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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 5, what does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?
(a) Help the new king.
(b) Hire an exorcist.
(c) Have a priest pray for its soul.
(d) Get revenge.

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

3. Hamlet is delighted that the players, a group of traveling actors, are at Elsinore. He welcomes them and asks them for two favors. What are those two favors?
(a) Not to perform "The Murder of Gonzago" and to perform Hamlet's favorite play instead.
(b) To perform both "The Murder of Gonzago" and "Priam and Hecuba" for the court.
(c) To perform "The Murder of Gonzago" and to let Hamlet play a role in it.
(d) To perform "The Murder of Gonzago" and to add in a speech with new lines.

4. What is the real reason for the last king's death?
(a) Poison poured down his throat.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A knife in the back.
(d) Poison poured in his ear.

5. During their first conversation, what does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?
(a) What happened is her fault.
(b) She is a good woman.
(c) Do not blame her for what happened.
(d) Protect her from the murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudius ask Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to do, after learning that Hamlet has committed murder?

2. Before the play is performed, Hamlet has a long conversation with the First Player. What is he telling the Player?

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, where is Laertes going?

4. During "The Mousetrap," Gertrude says, "The lady protests too much, methinks." What is she talking about?

5. When the play shows a king being poisoned, how does the current king, Claudius, react?

(see the answer key)

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