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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) Morning.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Noon.
(d) After dinner.

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

3. Before Hamlet hears about the ghost, how does he feel about Claudius?
(a) He loves him.
(b) He misses him.
(c) He is afraid of him.
(d) He does not trust him.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Hamlet makes an ominous statement about married people: "those that are married already, all but one, shall live." What does that mean and who is he talking about?

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

3. What does Polonius ask Reynaldo to give to his son?

4. When the ghost first speaks to Hamlet, how does it describe its experience?

5. Who are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?

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