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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 Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?
(a) He says the ghost is a liar.
(b) He tells them nothing.
(c) He repeats the truth about the last king's death.
(d) He pretends that he did not see a ghost.

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

3. After Hamlet's behavior during the play-within-a-play, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern agree to do with Hamlet?
(a) Take him to a doctor.
(b) Take him to England right away.
(c) Take him to England next summer.
(d) Kill him.

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

5. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?
(a) He was stabbed.
(b) He had a heart attack.
(c) He was stung by a serpent.
(d) He died in his sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What are the Norwegian soldiers fighting over?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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