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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Polonius gives Laertes plenty of advice before Laertes leaves Elsinore. What does Polonius tell Laertes about talking and listening to people?
(a) Talk to people, but do not listen to them.
(b) Practice talking to strangers to build up your confidence.
(c) Listen to people, but do not talk very much.
(d) Let women do the talking; men should listen.

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

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

4. What is Hamlet's mother's name?
(a) Fortinbras.
(b) Hecuba.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Ophelia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before Hamlet hears about the ghost, how does he feel about Claudius?

2. Who is Claudius?

3. After the ghost disappears, what does Bernardo say about the ghost's behavior?

4. Who does the ghost in Act 1, Scene 1 look like?

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

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