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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. The ghost appears to Horatio and his companions in Act 1, Scene 1, but something seems to scare it into disappearing. What causes it to disappear?
(a) When the sun comes up.
(b) When the trumpets sound.
(c) When Horatio talks to it.
(d) When the cock crows.

2. In Act 1, Scene 1, why does Marcellus bring Horatio to talk to Francisco and Bernardo?
(a) To tell them the latest gossip about Hamlet.
(b) To confirm what they have seen.
(c) To show him his father's ghost.
(d) To cover for them while they take a break.

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, before Laertes leaves Elsinore, Polonius gives him advice about clothes. What does Polonius say?
(a) Get costly, but not showy or ostentatious clothes.
(b) Nobody pays attention to what you wear.
(c) Buy the fanciest clothes you can find.
(d) Buy the least expensive clothes you can find.

4. How does Horatio describe the ghost to Hamlet?
(a) More angry than sad.
(b) More sad than angry.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Frightening.

5. Before he returns to school, what does Laertes tell Ophelia about her boyfriend?
(a) Polonius is an abusive boyfriend.
(b) As a prince, Hamlet may not get to choose who he marries.
(c) Horatio just wants her to sleep with him.
(d) Hamlet just wants her to sleep with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Early in the play, what country does Claudius send messengers to?

2. What is the Prince of Norway's name?

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

4. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?

5. During his first soliloquy, what does Hamlet say about his mother?

(see the answer key)

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