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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is it when the play starts?
(a) Noon.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Morning.
(d) After dinner.

2. Early in the play, what country does Claudius send messengers to?
(a) Norway.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Denmark.

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

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

5. When Hamlet first sees the ghost, what does he call it?
(a) Devil, demon, bane of Heaven.
(b) Fearsome creature.
(c) Angel and minister of grace.
(d) King, father, royal Dane.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the ghost disappears, what does Bernardo say about the ghost's behavior?

2. What does the ghost do to Hamlet in Act 1, Scene 4?

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

4. After hearing about Hamlet's strange behavior, what does Polonius say about his own decisions?

5. Who does the ghost in Act 1, Scene 1 look like?

(see the answer key)

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