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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the first act, what does Hamlet warn his friends he might do?
(a) Kill somebody.
(b) Pretend to be crazy.
(c) Get married.
(d) Leave the country forever.

2. What message is the Norwegian Captain supposed to deliver to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 4?
(a) The armies of Norway will attack at dawn.
(b) The armies of Denmark must surrender their weapons.
(c) The armies of Norway want passage through Denmark.
(d) The armies of Norway have defeated the Poles.

3. Hamlet enters about halfway through Act 3, Scene 3. When he comes in, what is Claudius doing?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Praying.
(c) Eating.
(d) Talking to Polonius.

4. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Hamlet's mother killed Hamlet's father.
(b) Claudius killed Hamlet's father.
(c) Laertes killed Hamlet's father.
(d) Ophelia killed Hamlet's father.

5. What are the Norwegian soldiers fighting over?
(a) A country.
(b) A little piece of worthless land.
(c) An insult.
(d) A king's assassination.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 4, scene 4, while watching the troops and reflecting on his own behavior, what does Hamlet promise about his future actions?

2. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?

3. After Hamlet's behavior during the play-within-a-play, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to do with Hamlet?

4. What is the real reason for the last king's death?

5. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?

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