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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 is tortured and burned in a fire all the time.
(b) It walks at night and is tortured by day.
(c) It walks at night and is frozen in a block of ice during the day.
(d) It walks all the time, hoping someone will set it free.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) Laertes.
(b) Captain.
(c) Bernardo.
(d) Fortinbras.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?

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

3. What specific thing does Hamlet determine Claudius must do before Hamlet can murder him?

4. Once left alone on stage in Act 3, Scene 3, what does Cladius express guilt about?

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

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