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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Elsinore in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Italy.
(b) Denmark.
(c) England.
(d) France.

2. Who is Horatio?
(a) Ophelia's brother.
(b) Hamlet's friend.
(c) Hamlet's brother.
(d) The prince of Denmark.

3. Does Hamlet think the ghost can harm him?
(a) No.
(b) Not if he carries garlic and a crucifix.
(c) Yes.
(d) Only if he is afraid of it.

4. When Claudius reacts to the play, what does Hamlet say in response?
(a) "For if the king like not the comedy, Why then, belike, he likes it not, perdy. "
(b) "What, frighted with false fire!"
(c) "Get me a fellowship in a cry of players."
(d) "It would cost you a groaning to take off my edge. "

5. During his first soliloquy, what does Hamlet say about his mother?
(a) She forgot his father too quickly.
(b) She is grieving too much for his father.
(c) She has too much power over the country.
(d) She is responsible for his father's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing Hamlet with Polonius in Act 1, how has Ophelia interacted with Hamlet?

2. What is the real reason for the last king's death?

3. What is the main idea of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech?

4. What does Hamlet say when he first hears about the ghost?

5. After Laertes has left in Act 1, Scene 3, Polonius talks to Ophelia about her romance. What does Polonius tell her?

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