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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. What does Claudius say in Act 3, Scene 3 about his own thoughts and words?
(a) His words and thoughts are not enough to convince heaven to forgive him.
(b) His words lie, but his thoughts tell the truth.
(c) He says the right words, but they do not reach heaven because his thoughts are on earth.
(d) He does not speak his thoughts.

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

3. What other "crime" has been committed against the last king?
(a) Claudius stole from the state treasury.
(b) Polonius stole from the state treasury.
(c) Laertes seduced his wife.
(d) Claudius seduced his wife.

4. After the play, Claudius meets with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to discuss Hamlet's condition. Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern more sympathetic to Claudius, Hamlet, or someone else?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Ophelia.
(d) Claudius.

5. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?
(a) Poland.
(b) England.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Denmark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?

2. At the end of the first act, what does Hamlet warn his friends he might do?

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

4. As Claudius speaks about his guilt in Act 3, Scene 3, what does he say about repenting?

5. During their first conversation, what does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?

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