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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. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?
(a) Ask him to marry you.
(b) Do not go to bed with him.
(c) Make sure he does not hurt you.
(d) Do not trust his promises of love.

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

3. During their first conversation, what does the ghost tell Hamlet about his mother?
(a) Do not blame her for what happened.
(b) What happened is her fault.
(c) Protect her from the murderer.
(d) She is a good woman.

4. Who does the ghost claim to be?
(a) Hamlet's father.
(b) A tortured spirit.
(c) The ghost of kings of Denmark past.
(d) Hamlet's grandfather.

5. What does Hamlet tell his friends about his meeting with the ghost?
(a) He says the ghost is a liar.
(b) He pretends that he did not see a ghost.
(c) He repeats the truth about the last king's death.
(d) He tells them nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hamlet and his friends first see the ghost, what do Hamlet's friends tell him to do?

2. What is the King doing during Act 1, Scene 4?

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

4. What is the public explanation of the last king's death?

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

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