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

2. In their first conversation together, what important information does Hamlet reveal to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
(a) He is not crazy -- at least, not all the time.
(b) He tells them that he wants to marry Ophelia.
(c) He tells them about the ghost and his suspicions of Claudius.
(d) He feels like he really is going crazy.

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

4. When he is giving Laertes advice, what does Polonius say about friends?
(a) Good people always have lots of friends.
(b) Good people rarely have any friends.
(c) Keep your good friends close to you.
(d) Do not worry about making friends.

5. After his first meeting with the ghost, what does Hamlet ask his friends to do?
(a) Help him break the news to his mother.
(b) Keep his secret.
(c) Help him avenge the murder.
(d) Tell the world about the last king's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?

2. After talking to Hamlet in her room, what does Gertrude say about Hamlet?

3. What is the real reason for the last king's death?

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

5. Why does Hamlet talk to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about a recorder?

(see the answer key)

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