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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the start of the play, what are Francisco and Bernardo doing?
(a) They are getting ready to go to sleep.
(b) They are on watch.
(c) They are fighting in a battle.
(d) They are eating a meal together.

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, what two events does Claudius describe?
(a) The war that killed the last king and the upcoming marriage of his nephew.
(b) His brother's wedding and the birth of his nephew.
(c) His brother's death and his own marriage to Gertrude.
(d) His coronation and the war with Norway.

4. What is the Prince of Norway's name?
(a) Fortinbras.
(b) Horatio.
(c) Marcellus.
(d) Claudius.

5. What country did the late King go to battle against?
(a) England.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Norway.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Act 1, Scene 1, what does Horatio say he intends to do?

2. Before he has seen the ghost, how does Hamlet describe his parents' marriage?

3. In Act 1, Scene 3, before Laertes leaves Elsinore, Polonius gives him advice about clothes. What does Polonius say?

4. Once Hamlet follows the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends decide to do?

5. What time of day is it when the play starts?

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