Who asks Hamlet to sit nearby during the play? Who does Hamlet prefer to sit with?
(a) Ophelia wants Hamlet to sit by her, but he prefers Horatio.
(b) Claudius wants Hamlet to sit nearby, but he prefers Ophelia.
(c) Gertrude wants Hamlet to sit by her, but he prefers Horatio.
(d) Getrude wants Hamlet to sit by her, but he prefers Ophelia.

4. Hamlet says "The time is out of joint: O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!" What does that mean?
(a) He wishes he was not born a prince.
(b) He cannot believe he has seen a ghost.
(c) He wishes he did not have to do the things he expects to do.
(d) He cannot believe what the ghost has told him.

5. Who does the ghost in Act 1, Scene 1 look like?
(a) The king's advisor, Polonius.
(b) The king who just died.
(c) The Queen.
(d) The prince, Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is asked where his first victim's body is, what does Hamlet do?

2. Hamlet makes an ominous statement about married people: "those that are married already, all but one, shall live." What does that mean and who is he talking about?

3. What was Ophelia doing when she was frightened by Hamlet in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. When he is giving Laertes advice, what does Polonius say about friends?

5. While explaining Hamlet's crime to his courtiers, why does Claudius say he has to be gentle with Hamlet?

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