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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 specific thing does Hamlet determine Claudius must do before Hamlet can murder him?
(a) Apologize to Hamlet for killing his father.
(b) Confess his crime so the world will know about his guilt.
(c) Commit a sin so Hamlet can send his soul to hell.
(d) Stand trial for his crime so he can face public justice.

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

3. 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.

4. 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?
(a) Claudius looks like Hamlet's father.
(b) Claudius killed Hamlet's father before Hamlet's father could repent his sins.
(c) Claudius killed Hamlet's father when he was sleeping after a heavy meal.
(d) Claudius killed Hamlet's father by poisoning him with a heavy meal.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Claudius says his crime "hath the primal eldest curse upon't." What does he mean?

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

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

4. Who are the Norwegian soldiers attacking?

5. What does Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?

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