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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the King doing during Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Shouting and starting a fight.
(b) Reading and signing documents.
(c) Drinking and celebrating.
(d) Praying.

2. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?
(a) Ask him to marry you.
(b) Make sure he does not hurt you.
(c) Do not go to bed with him.
(d) Do not trust his promises of love.

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, what does Polonius ask Ophelia to do about Hamlet?
(a) Spy on him.
(b) Stay away from him.
(c) Flirt with him.
(d) Make friends with him.

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

5. Who is Ophelia?
(a) Daughter of Claudius, cousin of Hamlet.
(b) Daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes.
(c) Daughter of Hamlet, sister of Horatio.
(d) Daughter of Gertrude, sister of Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters is Laertes related to?

2. What was Ophelia doing when she was frightened by Hamlet in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. During their first conversation, what does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?

4. When Hamlet first sees the ghost, what does he call it?

5. What does the ghost do to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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