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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. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?
(a) It is tortured and burned in a fire all the time.
(b) It walks at night and is tortured by day.
(c) It walks all the time, hoping someone will set it free.
(d) It walks at night and is frozen in a block of ice during the day.

2. Who is Claudius?
(a) The Prince of Norway.
(b) Hamlet's brother.
(c) Hamlet's uncle and the new king.
(d) Hamlet's father.

3. Once Hamlet follows the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends decide to do?
(a) Leave Hamlet alone with the ghost.
(b) Follow Hamlet and the ghost.
(c) Tell the King about Hamlet's strange behavior.
(d) Get Hamlet to see a doctor.

4. What does Hamlet say when he first hears about the ghost?
(a) He does not believe it exists.
(b) He wants to talk to it.
(c) He thinks Horatio is inventing it to distract him.
(d) He wants it to leave him alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters is Laertes related to?

2. At the beginning of Act 2, what does Polonius ask Reynaldo to find out?

3. After discussing Hamlet with Polonius in Act 1, how has Ophelia interacted with Hamlet?

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

5. What is Hamlet's mother's name?

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