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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the play is performed, what does Polonius ask Hamlet to do?
(a) Go see Ophelia.
(b) Go see the Queen.
(c) Ask the players to leave Elsinore.
(d) Go see Claudius.

2. Which two characters is Laertes related to?
(a) Gertrude and Hamlet.
(b) Polonius and Ophelia.
(c) Claudius and Hamlet.
(d) Gertrude and Ophelia.

3. Claudius asks Hamlet a second time about where they can find his victim. Hamlet responds, "In heaven; send hither to see: if your messenger find him not there, seek him i' the other place yourself." What other place is Hamlet suggesting Claudius visit?
(a) The graveyard.
(b) The chapel.
(c) Gertrude's bedroom.
(d) Hell.

4. Does Hamlet think the ghost can harm him?
(a) Yes.
(b) Only if he is afraid of it.
(c) Not if he carries garlic and a crucifix.
(d) No.

5. What time of day is it in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) After midnight.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Almost midnight.
(d) Lunch time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Polonius tell Laertes about borrowing money?

2. In Act 3, Scene 1, what does Hamlet tell Ophelia about his feelings for her?

3. What shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. When Laertes returns after his father's death, what does he want?

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?

(see the answer key)

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