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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. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?
(a) It walks at night and is frozen in a block of ice during the day.
(b) It walks at night and is tortured by day.
(c) It walks all the time, hoping someone will set it free.
(d) It is tortured and burned in a fire all the time.

2. On his way to see his mother in Act 3, Scene 3, Hamlet finds Claudius. What does Hamlet decide not to do in that scene?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Avoid him.
(c) Argue with him.
(d) Trick him into admitting his guilt.

3. As Claudius speaks about his guilt in Act 3, Scene 3, what does he say about repenting?
(a) He wants to repent, but cannot tell anyone what he has done.
(b) He is sure that heaven will forgive him for his crime.
(c) Only the weak repent.
(d) He cannot repent because he still has the crown and the queen -- the two things he did the murder for.

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

5. After witnessing Hamlet's behavior during the play, what does Claudius say about his condition?
(a) Hamlet is crazy and dangerous.
(b) Hamlet is crazy, but harmless.
(c) Hamlet is not crazy, but he is dangerous.
(d) Hamlet is not crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamlet says of Claudius: "He took my father grossly, full of bread; With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May." What does Hamlet mean by that?

2. At the start of Act 4, Scene 4, the audience finally sees a character that has been talked about since the start of the play. Who is this character?

3. What message is the Norwegian Captain supposed to deliver to Claudius in Act 4, Scene 4?

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

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

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