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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 shocking news does the ghost deliver to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Hamlet's mother killed Hamlet's father.
(b) Ophelia killed Hamlet's father.
(c) Claudius killed Hamlet's father.
(d) Laertes killed Hamlet's father.

2. At the end of the first act, what does Hamlet warn his friends he might do?
(a) Kill somebody.
(b) Get married.
(c) Pretend to be crazy.
(d) Leave the country forever.

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

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

5. 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 is crying.
(c) It looks like it is in pain.
(d) It looks like it wants to scare people.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Hamlet and the others wait to see the ghost in Act 1, Scene 4, what do they hear in the distance?

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

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

4. What does Polonius say is the most important thing for Laertes to remember as he leaves Elsinore?

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

(see the answer key)

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