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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. How many times does the ghost appear in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Four times.
(d) Three times.

2. After the ghost disappears, what does Bernardo say about the ghost's behavior?
(a) It looks like it wants to speak.
(b) It looks like it wants to scare people.
(c) It looks like it is crying.
(d) It looks like it is in pain.

3. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?
(a) It walks at night and is tortured by day.
(b) It is tortured and burned in a fire all the time.
(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.

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?
(a) In Hamlet's bedroom.
(b) On a ship.
(c) In the throne room.
(d) On the platform.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When he is giving Laertes advice, what does Polonius say about friends?

3. Who does the ghost claim to be?

4. What country did the late King go to battle against?

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

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