Hamlet | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Act 1, Scene 1

1. Where is Elsinore in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What time of day is it when the play starts?

3. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?

4. Who does the ghost in Act 1, Scene 1 look like?

5. How many times does the ghost appear in Act 1, Scene 1?

6. What country did the late King go to battle against?

7. In Act 1, Scene 1, why does Marcellus bring Horatio to talk to Francisco and Bernardo?

8. The ghost appears to Horatio and his companions in Act 1, Scene 1, but something seems to scare it into disappearing. What causes it to disappear?

9. After...
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