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

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

3. As Hamlet and the others wait to see the ghost in Act 1, Scene 4, what do they hear in the distance?
(a) Trumpets being blown and ordinance being fired.
(b) Men shouting and women screaming.
(c) Drunken singing.
(d) A cock crowing.

4. In Act 1, Scene 5, what does the ghost ask Hamlet to do?
(a) Get revenge.
(b) Have a priest pray for its soul.
(c) Help the new king.
(d) Hire an exorcist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the play is performed, what do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ask Hamlet to do?

2. At the end of Act 1, Scene 1, what does Horatio say he intends to do?

3. After hearing Ophelia's description of Hamlet, what reason does Polonius suggest for Hamlet's strange behavior?

4. How does Hamlet react when he sees the ghost for the first time?

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

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